PROVIDENCE — Ed Cooley returns for the second time on Saturday afternoon, and he’ll find the feeling in his native city a bit different. Anger and bitterness still linger, of course.

Providence hosts the Georgetown Hoyas after Bensley Joseph scored 20 points in Providence's 75-73 loss to the Villanova Wildcats.

Georgetown Hoyas (13-6, 4-4 Big East) at Providence Friars (9-10, 3-5 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Friars -1.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM ...

Joseph added six rebounds for the Friars (10-10, 4-5 Big East Conference). Jayden Pierre scored 14 points, shooting 7 for 12, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jabri Abdur-Rahim shot 2 for 3 from ...

Georgetown has shot at a 45.8% rate from the field this season, 4.2 percentage points above the 41.6% shooting opponents of Providence have averaged. The Friars and Hoyas face off Saturday for the ...

Coming away with a win would hold some extra value for Providence when it faces visiting Georgetown on Saturday afternoon.