NCAAB

Creighton Bluejays at Providence Friars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Creighton Bluejays
19-9, 6-5 Away
Final
51 - 72
Providence Friars
24-3, 16-1 Home

No. 11 Providence wins first Big East regular-season title

Nate Watson and Al Durham each added 12 points, and Justin Minaya had 11 rebounds for Providence (24-3, 14-2).

“We played an NCAA Tournament team and they caught us on a good day,” Providence coach Ed Cooley said. “There’s a lot of emotion, but I don’t know if there’s a better college basketball environment in the country. Today is the highest of highs with respect with where we’re trying to go.”

Watson received the honor of cutting the last piece of netting.

“To win this championship, it was very emotional,” Watson said. “All this work finally paid off. I’ve been here for five years. I love being a Friar.”

Ryan Kalkbrenner paced the Bluejays (19-9, 11-6) with 13 points, and Alex O’Connell added 12 points. Creighton shot 23% in the second half.

“It became an uphill battle and it was tough to get back into the game. The crowd was electric,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said.

Providence started the second half up nine points and quickly pushed the lead to double digits behind a slam dunk by Watson and a corner 3-pointer from Minaya. When Jared Bynum fed Watson for an easy layup, the Friars were on their way with a 51-35 lead with 14:52 remaining.

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Creighton; Hosts No. 21 Connecticut on Wednesday night,

Providence: At No. 8 Villanova on Tuesday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Providence: 80.6%
Creighton: 19.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 51 - 72
2nd 0:05 Providence Turnover. 51 - 72
2nd 0:39 Ed Croswell Defensive Rebound. 51 - 72
2nd 0:39 Rati Andronikashvili missed Three Point Jumper. 51 - 72
2nd 0:54 Sami Osmani missed Free Throw. 51 - 72

Statistics

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18-59 FG 28-59
30.5 Field Goal % 47.5
5-26 3PT 8-21
19.2 Three Point % 38.1
10-15 FT 8-10
66.7 Free Throw % 80.0
34 Rebounds 40
8 Offensive Rebounds 6
26 Defensive Rebounds 34
4 Assists 17
1 Steals 3
3 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 2
8 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
10 Fouls 14
2 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Amica Mutual Pavilion

Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 12,400 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 14-2 - 23-4
Creighton 11-4 2.5 18-8
Marquette 11-5 3 20-7
UConn 10-5 3.5 18-8
Xavier 9-7 5 17-10
Villanova 9-8 5.5 16-12
Georgetown 7-8 6.5 16-10
Providence 6-10 8 12-15
Butler 5-10 8.5 12-14
Seton Hall 2-13 11.5 7-19
DePaul 2-14 12 11-16
Full Standings