Maybe you need to have watched the Big East for a couple of years to see how weird it is that Providence beat a ranked team. The Friars improved to 2-10 in conference (12-13 overall) by clamping down on Syracuse in the final minutes of play: PC frosh Mi-Khida Hankins led all scorers and sealed the deal with late free throws.

"In our last three games, we had opportunities and we kind of melted," said Friars coach Seymore. "We didn't melt this time."