The Friars Men's Basketball Team had their end of the year banquet and announced the individual awards for the 2017-2018 basketball season. The Friars finished 5th in the Big East with a 21-14 overall record, including 10-8 in Big East Conference play en route to their 5th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Without further ado, here …
Providence Friars 66 (21-13) #2 Villanova Wildcats 76 (30-4) OT The Providence Friars once again took a team to Overtime in the Big East Tournament, but this time is was Villanova and unfortunately, the Friars were unable to make it three Overtime victories in a row in their quest to win their 3rd Big East …
Providence Friars 75 (21-12) #3 Xavier Musketeers 72 (28-5) OT Wow. What...A...Game. After finding themselves down 17 points to Xavier, the number 3 team in the country, the Providence Friars stormed back and snatched victory from the reigning Big East Regular Season Champions in their second overtime game in as many days. The Friars finished …
Providence Friars 74 (18-12) #3 Xavier Musketeers 84 (26-4) This was basically a no-lose game for Providence. It was a great opportunity for them to get another signature win for their NCAA resume, but if they lost, it's really not a big deal because they were playing at #3 Xavier's place and on their Senior …
Continue reading Game Recap: #3 Xavier Beats Providence 84-74 for their First Ever Big East Title
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 …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Win at Marquette for the 2nd Year in a Row, 77-75
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 …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Take Care of DePaul on the Road, Win 71-64
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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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 …
Continue reading Game Recap: Markus Howard Drops 52 to Squeak by PC Friars in OT at Home
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 …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Get Run Off the Floor at Creighton 83-64
Providence Friars 89 (9-4) Sacred Heart Pioneers 75 (5-8) The Providence Friars finished up their out of conference schedule with a convincing win over visiting Sacred Heart and will enter Big East Conference play with a 9-4 record. PC took it to Sacred Heart early, scoring 49 first half points, taking a 17-point lead into …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Take Care of Sacred Heart 89-75 to Close out OOC Schedule
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