PC Upsets Seton Hall for Critical Big East Road Win

PC Upsets Seton Hall for Critical Big East Road Win

The Providence College men’s basketball team upset Seton Hall 67-63 on the road Wednesday night. 

Seton Hall was in second place in the Big East.

The Friars were led by balanced scoring — Ticket Gaines led PC with 17, Josh Oduro added 16, and Devan Carter scored 14.

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Add in some big free throws by Jayden Pierre — 6 for 6 from the line.

With the road win, the Friars improve to 13-6 and 4-4 in the Big East.

The Friars trailed by 10 in the second half and repeatedly battled back from deficits.

PC shot 45% from the field, and the Pirates shot just 32%.

Seton Hall trailed in the first half 30-23 to the Friars but ran off eight straight to take a half-time lead 31-30.

 

FIRST HALF:      

•The two teams battled to open the scoring for the first 1:16 minutes of the game. At the 18:47 mark, Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) snagged a defensive rebound and converted a three. Seton Hall quickly countered with a 5-0 surge. At the first media timeout (15:30 mark), the Friars trailed, 5-3.  

•Coming out of the timeout, the Friars started off strong with a 5-0 run to regain the lead. With 13:38 on the clock, Gaines sank an emphatic dunk to give the Friars a three-point lead, 10-7.  

•The two teams continued to go back-and-forth into the under-12 media timeout. At the 11:51 mark, the Friars held a slim one-point lead, 12-11.  

•With approximately seven minutes left to play, Seton Hall went on a 7-0 scoring drive. At the 5:54 mark, Garwey Dual (Houston, Texas) ended the Friars' scoring drought with a pull-up jumper in the paint. Friars trailed, 20-19.  

•The Friars found momentum outscoring the Pirates 10-4 over the span of 2:09. At the 2:09 mark, Carter scored a fast break layup to give the Friars a seven-point lead, the largest of the game, 30-23.  

• Seton Hall followed with eight unanswered points over a 1:30 minute span to find the lead. Heading into the locker room, Providence trailed by one, 31-30.  

•Coach English was given a technical foul at with 1:30 on the clock.  

• Providence failed to score in the final 2:52 minutes of the half.  

• Gaines spearheaded the Friar offense shooting 5-6 from the field and 4-5 from three. He was the lone player to enter double-digit points, boasting 14 points at half.  

• There were five ties and nine lead changes in the first half.  

•Providence shot 12-25 (48.0%) from the field, 5-10 (50.0%) from three and 1-1 (100.0%) from the free throw line.   

•Seton Hall shot 10-36 (27.8%) from the field, 3-8 (37.5%) from three and 8-9 (88.9%) from the free throw line.   

     

SECOND HALF:       

• Oduro opened the second half scoring with a layup at the 18:32 mark. Seton Hall answered with nine points.  

• The Friars stayed competitive with Seton Hall, marking all three points from the field. With 16:48 on the clock, Carter reached double digit scoring with 11 points, securing it with a layup and narrowing the score 40-37.  

•The Pirates extended their lead, reaching the largest margin of the night by the under-12 media timeout at the 11:49 mark with a score of 51-41. 

• Led by New Jersey native Jayden Pierre, the Friars narrowed the deficit with a 9-2 scoring drive. At the 9:01 mark, the Friars trailed, 53-50.  

•With 6:52 left in the game, Pierre slammed in a dunk to give the Friars their first lead of the half. Carter followed suit with a right-handed layup, contributing to a 17-4 run to force a SHU timeout. Friars led, 58-55.  

•Both teams went scoreless for over three minutes. With less than a minute remaining (00:41 mark), Pierre drew a foul and converted two points, making it a two-possession game at 64-61. 

•Seton Hall continued to battle, keeping the score within a two-point margin with 00:21 on the clock. Friars led, 65-63. 

•Pierre secured the win with a steal to seal the game. The Friars finished on top with a final score of 67-63. 

HIGHLIGHTS:        

•Providence finished 22-49 (44.9%) from the field, 7-22 (31.8%) from three and a season-high 16-17 (94.1%) from the free throw line.   

•Seton Hall finished 21-65 (32.3%) from the field, 5-16 (31.3%) from three and 16-17 (94.1%) from the free throw line.    

•The Friars outscored the Pirates 30-26 with points in the paint, 12-8 in fast-break points, and 8-5 in points off the bench. 

•There were 12 lead changes in the game. 

• Four Providence players finished with double digits: Gaines (17), Oduro (16), Carter (14) and Pierre (11).   

•Providence now leads the all-time series against Seton Hall, 57-56.  

NEXT:

On Saturday, the Friars will host Ed Cooley and the Georgetown Hoyas.

The game begins at 12:30 PM.