Winning twice in five days over ranked teams is very impressive for an unranked school, especially after going 12 years without consecutive victories over Top 25 clubs. With a pesky defense and careful ball handling, Providence accomplished that feat on Wednesday night with an 83-68 win over Villanova (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) just four days after upsetting Louisville (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP). "We proved that we can compete against the best in the country when we play our hardest," Friars coach Keno Davis said. Marshon Brooks led Providence with 20 points after scoring a team-high 27 against Louisville. "It's definitely a big deal," Brooks said. "We knew it was going to be tough playing two nationally ranked teams." The last time the Friars won back-to-back games against ranked teams they beat ninth-ranked Purdue 87-82 on Dec. 27, 1998, and No. 23 Pittsburgh 83-68 three days later. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310262507
