Marshon Brooks scored a Big East-record 52 points, but Providence was edged out by No. 9 Notre Dame 94-93 on Wednesday night.

"I'm thrilled that we escaped with a win," Irish coach Mike Brey said. "I don't know if I've ever seen a performance like that by a young man. That was outstanding."

The 52 points was the most ever scored against Notre Dame, which hadn't allowed a 40-point scorer since Danny Manning in 1987.

"It really hasn't hit me yet. When I get home and sit down it will. Fifty-two against Notre Dame is a nice game," Brooks said. "I was feeling it. It was going to be tough to stop me."

Brooks scored 35 points in the second half.

DePaul held on to beat Providence 79-76 on Thursday night, earning their first Big East road win since March 6, 2008 when they defeated Cincinnati.

Cleveland Melvin scored 20 points for DePaul and Brandon Young put up 17, including 15 in the second half.

The victory was also the first in the conference for the Blue Demons this season.

No. 13 Georgetown hung on to beat Providence 83-81 despite 43 points from Marshon Brooks on Saturday afternoon.

The Hoyas had an 18-point lead at one point in the second half, but held on for their sixth straight win.

Brooks, who scored a career-high, had the most points in a game by a Big East player this season.

He went 17 of 28 from the field and 7 for 10 from the free-throw line, and he also grabbed 10 rebounds for the Friars.