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Both Marquette and Wisconsin picked up important victories on the road Saturday. The Golden Eagles expanded their lead over Villanova in the Big East Conference standings by beating Providence on the road 76-58. Markus Howard had a rare bad-shooting night, but Sam Hauser picked up the slack with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Sacar Anim also scored 18. Brad Davison scored 16 to help Wisconsin beat Northwestern 69-64, and avoid the upset. D’Mitrik Trice and Ethan Happ each had 14. The Wildcats cut the lead to one point with 15 seconds left, but Wisconsin pulled away and handed Northwestern its eighth-straight defeat.
