Top-25 foes meet in Big East brawl

Providence, RI (SportsNetwork.com) – Hoping to close the regular season out on a three-game win streak, the 24th-ranked Providence Friars will return home to face the 21st-ranked Butler Bulldogs in a Big East Conference showdown at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Providence has won two consecutive games over Marquette (77-66) and Seton Hall (77-69) to improve to 21-9 overall with an 11-6 mark in …