Let's face it, when Providence took the lead and extended it to 8 points, most of us thought the game was over. Dare I say, nice toughness in coming back. Yeah, PC played poorly but we'll take it.

That said, looking at the box score, how did we win? Outrebounded 34-28. Lost the offensive boards 13-2. PC took 18 more shots than us (61 v. 43). We turned the ball over 19 times, which included a few unforced ones down the stretch. Forcing 16 turnovers and limiting PC's shooting percentage to only 37.8% were the keys.

Wow. We needed that. Now don't let this be an aberration: we need to beat St. John's to build some momentum.