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Providence puts home win streak on the line against Brown

Brown Bears (5-6) at Providence Friars (6-4)

Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Providence hosts Brown looking to extend its five-game home winning streak.

The Friars are 5-0 on their home court. Providence scores 90.4 points and has outscored opponents by 8.0 points per game.

The Bears are 2-3 on the road. Brown is 1-5 against opponents with a winning record.

Providence scores 90.4 points, 26.9 more per game than the 63.5 Brown gives up. Brown averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 fewer made shots on average than the 10.8 per game Providence gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Edwards is scoring 18.6 points per game with 3.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Friars. Jaylin Sellers is averaging 15.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 50.0%.

N’famara Dabo is averaging 7.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks for the Bears. Isaiah Langham is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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