#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 …
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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 …
Game Recap: #12 PC Friars Drop Another One at Home, 81-72 to Seton Hall
#12 Providence College Friars (15-3) 72 Seton Hall Pirates (13-4) 81 That makes three games in a row that the PC Friars have played extremely poor basketball. Slow starts have been a pretty consistent thing this entire year, and something that the Friars need to rectify, but the last three games have been a constant struggle, especially on the …
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Game Recap: Kris Dunn Drops a Game Winner for #12 PC’s 50-48 Over Creighton in an Ugly One
#12 Providence College Friars (15-2) 50 Creighton Bluejays (12-6) 48 Well, that was something alright. I had my blog all written up in my mind where I was just going to list every single thing in the game and say how much it sucked and that the whole thing should just be wiped from our memory. A little …
Game Recap: Marquette Upsets the #8 Providence Friars 65-64 for PC’s 2nd Loss of the Year
Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4) 65 #8 Providence College Friars (14-2) 64 First off, let me just say that I'm going to take full blame for this loss. Instead of watching the Friars game at home on TV, I went to the UConn/Temple game instead. I was so flustered by not being able to watch the Friars that I actually …
Game Recap: The #12 Friars Cruise Past St. John’s 83-65 to Improve to 14-1 on the Season
#12 Providence College Friars (14-1) 83 St. John's Red Storm (7-8) 65 The Providence Friars cruised to their second straight conference win over the St. John's Red Storm at home to improve their record to 14-1. Kris Dunn was sensational, Ben Bentil was a beast in the 2nd half, and Rodney Bullock filled in the rest as the …
Game Recap: #12 PC Friars Kick Off Big East Play with a Giant 81-73 Win at #9 Butler
#12 Providence College Friars (13-1) 81 #9 Butler Bulldogs (11-2) 73 I'm a little behind on these recaps since I've been away a couple of different places for the holiday season. I was up in Portland, Maine for a wedding on New Year's Eve so I watched the game at a bar called Rivalries in Downtown Portland. The wedding was for a …
Game Recap: Kris Dunn Returns and Ben Bentil Dominates as #10 PC Breezes by UMass 90-66
#10 Providence College Friars 90 (12-1) UMass Minutemen 66 (6-5) With Kris Dunn back in the lineup after being sidelined for a week and a half with a stomach virus, the Providence College Friars showed exactly what time of team they could be against the UMass Minutemen, breezing by the A-10 home team, 90-66. PC came into the …
Game Recap: Ben Bentil Rises from the Ashes and Drew Edwards Emerges as #15 PC beats Bryant 74-67
#15 Providence College Friars 74 (10-1) Bryant Bulldogs 67 (2-9) With All-American Kris Dunn out with a stomach bug, Ryan Fazekas out with mono, and a limited Ben Bentil recovering from a sprained ankle, someone on the Providence Friars needed to step up. It came from an unexpected place in PC Freshman Drew Edwards. Edwards came into the game …
Game Recap: #15 PC Friars Take Down BC 66-51 with a Depleted Line-Up
#15 Providence College Friars 66 (9-1) Boston College Eagles 51 (3-6) No Ryan Fazekas (possibly mono). Fifteen minutes of Kris Dunn (illness). One half of Ben Bentil (hurt ankle). No problem. The game was never in question. Somehow with the majority of the Boston College basketball team struggling with some bad Chipolte and Providence's two best players …
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