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Big East Tournament - Providence Falls 79-68 to Marquette - Recap
Kam Jones scored 23 points leading Marquette to a 79-68 victory over Providence at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
Marquette was the ATS victor, as they covered the -4.0-point spread as a favorite.
Marquette got 20 points from Oso Ighodaro and another 12 points from David Joplin. Kam Jones contributed 5 assists, while Stevie Mitchell cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.
Providence got 27 points from Devin Carter in a losing cause and another 16 points from Jayden Pierre. Devin Carter contributed 3 assists for them, while Josh Oduro had 10 rebounds.
Marquette was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Providence won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-32.