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Providence Friars (19-12)

Well-matched Providence, Butler clash in Big East tournament

Butler closed out the regular season in fashion.

The No. 24 Bulldogs now look to add another memorable ending in the Big East Tournament. Butler, the No. 5 seed, opens the conference tourney against No. 4 seed Providence in the quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in New York City.

Senior guard Kamar Baldwin poured in a career-high 36 points, highlighted by draining a 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left, to lift the Bulldogs to a 72-71 win at Xavier on Saturday night.

Leaders
Points:	A. Diallo	14.1
Rebounds:	A. Diallo	7.8
Assists:	D. Duke	3.1
FG%:	A. Diallo	41.4%
FT%:	D. Duke	79.3%
3P%:	L. Pipkins	32.8%
Steals:	A. Diallo	1.5
Blocks:	A. Diallo	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Villanova	24-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Baylor	26-4
5	Florida State	26-5
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Duke	25-6
9	Creighton	24-7
9	Villanova	24-7
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Big East Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
7 Creighton	13-5	24-7
10 Villanova	13-5	24-7
15 Seton Hall	13-5	21-9
Providence	12-6	19-12
23 Butler	10-8	22-9
Marquette	8-10	18-12
Xavier	8-10	19-13
St. John's	5-13	17-15
Georgetown	5-13	15-17
DePaul	3-15	16-16
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.4 (168)
Rebounds:	13.1 (13)
Assists:	14.4 (76)
FG%:	41.3% (301)
FT%:	69.4% (229)
3P%:	33.2% (192)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	66.2 (84)
Rebounds:	24.7 (233)
Assists:	11.7 (108)
FG%:	41.7% (106)
FT%:	70.7% (177)
3P%:	31.1% (75)