Friars Use 25-3 Second Half Run to Roll Bearcats 66-45
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Friars Use 25-3 Second Half Run to Roll Bearcats 66-45
From Sloppy to Spectacular
Providence led at half time 33-29 after a sloppy finish to the frame in which they let the Bearcats go on a 21-8 run and get themselves back in the game heading into the locker room. Prior to that Bearcats run, the Friars had leads of 17-3 and 25-8. Dusan Perovic led the Bearcats with 13 points in the game.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHowever, in the second half, Providence took control of the game using a run of 25-3 to put the game out of reach. Binghamton went 12 minutes without a field goal in the second half.
Spreading The Wealth
Providence was led by, senior forward, LaDontae Henton who posted 12 points, four rebounds and three steals in the game for the Friars. Unlike in the first game of the season against Albany, the Friars scoring was pretty well balanced in this game. Junior Tyler Harris had 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds while point guard Kris Dunn bounced back nicely with ten points, seven assists, and five steals in the game.
Center Carson Desrosiers fell two points shy of a double-double with ten rebounds and eight points in the game while freshman guard Kyron Cartwright had six points and five assists in the contest.
Next Up
The Friars return to the court on Thursday night when the host Navy at 7 p.m. in game two of the Hall of Fame tip-off tournament.
Providence College Friars 2014-2015 Projected Starting Lineup
Guard- Kris Dunn
Kris Dunn will start at point guard for the Friars this season. Dunn hasn't played much over his first two years with the Friars because of injury but when he is in the game, he makes things happen. Last season against Vanderbilt, Dunn led the Friars in an epic comeback from an 18 point second half deficit. The 6'3" Dunn posted ten points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in that game and then recorded six assists in the next game before having season ending shoulder surgery.
The Friars will be in good shape if Dunn can stay healthy this season.
Guard - Junior Lomomba
Junior Lomomba is a 6'5" sophomore guard who has found his way into the Friars starting lineup this season.
This season, Lomomba has averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game but a major reason why he is in the lineup is because he does not turn the ball over, only having three turnovers in the last four games for Providence.
Forward- LaDontae Henton
Last season, the 6'6" LaDontae Henton averaged 14 points per game which was second best to Bryce Cotton and just under eight rebounds per game which was the best on the team and second best in the Big East. Henton is a scrappy player who is not afraid to mix it up a bit and brings toughness to this Friars line up.
Henton seems poised for a big year.
Forward- Ben Bentil
6'8" freshman forward Ben Bentil will be one of the first players off the bench for Ed Cooley this year. Bentil can play three positions for the Friars, center, forward and small forward plus he is a good shooter and loves to rebound the ball.
Bentil is a player that is going to give coach Cooley several different options with his lineups and allow him to play the matchup game to perfection.
Center-Carson Desrosiers
Carson Desrosiers is a seven foot senior forward who last season finished fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.8 rebounds per game. He also had 82 blocks on the season, an average of just over two blocks per game. His 82 blocked shots led the team.
Desroisers is a player that is mostly in the line up for his work on the defensive end and so like last season, he will be in and out of the line up depending on the situation.
6th man- Tyler Harris
Tyler Harris comes into this year as a 6'9" junior, however this is only his second season with the Friars after transferring from NC State. Last season, Harris averaged 11.6 points and five rebounds per game for the Friars and got better as the year went on.
"Harris and Henton will be more effective this year, then they were last year" said PC Alum and Radio Analyst Joe Hassett
