It's the first time Cooley has beaten his former team, and it comes as the former Friars coach is grieving the loss of his mother.

The Providence Friars and Georgetown Hoyas battle between two middle-of-the-pack teams in the Big East standings. Both teams are under .500 in their conference schedule, with Georgetown sitting half a game ahead of Providence with a 6-8 record.

Georgetown still leads the overall series 47-38, but Providence has narrowed the gap to single digits for the first time since 1985. The game will be played at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on FS1, streamed on the Varsity Network and can be heard on WPRO radio (630-AM, 99.7-FM).