Seton Hall Pirates (20-7) 70 Providence College Friars (19-9) 52 SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT. That certainly was unpleasant to watch. Seton Hall bullied the Friars around the entire game, everyone except for Ben Bentil that is. Unfortunately, Ben got ejected from the game on a Flagrant 2 call when he came across Desi Rodriguez's face on a drive to the hoop …
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Game Recap: #8 Xavier Sweeps the Season Series Against #23 PC Friars with a Strong First Half
#8 Xavier Musketeers (23-3) 85 #23 Providence College Friars (19-8) 74 I figured that I should have a picture of the referees at the beginning because the game is all about them, right? Or is that just what they want you to think? How does Jamie Luckie still have a job working college basketball games? He's atrocious. It's not even …
Game Recap: #20 PC Friars Squeak by Georgetown to Stop Their Losing Streak
#20 Providence College Friars (19-7) 75 Georgetown Hoyas (14-12) 72 The Friars picked up a win that they desperately needed and for the meantime, stopped bleeding losses both in conference and at home. This game was a tale of two halves. The first half is what the Friars can look like if everything is clicking. The second half looked …
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Game Recap: #20 PC Friars Drop Their Third Straight Game at Marquette in Double OT
Marquette Golden Eagles (16-9) 96 #20 Providence College Friars (18-7) 91 2OT Ben Bentil did all he physically do to try and stop the recent losing streak that the Providence Friars are currently on but couldn't quite drag them across the finish line as PC fell to Marquette in double-overtime dog fight on the road. Providence is free-falling down the …
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Game Recap: #3 Nova Evens Up the Season Series with #11 PC Behind an Unexpected Darryl Reynolds
#3 Villanova Wildcats (20-3) 72 #11 Providence College Friars (18-6) 60 This picture seemed appropriate seeing as Villanova has just earned its first ever number 1 ranking, and because, they looked the part on Saturday afternoon. Now, it's nice that a Big East team is the number 1 ranked team in the country, but pundits and fans are going to …
Game Recap: The #11 Friars Drop A Stunner to DePaul as Bentil Gets Injured
DePaul Blue Demons (8-14) 77 #11 Providence College Friars (18-5) 70 Well, I guess we can just call this one the Murphy's Law game (everything that can go wrong, will go wrong). Actually, over the past 2 years, there have been three such games that the Friars have found themselves in that would qualify for this. Last year, …
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Game Recap: #10 PC Friars Take Down Georgetown on the Road Behind Dunn & Bentil’s 26 pts Each
#10 Providence College Friars (18-4) 73 Georgetown Hoyas (13-9) 69 I just want it in the records that the Providence Friars Men's Basketball Team is 1-0 in game I have attended this year. Great, just so we have that straight and on the record. The two-headed monster of Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil (better known as "Ben …
Game Recap: #7 Xavier Rolls Past #10 PC Friars in a Matchup of Top Ten Teams
#10 Providence College Friars (17-4) 68 #7 Xavier Musketeers (18-2) 75 For the first time in the history of the Dunkin' Donuts Center, Tuesday night featured the first ever matchup between two top ten ranked teams (since 1972-1973). The game was very up and down for the Friars and Xavier was able to notch their first road win over …
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Game Recap: #16 PC Friars Take Down 2nd Straight Ranked Team #4 Nova 82-76 in Overtime
#16 Providence College Friars (17-3) 82 #4 Villanova Wildcats (17-3) 76 OT We had to wait an extra day to see the game between the fourth ranked Villanova Wildcats and the sixteenth ranked Providence Friars because of Snow Storm Jonas, but we were rewarded heavily for our patience. The game took an overtime period to be decided but gave us …
Game Recap: #16 PC Takes Down #18 Butler 71-68: Kyron Cartwright Starts It, Ben Bentil Maintains It, Kris Dunn Finishes It
#16 Providence College Friars (16-3) 71 #18 Butler Bulldogs (13-5) 68 As was the case last year, the bank was open for Kris Dunn against Butler once again. The Providence superstar connected with a timely bank shot to seal the game against the Bulldogs, that was very reminiscent of the same shot last year. Although the New London …
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