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: #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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Game Recap: The Friars Take the Ocean State Rivalry over URI 74-72 on a Buzzer Beater from Ben Bentil

#23 Providence Friars 74 (8-1) Rhode Island Rams 72 (5-3)  The Friars were able to ride their two big guns, Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil, to a last second win over Rhode Island to take home the rivalry game in the Ocean State Rivalry.  Ben Bentil has emerged as a legitimate stud in the Big East in his …

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Game Recap: The PC Friars Bounce Back with a 89-66 Win Against Hartford Behind a Dunn Triple-Double

#23 Providence Friars 89 (7-1) Hartford Hawks 66 (3-5) AP Photo / Gretchen Ertl The Providence Friars had a chance for a let down game after such an exhausting and hard fought trip across the country last week, but they were able to rise to the occasion and handily put the Hartford Hawks away at the Dunk. …

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