No. 20 Providence hosts Georgetown after Murray's 21-point outing
Georgetown Hoyas (6-18, 1-12 Big East) at Providence Friars (17-6, 9-3 Big East)
Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown visits the No. 20 Providence Friars after Brandon Murray scored 21 points in Georgetown's 68-62 loss to the UConn Huskies.
The Friars have gone 12-0 at home. Providence ranks fourth in the Big East with 38.2 points per game in the paint led by Ed Croswell averaging 10.3.
The Hoyas are 1-12 against Big East opponents. Georgetown is 0-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Friars and Hoyas square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Locke is shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Friars, while averaging 10.8 points. Bryce Hopkins is averaging 16.3 points and 9.5 rebounds over the past 10 games for Providence.
Amir "Primo" Spears is averaging 16.1 points and 5.3 assists for the Hoyas. Murray is averaging 11.0 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 43.5% over the past 10 games for Georgetown.
LAST 10 GAMES: Friars: 7-3, averaging 75.1 points, 35.9 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.
Hoyas: 1-9, averaging 65.6 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
