Special win for Friars
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If you tempt fate often enough, you'll usually get what you deserve. That was last night's lesson for Northeastern against Hockey East rival Providence at Matthews Arena.
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The Boston College women's basketball team used a 21-6 run at the start of the second half yesterday to capture a 67-57 victory over Central Connecticut State in the first round of the University of Rhode Island Tournament at The Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.
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The result of Saturdayâs game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.
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For the Boston College women's basketball team, last night's game could not come soon enough. Providence might have preferred that it not come at all.
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Providence, sitting in eighth place in Hockey East, gave 14th-ranked Boston University all it could handle last night, but the Terriers emerged with a 3-2 victory at Agganis Arena, thanks to a goal by junior forward David Van der Gulik at 6:10 of the final period.
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Justin Gray refused to let a shot to his face upset his game, and his second-half shooting protected Wake Forest's No. 1 status Wednesday night. The top-ranked Demon Deacons survived some hot shooting by Providence's Ryan Gomes at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Friars 79-67 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.
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Eddie Basden and his Charlotte teammates knew that Marquette would rally on its home court. The 49ers made sure it wasn't for a win.
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Charlie Villanueva had 18 points and nine rebounds after halftime to help No. 18 Connecticut turn back feisty Providence 94-89 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
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Roy Hibbert had 18 points, Jonathan Wallace added 14 and No. 12 Georgetown won at Providence, 68-58, on Monday.
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The game was secondary. Sure, last night's 102-63 pounding of La Salle was important to the University of Massachusetts. The win pushed UMass's record to 22-7, the most victories the Minutemen have had since their Final Four record of 35-2 in 1995-96. It kept the Minutemen in a tie for first place with Xavier, a 72-62 winner over ...
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Arinze Onuaku scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Donteâ Greene added 22 points, and host Syracuse held off St. Johnâs, 76-70, in the Big East opener for both teams.
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It was their moment, and they would not be denied. Playing a meaningful late-season basketball game for the first time since many of their players hit puberty, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen rose to the occasion in a huge way, overwhelming Rhode Island, 77-55, before a supercharged crowd of 8,358 at the Mullins Center last night.
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There was some great basketball played last Friday night. From preps to pros, many remarkable things happened that are worth talking about.
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You could have stuffed a turkey with all the nits Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser seemed intent on picking after his team&#39;s 79-67 victory over Providence last night at Madison Square Garden.
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Sophomore Jared Dudley and his Boston College teammates received recognition for their fine performances yesterday.
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Dwight Brewington went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 21 points last night, leading host Providence to an 89-52 win over Pennsylvania in the second round of the Preseason NIT.
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.