Providence Friars at Marquette Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nigel James, Ben Gold rally Marquette to 105-104 victory over Providence in OT
James also had eight assists for the Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 Big East Conference). Royce Parham had 18 points and four blocks. Chase Ross scored 16 and Gold scored 14.
Jaylin Sellers scored a season-high 27, adding five assists to lead the Friars (9-10, 2-6). Freshman Stefan Vaaks scored a season-high 26 with four assists. Jamier Jones had 17 points and nine rebounds.
Marquette entered halftime up 54-44. James paced the team with 12 points. James scored 20 second-half points as Marquette and Providence ended regulation tied 94-94.
James had a tying layup with 18 seconds left, prior to Gold's winning foul shot. James was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation and made all three to force the extra five-minute period.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 104 - 105 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 104 - 105 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Providence Deadball Team Rebound. | 104 - 105 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Stefan Vaaks misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot | 104 - 105 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Nilavan Daniels subbing in for Providence | 104 - 105 |
Statistics
 PROV |
 MARQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 39-73 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 29-33 | FT | 19-30 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 2 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 15 | Percent Led | 71 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 13,881 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 10-0 | - | 20-1 |
| St. John's | 8-1 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| Villanova | 6-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Creighton | 6-3 | 3.5 | 12-8 |
| Seton Hall | 4-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Butler | 4-5 | 5.5 | 13-7 |
| DePaul | 4-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Xavier | 3-6 | 6.5 | 11-9 |
| Georgetown | 2-7 | 7.5 | 10-10 |
| Providence | 2-8 | 8 | 9-12 |
| Marquette | 2-8 | 8 | 7-14 |