5 Takeaways From #23/24 PC's 74-72 Over URI
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
5 Takeaways From #23/24 PC's 74-72 Over URI
"That was a classic, classic game. It was tough, I thought both teams played hard. I thought in the last ten minutes of the first half they out willed us a little bit, they got to loose balls, made some shots. Truthfully, that's the best that I've seen them play this year," said Providence head coach Ed Cooley.
"Obviously, heartbreaking loss, we played so well. Obviously some wildly exciting sequences down the stretch, you know, they made one more play then we did," said Dan Hurley after the game.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHurley is now 2-6 in his career against ranked opponents and is still without a win against Providence.
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A Jared Terrell jumper tied the game at 72 with seven seconds to play. The Friars in bounded the ball to Kris Dunn who sprinted up the floor and got to the basket.
Dunn missed the lay up but Ben Bentil was there to put it back in, barely beating the clock. The referees reviewed the play and after a short couple of minutes determined the basket counted.
"We had the ball in Kris's hands, that's what we wanted. The ball came to me and I just made a play," Ben Bentil said after the game.
Ed Cooley added, " That was an early Christmas gift, could have gone either way, they could have easily come up with that ball."
The Friars trailed 36-32 at the half have holding an 11 point lead with 13 minutes left but outscored URI 42-36 in the second half.
The Leaders
Ben Bentil led the Friars with 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the field, including the game winning basket. Bentil also grabbed eight rebounds and went 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
URI was led by Jared Terrell who poured in 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting from the field and 5 of 5 from the free throw line. Terrell also grabbed three rebounds and dished out four assists
Next up
The URI Rams return to action on Tuesday, December 8th when they host Houston at the Ryan Center. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
The Friars return to action on Wednesday, December 9th when they host Boston College at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip off for that game is also at 7 p.m.
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5 Takeaways From #23/24 PC's 74-72 Win vs. URI
Kuran Iverson
The URI Rams could have used a bit more from Kuran Iverson in this game after posting a double-double against Holy Cross.
Iverson scored 7 points on 3 of 7 shooting from the field to go with 2 assists and 2 rebounds.
Iverson picked up his fourth foul with about five minutes to play in the game and had to sat for three of the final five minutes.
Christion Thompson
The Rams have to be happy with the production of Christion Thompson who poured in 10 points on 3 of 5 shooting from the field in 19 minutes of play.
URI's bench outscored the PC bench 14-4 in the game.
Four McGlynn
The Rams need all the scoring that they can get and in this game, sharp shooter Four McGlynn went 0 for 8 from the field and 0 for 6 from three-point land.
McGlynn has had a great season so far for the Rams but struggled in his only game of this rivalry.
URI on the Boards
The Rams dominated the offensive boards and that is what kept them in the game. URI grabbed 17 offensive rebounds which led to 21 second chance points, compared to PC's 15 second chance points.
Hassan Martin led the Rams with six offensive rebounds while Ben Bentil had three for the Friars.
The Final Play
With the game tied at 72 with 7 seconds left, Providence in bounded the ball to Kris Dunn who pushed the ball hard up the floor. Ed Cooley did not call a time out.
Dunn drove to the basket but missed the lay up.
Ben Bentil tipped the ball back in just before the clock expired to give PC a walk off win. Bentil finished the game with 23 points and 8 rebounds
"We got an early Christmas present," Ed Cooley said after the game.
