Providence Friars 77 (17-11) Seton Hall Pirates 89 (19-9) This was a weird game. For the second time in two years, the floor at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence was extremely slippery and dangerous to play on due to the unusually warm conditions. This time however, both coaches agreed that it was so dangerous …
Providence Friars 54 (17-10) Butler Bulldogs 69 (18-10) Recently, whenever the Friars have played Butler, I get a look at Kelan Martin's stats coming into the game and his play never seems to match the stats. I did some digging into his numbers against the Friars before the game and came up with this: Kelan …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Shoot Like Crap, Fall at Butler 69-54
Providence Friars 76 (17-9) #3 Villanova Wildcats 71 (23-3) It's pretty hard to figure out who this Providence team is on a game to game basis. They get blown out by lowly DePaul at home and then come right back and beat the #3 team in the Nation the very next game. It's not really …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Get a Much Needed Signature Win Over #3 Nova at Home 76-71
Providence Friars 73 (16-8) Georgetown Hoyas 69 (13-10) First year Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing coached his first game against the Friars and even thought the Hoyas lost, I was impressed to see how competitive the team already is. They are a lot closer to taking that next step and becoming a threat in the Big …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Make it Two Wins in a Row at Home, Beat Georgetown 73-69
Providence Friars 77 (15-8) Marquette Golden Eagles 75 (13-10) Whenever Providence and Marquette square off against each other, the games seem to become instant classics. Whether its the game from earlier this year where Marquette guard Markus Howard dropped 52 at Providence en route to an overtime win or last year's first ever win for …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Win at Marquette for the 2nd Year in a Row, 77-75
Providence Friars 57 (14-8) Seton Hall Pirates 73 (17-5) For real, let's just throw out the tape on this game and move on. There's not much good that you can take away from this game and it won't help to look at a lot of the crap that the team displayed. Alpha Diallo was the …
Continue reading Game Recap: Let’s Just Throw Away The Tape, Seton Hall Beats PC 73-57
Providence Friars 69 (14-7) #1 Villanova Wildcats 89 (19-1) If you're going to beat the #1 team and the country AND beat them at their place, you have to play a pretty perfect game. After starting out hot and having a lead for the beginning of the game, foul trouble to Kyron Cartwright stalled things …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Fall at #1 Villanova, 89-69
Providence Friars 85 (14-6) Creighton Bluejays 71 (15-5) The Friars won their fourth game in a row and avenged an early season loss to Creighton by handily beating the Bluejays at the Dunkin' Donuts Center with a strong second half. Creighton was beating the Friars early in the 2nd half until Alpha Diallo decided that …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Avenge Early Season Loss to Creighton, Win 85-71
Providence Friars 70 (13-6) Butler Bulldogs 60 (13-7) After trailing by 4 points going into the half, the Providence College Friars turned up the intensity in the second frame to put away the Butler Bulldogs in a hard-fought game at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Friars received balanced contributions from all of their starters with …
Providence Friars 71 (12-6) DePaul Blue Demons 64 (8-9) The Friars traveled to the recently opened Wintrust Arena in Chicago to take on the DePaul Blue Demons, a team that has unexpectedly given Providence fits over the last couple of years. The game was a little unique in the fact that FS1 had both Coach …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Take Care of DePaul on the Road, Win 71-64
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