Providence 81, at Connecticut 87

HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — In a game defined by relentless interior pressure and a decisive final-minute stand, the Connecticut Huskies held off a persistent Providence Friars team 87-81 in a Big East Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night before a crowd of 10,244 at the XL Center. The victory improved Connecticut’s record to 20-1 overall and maintained its firm grip atop the conference. Providence, despite a valiant effort that saw them erase multiple deficits, fell to 9-12, continuing a season of narrow defeats. The most critical phase of the contest unfolded in the game’s closing 90 seconds. With Connecticut clinging… Read more...