Providence Friars NCAA Basketball News

No. 8 Michigan blew a 12-point second-half lead, then finished the game on a 7-1 run to beat archrival Ohio State 72-69 in Saturday's Big Ten tournament semifinal.

Patric Young scored 16 points and No. 1 Florida turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, rallying for a 56-49 victory over Tennessee in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday.

Howard "Bo" Callaway Sr., a former Georgia congressman, Army secretary and one of the founders of Callaway Gardens, has died.

Bryce Cotton scored 23 points and Providence won its first Big East tournament title since 1994 with a great defensive effort against Doug McDermott and No.

Bryce Cotton scored 23 points and Providence won its first Big East tournament title since 1994 with a great defensive effort against Doug McDermott and No.

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Nebraska's Terran Petteway drives against Wisconsin in landmark win last week. The Cornhuskers' collapse against Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament on Friday shouldn't prevent the school's first NCAA bid in 16 years.

Creighton is looking to win its third straight conference championship game after winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament the last two seasons.

One game away from playing in their first Big East title game since 1993, Seton Hall played a tough game against a drilled Providence Friar team that was determined to solidify their spot in the NCAA tournament and in the conference championship game.

3 seed Xavier Musketeers 86-78, while the No. 4 seed Friars held off the No. 8 seed Seton Hall Pirates 80-74 in Friday's semifinals action in Madison Square Garden.

The last time Providence went this deep in the Big East Tournament was 20 years ago, when Ed Cooley was a senior at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., watching his hometown Friars on television.

The stepmother of a 5-year-old girl prosecutors allege was beaten to death by her father says she and the former soldier abused the girl regularly, escalating to her death.

Eugene Teague #21 of the Seton Hall Pirates tips off against Kadeem Batts #10 of the Providence Friars to start the game during the Semifinals of the 2014 Men's Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 14, 2014 in New York City.

The stepmother of a 5-year-old girl prosecutors allege was beaten to death by her father says she and the former soldier abused the girl regularly, escalating to her death.

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Josh Fortune scored a career-high 24 points as the Providence Friars improved their at-large resume by holding off the St. John's Red Storm 79-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament in New York.

Game time: 7:00 pm Location: Madison Square Garden, New York Television: Fox Sports 1 Radio: WEEI 103.7 FM Next up for the Friars is a Big East semifinal matchup against the #8 seed Seton Hall Pirates on Friday at 7:00 pm.

Providence minus-1.5 vs. Seton Hall in Big East Conference semifinals; $440 to win $400 : The two previous meetings this season between the teams have gone down to the wire, but that won't matter because Seton Hall should have little left after fighting tooth and nail to upset Villanova Thursday.

Head coach Steve Lavin can't bear to watch as time ticks down on the Red Storm's tourney hopes Thursday.

There are four days left until Selection Sunday. Every morning from now until the bracket comes out, we'll help you get caught up on the happenings with impact on the bubble from the night before.