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Big East Tournament - Providence Falls 85-58 to Creighton - Recap

The battle between Creighton and Providence didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Providence was handed a 85-58 defeat on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

Creighton was a +3.0-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

Alex O'Connell had 18 points for Creighton and Arthur Kaluma chipped in with 17 points. Alex O'Connell had 3 assists for them, while Ryan Hawkins was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Providence got 21 points from Al Durham in a losing cause and another 8 points from A.J. Reeves. Al Durham contributed 3 assists for them, while Justin Minaya had 6 rebounds.

Creighton was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Creighton won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-35.