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Texas A&M holds off Providence 73-69 in NCAA West 1st round

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Tyler Davis and Robert Williams spent all Friday snatching rebound after rebound, blocking a few shots and had Williams offer a highlight-reel capper in the final minute.

When Texas A&M's bigs are playing like this, it's tough to tussle with these Aggies. And that gives them their best chance to stick around the NCAA Tournament for another weekend.

Davis had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Williams added his own double-double to help Texas A&M beat Providence 73-69, sending the Aggies on to the second round of the West Region. They will face second-seeded North Carolina.

Leaders
Points:	R. Bullock	14.3
Rebounds:	A. Diallo	6.6
Assists:	K. Cartwright	5.8
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	R. Bullock	73.8%
3P%:	J. Lindsey	39.5%
Steals:	K. Cartwright	1.3
Blocks:	R. Bullock	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Big East Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
3 Xavier	15-3	29-6
2 Villanova	14-4	36-4
Seton Hall	10-8	22-12
Creighton	10-8	21-12
Providence	10-8	21-14
Marquette	9-9	21-14
Butler	9-9	21-14
Georgetown	5-13	15-15
St. John's	4-14	16-17
DePaul	4-14	11-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.6 (177)
Rebounds:	10.5 (149)
Assists:	13.9 (157)
FG%:	44.1% (205)
FT%:	70.4% (220)
3P%:	33.2% (266)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.7 (182)
Rebounds:	25.1 (188)
Assists:	12.7 (118)
FG%:	44.4% (206)
FT%:	73.1% (282)
3P%:	32.2% (33)