Providence Friars @ Xavier Musketeers

17-6, 9-3 Big East

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
Providence PROV	35	41	7	83
Xavier XAV	39	37	9	85

Xavier MusketeersXavierXAV

18-5, 10-2 Big East

Game Information

Cincinnati, OH

Referee:Brent Hampton

Referee:James Breeding

Referee:Greg Evans

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

Men's College Basketball News

Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

Eligibility questions abound for the top 25 teams, which include new faces Texas Tech and BYU this month.

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

We're tracking all the player movement across key programs ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Michigan 5-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. (knee) to miss season

Michigan five-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss the 2026-27 season with a right ACL injury, the school announced.

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