Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated Merrimack College, 71-57, on Wednesday at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
The Friars are now 4-2 this season. Redshirt-Senior Ed Croswell led the way for the Friars with 17 points and seven rebounds. Devin Carter recorded his first double-double as a Friar with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
“Happy to get the win after a few losses over the weekend,” Head Coach Ed Cooley said. “Devin Carter and Ed Croswell gave us some good effort. We will keep working to get better”
FIRST HALF:
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– Noah Locke hit a floater from the inside of the free-throw line to start the scoring for the Friars.
– The Friars held a 6-3 lead at the first half timeout.
– Merrimack’s Mykel Derring scored the first five points for the Warriors.
– Bryce Hopkins ended the Friars three minute scoring drought with a coast-to-coast layup after a defensive rebound. Ensuring the Friars’ lead at the second half timeout, 12-7.
– Locke buried the first Friars’ three-pointer of the night from the left corner from a penetrating Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, NJ).
– At the 8:28 mark, Pierre stole the ball and found Croswell for the slam dunk. PC led 21-10.
– With 3:29 to go in the half, Hopkins ended a 7-0 Merrimack run with a turnaround jump shot. PC held the lead, 27-21.
– With 1:44 remaining, Croswell hit a layup to give Providence their largest lead of the half at 35-21.
– Providence led 37-26 at the half.
– Providence shot 16-31 (51.6%) from the field, 1-6 (16.7%) from three and 4-6 (66.7%) from the free throw line.
– Merrimack shot 8-19 (42.1%) from the field, 3-6 (50.0%) from three and 7-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
– Locke scored the opening two buckets of the half for the Friars.
– After the first media timeout of the half, Pierre found Carter for an alley-oop dunk.
– At the 11:31 mark, Providence capitalized in transition off a Pierre steal, turning into a dunk for Clifton Moore (Ambler Pa.).
– At the third half timeout Providence would lead, 55-48.
– The Friars’ went on a 9-3 run fueled by layups from Croswell and Hopkins capped off by a Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) three-pointer to give the Friars a 64-51 lead heading into the final half timeout.
– Providence sealed the win with a Carter layup giving the largest lead of the game of 17 points with 14 remaining.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Providence finished 29-60 (48.3%) from the field, 3-11 (27.3%) from three and 10-14 (71.4%) from the free throw line.
Merrimack finished 20-52 (38.5%) from the field, 10-23 (43.5%) from three and 7-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line.
Four players finished in double figures for the Friars, in Croswell (17), Locke (14), Hopkins (13) and Carter (12).
Providence outrebounded the Warriors, 43-21.
The Friars dominated the paint, outshooting Merrimack, 50-18.
Bynum led the way with a game-high six assists.
Carter snagged a game-high 10 boards.
Ziggy Reid led the way for the Warriors with 21 points.
Attendance – 8,269
NEXT:
The Friars will take on Columbia University on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm on FS2.
Providence holds a 3-0 all-time series lead against Columbia. In their last matchup, the Friars earned an 81-55 triumph on Nov. 28, 2006.
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