NCAA - PROVIDENCE vs North Carolina, Fri 7:20pm, on TNT.

[Xudash]

Great effort Friars. A classic example of how the ball bounces, or in this case clanks.

[LeMoyne00]

Damn -- Tarheels win 79-77, the Friars blew the big lead late and made soooooooooooooooo many mistakes in the final minute. They had this and gave it to them with a bow.

[Gibbsyonemoreyear!]

Heartbreaking. Great effort Providence, you played well today.

[Bill Marsh]

Damn!

[BillikensWin]

Heartbreak for PC.

Coach Cooley did one hell of a job with his team.

PC fans, you're a class bunch. Ya deserve better.

[MooseFriar13]

Sooo proud of the strides PC has made under Cooley. Just gotta keep grinding. Im sure Cooley will be out on the recruiting trail working his butt off in the near future.

[Bill Marsh]

There were so many times in this game when a ball seemed just out of reach, a rebound just a little to long, a pass just got away. Some nights it's like that. That last drive by Henton just missing. How many times has he made shots just like that?

Bryce went out in a blaze of glory on the big stage. The kids played a great game against a legendary program. Even on a night when the breaks seemed to go against them, they almost won it. They should hold their heads high.

[billyjack]

Thanks for the support guys.
Sorry we couldn't close it out.
Hopefully this is just the beginning for us under Cooley.
All my rooting efforts from my living room will be completely behind Creighton and Villanova to grab Final Fours and a National Championship...!
Go Big East...!

[ElDonBDon]

Great game, PC. Way to go down swinging!

[HoosierPal]

Not much of a game story here today. Any news on why Providence didn't go 2 for 1 in the final minute. I believe there was a TO left also. I call the TO, set up a quick hitter, and then defend, get the ball back for the final shot with 8 to 10 seconds to go.

Any explanation out east?