Providence Friars 68 (10-4) Creighton Bluejays 79 (10-4) Death by threes really is the most reasonable way to describe how this game went. Following a back-and-forth game for about the first 3/4 of the contest, Creighton displayed their biggest strength by connecting on 7 threes over the next 7 minutes. At one point, hitting 5 …
Continue reading Game Recap: Death By Threes, Friars Lose to Creighton 79-68 to Open Big East Play
Providence Friars (10-3) 71 Texas Longhorns (7-4) 65 Finally the Providence Friars have a much-needed road out-of-conference win against a quality team. The Friars led for the majority of the game but things got close down the stretch that needed the Friars to make big plays in order to take this one in Austin. Alpha …
Continue reading Game Recap: Providence Gets Their Big OOC Win at Texas, 71-65
Providence Friars (8-3) 87 Central Connecticut Blue Devils (5-6) 63 It was good to see that the Friars were able to respond nicely after suffering a gut-wrenching loss to UMass, a game that they led by 18 points at halftime. With A.J. Reeves sidelined for the next 4 to 6 weeks with a foot injury, …
Continue reading Game Recap: Maliek White Leads PC Friars Past Central Connecticut, 87-63
Providence Friars (9-3) 73 Albany Great Danes (3-9) 43 What a difference a half of basketball can make. After a legitimate rock fight in the first half that saw the Providence Friars shot 21% from the field and somehow still in a position to take a 3 point lead into halftime 23-20, the Friars came …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Explode in the 2nd Half to Dismantle Albany, 73-43
Providence Friars (7-3) 78 UMass Minutemen (6-4) 79 I was unable to watch the game live because I was at my wife's Holiday party, so I only caught the end of the first half on my phone and then got the alert for the final score, so you can imagine my surprise when they 79-78 …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Blow an 18-point Halftime Lead to Lose to UMass 79-78
Providence Friars (7-2) 100 Boston College Eagles (6-2) 95 OT Freshman A.J. Reeves returned to his familiar stomping grounds of Massachusetts and put on a show in front of a large contingent of family and friends...and some NBA Scouts, including Danny Ainge as well. Reeves shot the Friars to a come from behind win against …
Continue reading Game Recap: A.J. Reeves Shoots the Friars to an OT Win at Boston College, 100-95
Providence Friars (6-2) 59 URI Rams (3-3) 50 On Saturday evening, the Friars hosted the visiting URI Rams in another addition of The Ocean State Rivalry. Having lost for the first time in the last 8 matchups, the Friars were craving a win to set the rivalry series back to its rightful place, with Providence …
Providence Friars (5-2) 69 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (3-3) 59 The Providence Friars continued their homestand with a 69-59 win over the visiting Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Even thought the Friars ended up with a double-digit win (barely), the game was never really in doubt throughout its entirety. The Friars were led by Junior standout Alpha Diallo …
Providence Friars (4-2) 91 Iona Gaels (2-3) 79 The Providence Friars returned to the familiar confines of the Dunkin' Donuts Center after splitting a pair of games at Mohegan Sun for the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off to take on the visiting Iona Gaels. The Friars were able to push the pace and play at a …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Return Home to Down Iona 91-79
Providence Friars (3-2) 47 #18 Michigan Wolverines (5-0) 66 Well, shit. Michigan is a really freaking good team. They have depth, experience, and are really, really, good defensively. Michigan was able to hold the Friars to just 47 points on 28.1% shooting and a paltry 11.1% from three. They also out-rebounded Providence and forced more …
Continue reading Game Recap: The PC Friars Fall Short Against an Impressive Michigan Team 66-47
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