Final
Hill lifts Providence past Marquette
Jan 5, 2007 - 4:43 AM PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Ticker) -- Herbert Hill more than made up for the absence of Sharaud Curry.Hill scored 23 points and Weyinmi Efejuku also provided a spark to lead Providence to a 74-59 victory over No. 21 Marquette in the Big East Conference opener for both schools.
The Friars (11-3, 1-0 Big East) were playing their third straight game without Curry, who is suspended for violating team rules. The point guard leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and assists (5.6 apg).
Hill carried the load in place of Curry, making 9-of-16 shots as the Friars won their third straight game. The senior threw down a dunk with 3:24 remaining to cap a 6-0 surge and give the Friars a 64-50 cushion.
Efejuku added 18 points for Providence, which led the entire final 20 minutes after building a 37-28 halftime lead.
Geoff McDermott and Dwain Williams netted 11 points apiece for the Friars, who shot 50 percent (24-of-48) in winning for the fifth time in six games.
"If you rebound and defend you will win in this league and that always has been a major point of emphasis for our team," Providence coach Tim Welsh said. "I was very impressed with our toughness in the win."
Wesley Matthews scored 14 points and Dominic James and Lazar Hayward added 12 apiece for Marquette (13-3, 0-1 Big East), which was playing just its second road game of the season.
Marquette shot just 31 percent (19-of-61), including a woeful 4-of-23 showing from 3-point range.
"We just got beat by a better team tonight," Marquette coach Tom Crean said. "Providence was very physical and we had a tough time dealing with them in the post tonight. We just allowed too many easy baskets tonight and that's something you can't do in conference play."
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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MARQUETTE (21) 28 31 59
PROVIDENCE 37 37 74 FINAL
Jan 4 9:40 PM - NCAA BB
MARQUETTE (21) 28
PROVIDENCE 37 HALFTIME
Jan 4 8:21 PM
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