Providence Friars (18-11) 73 Marquette Golden Eagles (17-11) 69 Let the good times roll baby! Make it 4 wins and a row against NCAA caliber teams and the Friars have just put themselves in a position to win out and secure a bid to the Big Dance. With 7:20 left in the game, the Friars faced a 12-point deficit …
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Providence Friars (17-11) 68 #23 Creighton Bluejays (22-6) 66 The Providence Friars followed up a pair of big home wins against Butler and Xavier with their biggest road win of the year of #23 Creighton at the Bluejays home in Omaha. After trailing by as much as 13, Providence battled back and eventually took the lead down the stretch to …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Finally Get a Big Road Victory, 68-66 Over #23 Creighton
Providence Friars (16-11) 75 Xavier Musketeers (18-8) 63 The Providence Friars are not only finding their stride at the most opportune time, but they also found the Xavier Musketeers at the most opportune time. Xavier has lost versatile point guard Edmund Sumner for the season to a torn ACL and was without leading scorer Trevon Blueitt, who was sidelined …
Providence Friars (15-11) 71 #21 Butler Bulldogs (19-6) 65 Just what the doctor ordered. Not since the Friars beat a ranked URI team at home have the Friars come through against a ranked opponent this year. They had lost 6 of their 7 games against ranked opponents this year (UVA, Creighton, Butler, Nova 2x, & Xavier) and were in desperate …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Knocks Off #21 Butler at Home 71-65
Providence Friars (14-11) 70 Seton Hall Pirates (15-8) 72 OT The Providence Friars dropped a heartbreaker in a game they could have easily won in New Jersey to Big East foe Seton Hall. The game when to overtime and ultimately, Seton Hall was able to pull out the victory in a battle between the middle-of-the-pack teams in the muddled …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Loses a Winnable game in Seton Hall 72-70 in OT
Providence Friars (14-10) 57 #4 Villanova Wildcats (21-2) 66 The Providence Friars dropped a close one at home against #4 Villanova after clawing their way back from a 13-point first half deficit to get within 2-points in the final minutes, but ultimately coming up short at The Dunk. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart led a balanced scoring attack for the …
Continue reading Game Recap: #4 Villanova Escapes PC with a Late Win, 66-57
Providence Friars (14-9) 79 Marquette Golden Eagles (14-7) 78 The Providence College Friars traveled on the road to Milwaukee to face off against Big East conference foe Marquette and came away with their first ever win at Marquette in the school's history. Going into the game, the Friars were 3-14 all-time against the Golden Eagles but were able to …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Win 1st Ever Game at Marquette 79-78
Providence Friars (13-9) 86 St. John's Red Storm (10-12) 91 P.S. Fuck You Lovett That was the game that PC couldn't afford lose. Against a St. John's team that is lower than them in the standings and have lost against some pretty bad teams this year (i.e. Delaware State & LIU Brooklyn) and in the home confines of The …
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Providence Friars (13-8) 68 #1 Villanova Wildcats (19-1) 78 The Providence Friars took to the road to take on the #1 team in the country and defending National Champion Villanova Wildcats and came up a bit short by the end of the game. The Friars were able to get things close at times, taking a 4-point deficit into halftime, but …
Continue reading Game Recap: The Friars Fall on the Road to #1 Villanova, 78-68
Providence Friars (13-7) 74 Georgetown Hoyas (10-9) 56 While Rodney Bullock led the Friars with 22 points, this game was all about Kyron Cartwright. Cartwright finished the game, one rebound shy of a triple-double and the Friars played their most complete game of the season on their way to a drubbing of Georgetown on the road. Cartwright finished the …
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