North Carolina will meet Penn State, which beat Providence, on Sunday.

The Mountaineers then beat Providence in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Minnesota, which is ranked third in the nation with a 14-2-3 overall record, won the Mariucci Classic, beating Providence, 6-1, in the final.

Brown, of the Ivy League, had not beaten Providence since 1980.

In the start of the Big East Tournament, the Mountaineers beat Providence again, 58-53.

And, oh, how the Redmen beat Providence.

The 37-point margin of victory was the widest in the Sugar Bowl since Virginia beat Providence, 106-68, in 1978.

Pitt, which beat Providence by 34 points three weeks earlier, came from behind three times in the final minutes.

Georgetown, playing its second consecutive game without Coach John Thompson, beat Providence, 80-77, tonight.

Northeastern cannot beat Providence.