5 Takeaways From PC's 76-64 Win Over Harvard
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
5 Takeaways From PC's 76-64 Win Over Harvard
"Overall really good first outing for a team that has never played together in front of a crowd like that, so kudos to us for the win. Good first win but long way to go so hopefully we will continue to get better," said Friars head coach Ed Cooley after the game.
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GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Friars led 34-29 at the half before seeing Harvard make a second half push, tying the game at 41 with 13:57 left to play.
From that point, Providence went on a 15-2 run to go up 56-43 with 8:39 to play. Of those 15 points, Kris Dunn had 11 of them and would go on to score 14 points in a span of four and a half minute span.
Harvard would get no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Leading the Way
Kris Dunn led the Friars with a career high 32 points on 11 of 26 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds, five assists and eight steals.
Rodney Bullock followed up with 20 points in his first college basketball game.
Next up
The Friars return to action on Wednesday, November 18th when they host Illinois in the Gavitt Tip-off game. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
5 Takeaways From PC's 76-64 Win Over Harvard
Jalen Lindsey
Sophomore Jalen Lindsey did not dress for the Friars in the game. Junior Lomomba got the start in his place.
When asked in the post game press conference, head coach Ed Cooley said "it's about team policy, we need to hold kids accountable."
When asked if Lindsey would play on Wednesday, Cooley said that was "to be determined."
Stats & Things
Providence dominated most of the statistical categories in this game.
Outscoring Harvard 42-22 in the paint, winning the points off turnovers battle 27-10 and forcing Harvard into 22 turnovers, 14 of them on steals.
PC only turned the ball over seven times.
PC lost the rebounding battle 40-36 which given their lack of size, that may be an issue all season, and also lost the battle of the benches 13-4.
Ryan Fazekas
Freshman Ryan Fazekas got the start in this game, his first collegiate game, and played well.
Fazekas netted 10 points on 3 of 7 shooting from the field, including 2 of 5 from three-point land. Fazekas also grabbed three rebounds and had one steal.
"Ryan's going to be a threat. I'm really proud of Ryan, for his first game, I thought he played great. We have to get him more open looks," Cooley said in the post game press conference.
Rodney Bullock
One of the X - factors for the Friars this season is Rodney Bullock and in his first game in two years, he was impressive.
Bullock finished with 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting from the field, along with six rebounds and three blocked shots in 31 minutes of play.
If PC can get similar numbers from Bullock throughout the season, that would make a big difference.
Kris Dunn
Kris Dunn got off to a slow start (3 of 11 in the first half) but turned it around quickly to finish with a career high 32 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Dunn also had eight steals and two blocked shots.
In one stretch in the second half, Dunn scored 14 points in four and a half minutes.
Dunn finished the game shooting 11 of 26 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free throw line.
