Providence Friars @ Marquette Golden Eagles

9-10, 2-6 Big East

104

9-10, 2-6 Big East

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
Providence PROV	44	50	10	104
Marquette MARQ	54	40	11	105

Marquette Golden EaglesMarquetteMARQ

7-13, 2-7 Big East

105

7-13, 2-7 Big East

Nigel James, Ben Gold rally Marquette to 105-104 victory over Providence in OT

Updated: Jan 20, 2026, 01:42 pm

MILWAUKEE -- — Freshman Nigel James Jr. scored a season-high 38 points and Ben Gold made the first of two free throws with four seconds left in overtime as Marquette edged Providence 105-104 on Monday night.

James also had eight assists for the Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 Big East Conference). Royce Parham had 18 points and four blocks. Chase Ross scored 16 and Gold scored 14.

Jaylin Sellers scored a season-high 27, adding five assists to lead the Friars (9-10, 2-6). Freshman Stefan Vaaks scored a season-high 26 with four assists. Jamier Jones had 17 points and nine rebounds.

Marquette entered halftime up 54-44. James paced the team with 12 points. James scored 20 second-half points as Marquette and Providence ended regulation tied 94-94.

James had a tying layup with 18 seconds left, prior to Gold's winning foul shot. James was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation and made all three to force the extra five-minute period.

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Game Information

Milwaukee, WI

Referee:Mike Roberts

Referee:Bert Smith

Referee:Evon Burroughs

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

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