PC Men's Basketball Wins Opener

PC Men's Basketball Wins Opener

The Providence College men's basketball team defeated Columbia, 78-59, on Monday at home.  Junior Bryce Hopkins led the way for the Friars with a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Junior Devin Carter, graduate student Ticket Gaines and redshirt sophomore Rafael Castro also added double digits, scoring 13, 12, and 13 points, respectively.

 

FIRST HALF:

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•Carter scored the opening basket for the Friars on a tip-in layup.

•Garwey Dual (Houston, Texas) buried a three-pointer to give the Friars a 7-5 lead heading into the first media timeout.

•The Friars went on a two-minute, 5-0 scoring run to extend their lead to four, 14-10 , with 11:55 left in the half.

•At the 8:06 mark, Carter found a wide-open Rich Barron (Chicago, Ill.) under the basket to give the Friars their biggest lead of the half, 23-16.

•With 4:52 left in the half, the Friars gained a double-digit lead, 33-21, led by Gaines and Hopkins knocking down free-throws.

•Providence led 33-21 at the final media timeout. Gaines led all scorers with 10 points and seven rebounds.

•At the 3:11 mark, Carter found Castro in the paint for an emphatic dunk. The Friars led 36-23.

•The Friars held a 42-27 lead at halftime. Carter and Gaines each entered double digits in the scoring column with 10 points.

•Providence shot 15-29 (51.7%) from the field, 4-14 (28.6%) from three and 8-11 (72.7%) from the free throw line.

•Columbia shot 10-35 (28.6%) from the field, 3-13 (23.1%) from three and 4-5 (80.0%) from the free throw line.

 

SECOND HALF:

•Hopkins knocked down a pair of free throws to get the Friars on the board in the second half, 44-29.

•At the 16:34 mark, Josh Oduro (Gainesville, Va.) converted on a layup in the paint to extend the Friars lead to 17, 48-31.

•With 15:31 left, Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) made a steal and slammed it home to give Providence a 53-32 edge.

•The Friars completed a 13-3 scoring run with 11 minutes to play leading the Lions by 19, 55-34.

•With 7:07 remaining, Castro added to the Friars lead by converting on a lay-up, 66-43.

•Providence held a 22-point lead heading into the final media timeout, 72-50.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

•Providence finished 29-59 (49.2%) from the field, 6-23 (26.1%) from three and 14-19 (73.7%) from the free throw line.

•Columbia finished 21-71 (29.6%) from the field, 6-26 (23.1%) from three and 11-13 (84.6%) from the free throw line.

•Carter registered a game-high four assists and added three steals.

•Blair Thompson led the way for the Lions with 15 points.

•Attendance – 11,069

 

NEXT:

•The Friars will host Milwaukee on Saturday, November 11 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. on FS1.