Game Recap: PC Friars Win 7th Straight Game in Ocean State Rivalry Over URI 63-60

Providence Friars (6-2) 63 #21 Rhode Island Rams (5-3) 60 Before we get into anything and everything about this great game, how awesome is that picture, huh? That makes it seven wins in a row for the Providence Friars over the Rhode Island Rams in the Ocean State Rivalry for Rhode Island supremacy.  As with the majority of the matchups …

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Game Recap: Rodney Bullock Shines as PC Friars Roll Past UNH 76-62

Providence Friars (5-2) 76  New Hampshire Wildcats (4-3) 62 I think I can confidently say that Rodney Bullock has fully assumed his role as "the guy" on this year's Providence Friars Men's Basketball team.  Bullock finished with a career-high 36 points for the Friars, accounting for 47% of the team's total points as PC took down it's second American …

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Game Recap: PC Loses First Game of the Season on the Road to Ohio State 72-67

Providence Friars (1-1) 67 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) 72 Someone made this point on Twitter and I think that it holds very true to where to Providence Friars basketball program as whole stands today with Ed Cooley at the helm.  We've gotten to a point, where a road loss to a power conference team is actually a bit of a …

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Game Recap: PC Stomps Vermont 80-58 to Open the 2016-2017 Season

Providence Friars (1-0) 80 Vermont Catamounts (0-1) 58 Now that is exactly how you want to kick off your basketball season, with a stomping of a visiting Vermont team in your home building.  The Friars were picked to finish 9th out of 10 teams in this year's Big East in what is considered a rebuilding year for Providence after …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Win First NCAA Game Since 1997 on Bullock Late Bucket

#9 Providence College Friars 70 #8 USC Trojans 69 Well, it was certainly worth it to stay up all night for this Providence.  It was pretty much the exact opposite outcome of having to labor through the Dayton game last year.  With just 1.3 seconds left in the game, Rodney Bullock was able to slip through a …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Put Away Butler Behind a Monster 38-Point Effort from Ben Bentil

Providence College Friars (23-9) 74 Butler Bulldogs (21-10) 60 They say it's hard to beat a team three times in one season...but what if it wasn't?  After a very shaky end to the first half that saw Butler close out the first frame on a 10-0 and cut the Friars lead to 2, the Bulldogs came out and quickly …

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PC Friars vs. Butler Bulldogs Big East Tournament Halftime Notes

HALFTIME NOTES:   Providence College Friars (22-9) 32 Butler Bulldogs (21-9) 30 Providence and Butler are meeting for the third time this year in the second round of the 4th 'New' Big East Tournament at MSG.  The Friars are taking the lead into the half. Halftime Notes: Kris Dunn looks LOCKED IN today.  Dunn is being uber aggressive in …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Take Care of St. John’s and Grab the 4 Seed in the Big East Tournament

Providence College Friars (22-9) 90 St. John's Red Storm (8-23) 76 The Providence College Friars all but assured themselves of their third straight NCAA tournament appearance by taking care of business and beating up on the Big East cellar dweller St. John's Red Storm at Madison Square Garden.   The Friars got an appetizer under the bright lights of …

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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 …

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