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 …
Game Recap: PC Friars Drop Another One to Seton Hall, Have Now Lost 6 of the Last 8 Games
Seton Hall Pirates (20-7) 70 Providence College Friars (19-9) 52 SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT. That certainly was unpleasant to watch. Seton Hall bullied the Friars around the entire game, everyone except for Ben Bentil that is. Unfortunately, Ben got ejected from the game on a Flagrant 2 call when he came across Desi Rodriguez's face on a drive to the hoop …
Game Recap: #8 Xavier Sweeps the Season Series Against #23 PC Friars with a Strong First Half
#8 Xavier Musketeers (23-3) 85 #23 Providence College Friars (19-8) 74 I figured that I should have a picture of the referees at the beginning because the game is all about them, right? Or is that just what they want you to think? How does Jamie Luckie still have a job working college basketball games? He's atrocious. It's not even …
Game Recap: #20 PC Friars Squeak by Georgetown to Stop Their Losing Streak
#20 Providence College Friars (19-7) 75 Georgetown Hoyas (14-12) 72 The Friars picked up a win that they desperately needed and for the meantime, stopped bleeding losses both in conference and at home. This game was a tale of two halves. The first half is what the Friars can look like if everything is clicking. The second half looked …
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Marquette Fan Sends PC Athletics $10 Check for Kris Dunn’s Missed Free Throw
Dear @PCAthletics , The check is in the mail. #providenceCollegeAthletics pic.twitter.com/JlXgZfukam — Jamey Schilling (@captainJAMErYca) February 11, 2016 I want to hate this move from this Marquette fan for taking the time to actually write this letter out to PC Athletics because it's such a brag-y thing that can't be considered brag-y because it's so obviously a joke. It's just …
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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 …
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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