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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bensley Joseph scored 28 points off of the bench to help lead Providence past Seton Hall 91-85 on Saturday night.

Joseph added five assists for the Friars (9-8, 3-3 Big East Conference). Corey Floyd Jr. scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line. Oswin Erhunmwunse had 12 points and shot 6 of 7 from the field and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line.

The Pirates (6-10, 1-4) were led by Isaiah Coleman, who posted 26 points. Prince Aligbe added 19 points and seven rebounds for Seton Hall. Chaunce Jenkins had 17 points, six rebounds and two steals.

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Providence next plays Tuesday against Creighton on the road, and Seton Hall will visit Butler on Wednesday.

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

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