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Brooks scores 20, Friars top No. 8 Villanova 83-68

The Columbian
Published: January 26, 2011, 12:00am

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marshon Brooks scored 20 points and Providence upset a ranked team for the second time in five days with an 83-68 win over No. 8 Villanova on Wednesday night.

The Friars had gone 51 weeks and 17 games without a Big East victory before beating No. 19 Louisville 72-67 on Saturday but now have won two straight conference games. On Wednesday, they never trailed as the Wildcats couldn’t mount a serious comeback.

Providence (13-8, 2-6 Big East) led 34-25 at halftime and stretched the margin to as much as 18 points on a 3-pointer by Bryce Cotton that made the score 74-56 with 2:50 left.

Villanova (17-3, 5-2) was led by Maalik Wayns with 18 and Antonio Pena with 17.

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