Game Recap: Friars Blow an 18-point Halftime Lead to Lose to UMass 79-78

Providence Friars (7-3) 78 UMass Minutemen (6-4) 79 I was unable to watch the game live because I was at my wife's Holiday party, so I only caught the end of the first half on my phone and then got the alert for the final score, so you can imagine my surprise when they 79-78 …

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College Basketball All-Hate Team ’17-’18

This is my third year doing my College Basketball All-Hate Team and this year's list was a little tougher to put together than the past two.  Here is the past two teams in case you're interested: 2015-2016 Team Matt McQuaid (Michigan State) Trevor Cooney (Syracuse) Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) - CAPTAIN Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova) Ryan …

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Game Recap: Short-Handed Friars Fall at UMass 72-63

Providence Friars 63 (7-3) UMass Minutemen 72 (5-5) With Alpha Diallo and Maliek White inactive for the game with injuries and Kyron Cartwright playing much less than 100%, the Friars still had a 5-point lead with just under 11 minutes of game time left but were unable to finish the job in what will most …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Beat UMass 75-69 Behind a Strong 2nd Half from Rodney Bullock

Providence Friars (8-2) 75 UMass Minutemen (6-3) 69 Photo via Adam Aucoin (@aaucoin34) After a relatively sloppy first half that supplied Providence with a narrow 1-point advantage going into halftime, Ed Cooley reignited the usual second half fire in this team that Friar fans have become accustomed to this year to ultimately give PC their 4th straight victory over …

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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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