PC Beats #6 Marquette Behind Carter’s 22 Points
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PC Beats #6 Marquette Behind Carter’s 22 Points
The night belonged to Devin Carter, who scored 22 points and was 5-9 from behind the 3-point line.
Ticket Gaines added 18 points — 5-10 from behind the 3.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTJosh Oduro added 10 points and 9 rebounds before fouling out with just under three minutes.
One Friar who struggled was Bryce Hopkins, who finished with 11 points and was 0-4 from the 3-point line.
Marquette star and Cumberland-native Tyler Kolek finished with 21 points, but was 7-15 from the field and just 5 assist and 3 turnovers.
The Golden Eagles fall to 9-3 (0-1) and the Friars move to 10-2 (1-0).
Providence led 40-29 at the half and withstood a number of Marquette mini-runs early in the second half.
"I'm really proud of our guys for the way we competed and the way we stayed together throughout the night," English said. "This league is a beast. I'm really proud of our guys' effort. That was a really good basketball team that our guys played well against and beat tonight."
FIRST HALF:
Carter scored the first basket for the Friars off an assist by Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.).
Marquette's Tyler Kolek drained a three-ball to give the Golden Eagles a 9-4 lead at the game's first timeout.
The Friars missed their first five shots from three-point territory. At the 15:10 mark, Gaines connected from deep to end the Friars' drought.
At the 11:48 mark, Gaines' second three-pointer gave PC their first lead, 16-14.
"If I'm open, my teammates give me the courage to shoot it," Gaines said. "They encourage me to shoot it every time."
Heading into the 6:07 timeout, the Friars held a slim 23-21 lead. Neither team had scored in the previous two minutes of action.
With less than five minutes remaining in the half, Carter and Marquette's Kam Jones traded three-pointers. PC led 29-24.
Carter drew a foul on a last-second three-pointer and made 2-3 free throws. The Friars ended the half on a 10-2 run, taking a double-digit 40-29 lead into the locker room.
Providence shot 12-28 (42.9%) from the field, 6-17 (35.3%) from three and 10-12 (83.3%) from the free throw line.
Marquette shot 11-29 (37.9%) from the field, 2-9 (22.2%) from three and 5-8 (62.5%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
Marquette's Tyler Kolek scored the first seven points of the second half to cut into the Providence lead. Carter answered with a three-pointer to end the Golden Eagles' run. PC led 43-36.
Gaines knocked down his fourth three-pointer with just under 14 minutes left. Marquette's Sean Jones quickly responded with a triple of his own. PC maintained an advantage, 50-41.
At the 10:31 mark, Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) slammed it home off a flashy assist from Garwey Dual (Houston, Texas). The Friars held firm control, 58-41, forcing a Marquette timeout.
With eight minutes left to play, the Golden Eagles had missed 13 of their last 14 shot attempts.
The Friars endured a scoring drought for over three minutes in the final stretch of the game, but still maintained a double-digit lead.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Providence finished 22-51 (43.1%) from the field, 11-32 (34.4%) from three and 17-28 (60.7%) from the free throw line.
Marquette finished 18-56 (32.1%) from the field, 4-20 (20.0%) from three and 17-21 (81.0%) from the free throw line.
Three players finished in double figures for the Friars in Carter (22), Gaines (18) and Hopkins (11).
The Friars controlled the rebound differential by a margin of 38-35.
Carter notched a career high in made three-pointers, with five.
Dual finished with seven assists for the second consecutive game, zero turnovers, and was +25.
English earned his first BIG EAST win and first win over a ranked team.
The Friars made 10 or more three-pointers for the second consecutive game and the fifth time this season.
The Friars are 10-0 this season when scoring 71 or more points.
The Friars are 1-1 vs. ranked teams this season and 131-280 (.318) all-time.
The Friars earned a top-10 victory at home for the second consecutive season. Last season, the Friars defeated No. 4/4 UConn at home, 73-61, on Jan. 4, 2023.
The Friars have the most home wins in the country (40) over the last three seasons of any Division 1 team.
The Friars have defeated a ranked Marquette team at home in each of the last three seasons.
The Friars are 45-3 in their last 49 games at the AMP and 627-238 all-time.
Marquette holds a 22-15 edge in the all-time series with Providence. The Friars hold a 10-6 advantage at home in the series.
Attendance – 12,108
NEXT:
The Friars will host Butler University on Saturday, December 23 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. on FS1.
Providence leads Butler 18-5 all-time. The Friars swept the Bulldogs last season winning 72-52 in Indianapolis, Ind. on Dec. 29, 2022 and 79-58 in Providence, R.I. on Jan. 25, 2023.
Editor's Note: Kolek, had 5 assists.