I was actually planning on making a family vacation out of Providence's inclusion in the Maui Invitational this year but COVID has some other ideas unfortunately. Both teams started the season receiving votes to be in the Top-25 but neither has made their way in yet. The winner of the matchup should most likely find …
Continue reading Game Notes for the Maui Invitational First Round Matchup vs. Indiana
Providence Friars (10-6) 81 Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4) 80 OT Long live the retro away jerseys! The Friars won their second straight road game and are currently on a four game winning streak. After being left for dead by many (not me) after some very questionable losses to being their non-conference schedule, Providence suddenly seems …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Make it Four in a Row with an Overtime Win at Marquette
Providence Friars (9-6) 66 DePaul Blue Demons (12-3) 65 A clutch free throw from Nate Watson, the guy on the team who has been struggling the most with his free throw shooting this season, gave Providence their first road win of the season over DePaul. The Friars have no started 2-0 in Big East Conference …
Providence Friars (7-6) 70 Texas Longhorns (9-2) 48 Providence responded from their worst game of the season against Florida with quite possibly their best game of the season against Texas. Providence was able to beat Texas in Austin last season and impressively showed that with their backs up against the wall, that they are still …
Continue reading Game Recap: Providence Smashes Texas at Home 70-48
Providence Friars (4-4) 55 College of Charleston Cougars (4-3) 63 So I guess this is the kind of a season this is going to be, huh? Halfway through the first half, the Friars had a 13-point lead and had held Charleston a measly 6 points. However, the opposite happened in the 2nd half where the …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Make it Three Losses in a Row, Falling to Charleston 63-55
Providence Friars (4-3) 65 Long Beach State 49ers (3-4) 66 You can forgive the losses to Northwestern, a power conference team, and Penn, who in actuality is pretty good, but Long Beach State? That's when you have yourself a problem. That's a loss that is going to be a stain on any resume once tournament …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Blow a 17-Point Halftime Lead to Lose to Long Beach State 66-65
Providence Friars (4-2) 75 Pennsylvania Quakers (3-2) 81 There have been some maddening games that the Friars have lost over the past couple of season (hello DePaul) that they probably should have won, but this one has to be one of the more frustrating defeats in recent memory. After losing to Northwestern, a game in …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Upset in Home Game Against Penn 81-75
Providence Friars (4-1) 93 Merrimack Warriors (3-3) 56 The Providence Friars and Friartown were more than happy to welcome back Big Dog Nate Watson to the court en route to an eventual blowout of first year Division I basketball team Merrimack. Watson was definitely on a minutes count for his first action of the season, …
Continue reading Game Recap: After a Slow Start, Friars Get it Together to Steamroll Merrimack 93-56
Providence Friars (3-1) 68 Saint Peter's Peacocks (0-2) 47 Even without A.J. Reeves (back), Greg Gantt (personal reasons), and Nate Watson (still), the Friars were able to handily beat the visiting St. Peter's Peacocks at The Dunk over the weekend. First off, who knew that St. Peter's was the Peacocks? Anyway, the first half was …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Bounce Back from First Loss to Thump St. Peter’s 68-47
Providence Friars (2-1) 63 Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) 72 Northwestern was coming off a loss to first year Division I team Merrimack and the Friars were coming off two blowout victories over Sacred Heart and NJIT, so you think that the Friars would be able to go into Chicago and beat the Northwestern Wildcats on the …
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