Condensation on Court Again Vexes Providence Officials

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Can weather affect indoor sports? Just ask Providence College officials, who for the second time in 12 months have expressed concern with the playing conditions inside Dunkin' Donuts Center, the Friars' basketball home since 1972.

After a game against Marquette in February 2017 saw several players slip and fall on the arena's hardwood floor, facility operators tried to anticipate 60-degree outdoor temperatures and a crowd of 11,000 by cooling the building days in advance of Wednesday's game against Seton Hall. Their efforts failed to keep moisture from condensing on the warm playing surface, despite being separated from the ice sheet below by a thick rubber subfloor.

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