advertisement

Providence plays Northwestern

Providence (2-0) vs. Northwestern (0-1)

Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays Northwestern in an early season matchup. Providence won easily 76-47 over NJIT on Saturday. Northwestern lost 71-61 to Merrimack on Friday.

TEAM LEADERSHIP: .ACCURATE ALPHA: Alpha Diallo has connected on 30.8 percent of the 13 3-pointers he's attempted. He's also made 80 percent of his free throws this season.

DID YOU KNOW: Both of these teams posted winning records against non-conference competition last season. Providence went 10-4 against programs outside its conference, while Northwestern went 9-2 in such games.

___

For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25

___

This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com

Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.