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Xavier crushed Providence 82-56. Trevon Bluiett with 22 pts. X shot 60% for the game.

Creighton beat Seton Hall 89-75. Maurice Watson 21 pts. 10 assists.

Villanova beat DePaul 68-65. Hart with 25 pts. Sets up the New Year's Eve match up of unbeaten with 1 Villanova at 9 Creighton at noon on FS1.
As much as I respect Ed Cooley and what he's built at Providence, I could see this turning way south on them in Big East play. Their situation reminds me of Butler in 2013-2014, a team that played well above expectations in non-conference play and subsequently went 4-14 in conference. Not sure if goes that south for Providence, but I can easily see them going 6-12.

Now, I expect this to be a one year blip for them like it was for Butler (which went 12-6 in Big East play the next year and narrowly missed making the Sweet 16). However, this year they are much closer to the St. John's/DePaul end of the league and not the Marquette/Hall/Georgetown middle of the pack.