#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 …
Tag: PC Men’s Basketball
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: #10 PC Friars Take Down Georgetown on the Road Behind Dunn & Bentil’s 26 pts Each
#10 Providence College Friars (18-4) 73 Georgetown Hoyas (13-9) 69 I just want it in the records that the Providence Friars Men's Basketball Team is 1-0 in game I have attended this year. Great, just so we have that straight and on the record. The two-headed monster of Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil (better known as "Ben …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Game Recap: Marquette Upsets the #8 Providence Friars 65-64 for PC’s 2nd Loss of the Year
Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4) 65 #8 Providence College Friars (14-2) 64 First off, let me just say that I'm going to take full blame for this loss. Instead of watching the Friars game at home on TV, I went to the UConn/Temple game instead. I was so flustered by not being able to watch the Friars that I actually …
Game Recap: The #12 Friars Cruise Past St. John’s 83-65 to Improve to 14-1 on the Season
#12 Providence College Friars (14-1) 83 St. John's Red Storm (7-8) 65 The Providence Friars cruised to their second straight conference win over the St. John's Red Storm at home to improve their record to 14-1. Kris Dunn was sensational, Ben Bentil was a beast in the 2nd half, and Rodney Bullock filled in the rest as the …
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