Providence Friars (10-11, 3-7 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (15-5, 8-3 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova will try to keep its seven-game home win streak intact when the Wildcats take on Providence.

A 22-point deficit heading into the final quarter was just too much. In the end, Villanova found themselves on the tail end of a 71-58 final against St. John’s on Saturday in New York City. For St. John’s,

The No. 2 UConn Huskies (18-1) look to extend their 14-game winning streak and remain unbeaten in Big East Conference play when they host the Villanova Wildcats (15-4) at Peoples Bank Arena in Hartford on Saturday afternoon.

Solo Ball had 24 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, and Alex Karaban had all of his 17 after halftime as No. 2 UConn beat Villanova 75-67 on Saturday.

STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team used its short break, a much-needed one, to rest both physically and mentally while getting in some extra preparation for Saturday’s game against Villanova, which begins a tougher part of the Big East schedule.

The spring semester has tipped off in Storrs. Classrooms are full of students again, and on Saturday, so will PeoplesBank Arena.

Solo Ball had 24 points to lead the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team to a 75-67 overtime win over the Villanova Wildcats at PeoplesBank Arena on Saturday afternoon. Super Bowl 60 teams, odds, start time: Patriots reach first Super Bowl since Tom Brady era, will await either Rams or Seahawks

The UConn men’s basketball team trailed Villanova with two minutes left in overtime on Saturday when Solo Ball shook Devin Askew off to the side and pulled up for three from a few feet beyond the arc.

George Raveling, a former Villanova star player and coach, might be best known as the guy who helped bring Michael Jordan to Nike in the 1980s.