Game Recap: PC Friars Win at Marquette for the 2nd Year in a Row, 77-75

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 …

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Game Recap: Let’s Just Throw Away The Tape, Seton Hall Beats PC 73-57

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 …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Fall at #1 Villanova, 89-69

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 …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Avenge Early Season Loss to Creighton, Win 85-71

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 …

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Game Recap: Friars Keep Things Rolling, Beating Butler 70-60 to Make it Three In a Row

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 …

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Game Recap: Friars Take Care of DePaul on the Road, Win 71-64

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 …

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Game Recap: Friars Get First Marquee Win of the Season Over #5 Xavier

Providence Friars 81 (11-6) #5 Xavier Musketeers 72 (15-2) Now that's what I'm fucking talking about.  With both Alpha Diallo and Kyron Cartwright back on the court, 100% healthy, this is what the Friars are supposed to look like.  The Friars were able to secure their first marquee win of the season after failing to …

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Game Recap: Markus Howard Drops 52 to Squeak by PC Friars in OT at Home

Providence Friars 90 (10-6) Marquette Golden Eagles 95 (11-4) With leading scorer Rodney Bullock unexpectedly sidelined with an illness, Kyron Cartwright coming off a game in which he re-aggravated an ankle injury, and still without Maliek White, the Friars were given a tall order of beating a visiting hungry Marquette squad at the Dunkin' Donuts …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Get Run Off the Floor at Creighton 83-64

Providence Friars 64 #25 Creighton Bluejays 83 Well that was certainly a downer of a game after a magnificent team performance at St. John's.  The game was basically a polar opposite in terms of shooting for the Friars.  After making 16 three-pointers against St. John's the Friars missed 9 of their first 10 three point …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Open Up Big East Play with a Trashing of St. John’s

Providence Friars 94 (10-4) St. John's Red Storm 72 (10-3) Oh, what a difference a healthy Kyron Cartwright and Alpha Diallo make.  With the Friars almost back to full strength (no Maliek White yet), Providence went into Carnaseca Arena and took it to St. John's in the first conference game for both teams.  Unfortunately for …

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