Providence College Athletics

Men's Hoops Travels to South Bend

6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

January 28, 1999

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (13-7/6-4) at NOTRE DAME (10-11/4-6)

Saturday, January 30, 1999 - 12:05 p.m.
Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) - South Bend, Indiana

FRIARS VERSUS IRISH...This afternoon's game is the second meeting of the year and 12th all-time between the Friars and the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame took an 83-80 decision on December 8th in Providence. PC leads the all-time series, 7-4, with a 2-2 mark at the Joyce Convocation Center. The Friars hold a 3-2 edge in BIG EAST regulary season play.

THE LAST TIME...The two teams met in Providence on December 8th with the Friars in the midst of a six-game winning streak. The Irish, led by freshmen Troy Murphy (30 pts. and 11 rebs.) shot 59.2% from the floor and used a 32-5 run late in the first half to wipe out a 19-7 PC lead on the way to a 39-31 halftime lead. The Friars got 21 points from Sean Connolly and Jamel Thomas, but it wasn't enough as Notre Dame held on for the 83-80 win. Freshmen David Graves (17 points) and Harold Swanagan (13 points) paced the Irish attack.

PROBABLE STARTERS

POS.  NO.  NAME             PTS/REB.   HT.  WT. CLASS   HOMETOWNF     22   Sean CONNOLLY    12.1/3.6   6-4  180   Fr.   Peabody, Mass.F     33   Jamel THOMAS     22.6/7.9   6-6  215   Sr.   Brooklyn, N.Y.C     24   Erron MAXEY      10.0/6.2   6-6  195   So.   Lake Elsinore, Cal.G      5   Jamaal CAMAH      3.9/1.6   6-4  195   So.   Salem., Mass.G     12   John LINEHAN      4.5/2.5   5-9  165   So.   Chester, Pa.
OFF THE BENCH
POS.  NO.  NAME             PTS/REB.   HT.  WT.  CL   HOMETOWN G     3   Kendrick MOORE   10.4/2.5   6-3  180  Sr.  Hartford, Conn. G    10   Corey WRIGHT      5.0/2.4   5-8  160  Sr.  New York, N.Y. F    15   Peter FARRELL-    0.0/0.5   6-5  195  So.  Hanover, Mass.           MARCELLINO G    21   Kareem HAYLETTS   0.0/0.0   6-0  160  Fr.  Bergenfield, N.J. F    25   Ben PERKINS       0.7/0.6   6-7  205  So.  Vinton, La. F    32   Leon BRISPORT     2.6/2.6   6-9  220  Jr.  New York, N.Y. F    40   Justin FARLEY     7.1/3.4   6-6  205  Sr.  Indianapolis, Ind. F    42   Llewellyn COLE    5.3/2.9   6-7  220  Jr.  New York, N.Y. F    50   Ryan McAULIFFE    0.0/0.0   6-5  205  Sr.  Essex Jct., Vt.

FRIARS VERSUS TOP TEAMS...PC's back-to-back losses to St. John's and Arkansas dropped PC's record to 4-3 against top 25 teams this season. The Friars had won four in a row against the nation's best.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS...PC's All-American and All-BIG EAST candidate, Jamel Thomas moved into sixth on PC's all-time scoring list with the win over Villanova. He passed Friars' great Ernie DiGregorio who had 1,760 points. Thomas now has 1,761 in his PC career.

THREE, GOING FOR MORE...PC's All-BIG EAST and All-America candidate, Jamel Thomas, recorded his third game with 30 or more points this season at Arkansas. Thomas also had ten rebounds to give him seven double-doubles this season. He is the first player at PC to have three or more 30-point games since Eric Murdock had 12 with 30 or more during the 1990-91 season.

MOUNTAINEERS ARE NEXT...PC travels to West Virginia on Wednesday, February 3rd for a 7:00 p.m. game with the Mountaineers. That game will be televised on the New England Sports Network (NESN) and can be heard on WPRO Radio 630 AM.

TODAY IN THE BIG EAST                  PC ON THE AIRProvidence at Notre Dame    Noon       WPRO Radio with John Rooke and Joe Georgetown at Villanova     Noon       Hassett calling the shots.  The game will also Connecticut at St. John's   1:00 p.m.  be televised on WJAR-TV 10 with Bob PicozziMiami at Pittsburgh         4:30 p.m.  and Leo Rautins bringing the play-by-play.Syracuse at Seton Hall      8:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL

PROVIDENCE...
All-time record: 1108-688 (.617) - Second in New England
Home record: 658-208 (.760)
Civic Center record: 334-129 (.723)

PROVIDENCE IN BIG EAST...125-189 in regular season and 139-207 overall in 20 seasons ... Eighth all-time in wins and percentage.

TOUGH SCHEDULE...Friars' head coach, Tim Welsh has a tough schedule in his first season as PC's basketball bench boss. Sixteen of the team's 28 games come against teams that played in postseason tournaments a year ago. 12 games come against NCAA Tournament teams (TCU, URI, North Carolina State, Purdue, Connecticut, Syracuse, Miami and two each against West Virginia and St. John's). The other four are against teams that saw NIT action - Vanderbilt, Seton Hall and two with Georgetown.

HOME COOKING...The Friars are now 9-2 at home this season. Over the last six-plus seasons PC is 81-28 (.743) at the Civic Center. The Friars are 41-5 (.870) in their last 46 non-conference home games in Providence dating back to the start of the 1992-93 season. The back-to-back losses against Vanderbilt and TCU are considered neutral site losses since the Friars were not a home team in the CoSIDA CLASSIC. The last time PC lost back-to-back non-league games at the Civic Center was the 1984-85 season when the Friars dropped home games to Assumption and Dayton on November 29 and December 1.

NAIL BITERS...Saturday's 75-70 loss to Georgetown drops the Friars to 2-4 in "close" games this season "Close" games are games decided by five points or less. The Friars were 5-3 last season in "close" games.

MONTH BY MONTH...The Friars are 5-3 in January. PC was 5-2 in November and 3-2 in December.

CIVIC CENTER RECORD...PC owns a 334-129 (.723) record at the Providence Civic Center since the building opened in 1972. The Friars recorded their 300th win on January 8, 1996 against Canisius (91-63).

FRIARS IN SEASON OPENERS...With the season opening loss to Vanderbilt, the Friars' all-time record in season opening games goes to 63-9. When that season opening game is at home, PC is 49-4. When the first game is on the road, the Friars are 14-5. In home openers, the Friars are 66-6 all-time. The Vanderbilt loss snapped a four-year streak of wins in season openers and a string of 13 straight home openers dating back to November 29, 1984 when the Friars lost a 70-67 decision to Assumption at the Civic Center. PC's last season opening loss came on November 26, 1993 - a 113-102 overtime loss at Oklahoma State.

BIG EAST OPENERS...The Friars' 83-80 loss to Notre Dame on December 8th extended their BIG EAST season opener's losing streak to nine straight. PC's last win to open the BIG EAST schedule came in December of 1989 against Boston College at home. The Friars are now 3-17 in BIG EAST season openers and 8-12 in their first league contest at home.

FRIARS IN THE NBA...Providence College had eight players and one coach in the NBA last season. They are:
Otis Thorpe - Washington Wizards
Austin Croshere - Indiana Pacers
Eric Murdock - New Jersey Nets
God Shammgod - Washington Wizards
Dickey Simpkins - Chicago Bulls
Michael Smith - Vancouver Grizzlies
Eric Williams - Denver Nuggets
Marty Conlon - Miami Heat

Also, Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens, is one of Providence College's all-time greatest players.

FAMOUS RELATIVES...Senior standout Jamel Thomas is the cousin of the Minnesota Timberwolves' Stephon Marbury.

NEW HOOP STAFF...Joining Tim Welsh at Providence College are three new assistant coaches. Steve DeMeo joined Welsh on April 2nd after the two worked together at Iona. King Rice, a former standout point guard at North Carolina joins the staff after spending five years at Illinois State as an assistant. Bob Walsh comes to Providence after a year at the University of San Diego. He had served as a graduate assistant to Welsh at Iona for two years prior to taking an assistants job in San Diego. Vince Cautero takes over as the administrative assistant. He has been an assistant coach at Florida State (1988-1992) and Florida International (1992-1998).

KENDRICK MOORE SELECTED... Providence College senior guard Kendrick Moore (Hartford, Conn.) has been selected to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the 1998-99 school year. The SAAC is made up of dedicated, hard working student-athletes who are the voice of their fellow student-athletes within the NCAA. The committee meets three times a year in January, March and August. Moore's appointment began on September 1st.

TWO YEAR SENIORS...Two key members to the 1998-99 Friars are seniors Kendrick Moore and Justin Farley. Both close out PC careers this season after transferring two years ago from Missouri. Moore, who graduated in the spring and is currently a graduate student working on his MBA is third on the team in scoring with 10.4 points per game this season. Moore is like a coach on the floor and can play either guard spot. Farley joined the Friars before Christmas last season after transferring from Evansville. The 6-6, 205-pound forward is one of the Friars' first players off the bench and is averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season. He recorded his first double-double of the season with ten points and ten rebounds in the win over Villanova. Both players are excellent students and are candidates for Academic All-America honors this season.

TURNAROUNDS...After losing its first two games this season (worst start since 1932-33), Providence has now won 13 of its last 18 games. The Friars also started the BIG EAST schedule with two losses (Notre Dame and at Rutgers) but have won six of their last eight league games.

1,000 POINT CLUB...Jamel Thomas continues his assault on the Providence College record book. On January 26th, he moved into sixth on PC's all-time scoring list passing Friars great Ernie DiGregorio (1,760). The talented scorer now has 1,761 career points and leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 22.6 points per game average. Here are the Top 10 scorers in PC history:

NO  PLAYER             GP   POINTS 1  Jimmy Walker       81    2,045 2  Eric Murdock      117    2,021 3  Marvin Barnes      89    1,839 4  Joe Hassett       124    1,828 5  Bruce Campbell    122    1,809 6  JAMEL THOMAS      114    1,761 7  Ernie DiGregorio   86    1,760 8  Otis Thorpe       113    1,625 9  Austin Croshere   121    1,52310  John Thompson      79    1,520
DOUBLE FIGURES...Jamel Thomas has now scored in double figures in 53 consecutive games dating back to the final four games of his sophomore year.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES...Thomas has recorded seven double-doubles this season including two in a row against Maine (11/30) and Brown (12/5) and Georgetown (1/9) and Syracuse (1/12)

J. Thomas   TCU         21 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   MAINE       25 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   BROWN       30 pts/10 rebsJ. Thomas   @Pitt       25 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   @ G'town    17 pts/12 rebsJ. Thomas   @Syracuse   19 pts/14 rebsJ. Thomas   @Arkansas   30 pts/10 rebs
REBOUNDER TOO... Thomas led the Friars in rebounding last season with 200 rebounds in 29 games for a 6.9 rebound per game average. He became the first Friar to lead the team in scoring and rebounds since Steve Wright did it in 1987-88. Since 1956-57 only Jim Hadnot (3 times), John Thompson, Marvin Barnes (twice), Rudy Williams, Rich Hunger, Otis Thorpe, Wright and Thomas have led the Friars in both scoring and rebounding in a single season. Thomas currently leads the Friars in scoring (451 pts.) and rebounding (157) through 20 games.

BIG EAST SCORING...Jamel Thomas is second on the Friars' all-time BIG EAST scoring list with 969 points in 64 league games. Here's the list and who is ahead of him:

NO  PLAYER         GP  POINTS1   Eric Murdock   63   1,1452   JAMEL THOMAS   64     969
Thomas leads all active BIG EAST players in scoring with 969 points. He is followed by Richard Hamilton of UCONN with 912 and Tim James of Miami with 849.

BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK...PART III...Jamel Thomas was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week ending January 17th. This marks the third time this season that the Friars' go-to-guy has recorded this honor and the fifth time in his career. Jamel had 19 pts/14 rebounds in upset win at Syracuse and 27 pts/8rebs against Boston College. He was also chosen for the honor on November 18th and on December 7th.

RECORDS WATCH...Thomas became PC's all-time leader in three point field goals made with three at Georgetown. For his career, he now has 178, passing Eric Murdock who had 169 in his career. Thomas is also the all-time leader in three-point attempts with 522 in his career.

1998-99 GAME-BY-GAME...

Game        Min   Pts   Reb  Asts  Stealsvs. Vandy    33    22     8     2      0vs. TCU      34    21    11     3      1URI          30    30     6     2      2UTPA         35    29     7     2      0 NCSU         34    18     7     1      0  @ CSU        32    28     3     1      0MAINE        34    25    11     1      2BROWN        30    30    10     4      1ND           35    21     2     3      1@ Rutgers    35    13     5     2      0PURDUE       33    22     5     4      2@ Pitt       31    25    11     5      3SETON HALL   34    18     9     3      2WVU          39    22     7     0      4@ GT         29    17    12     0      0@ SYR        28    19    14     2      2@ BC         33    27     8     1      3ST. JOHN'S   31    14     3     1      0@ Arkansas   32    30    10     1      4VILLANOVA    31    20     8     6      1
FRIARS VERSUS 1998-99 FOES...
Vanderbilt University:    0-1Texas Christian Univ:     0-1Rhode Island:           60-49Texas Pan-American:       1-0North Carolina State:     1-2Cleveland State:          3-0Maine:                    6-0Brown:                  83-24Purdue:                   2-5Arkansas:                 0-1Boston College:         51-37Georgetown:             14-31Syracuse:                8-34Pittsburgh:             15-18St. John's:             30-51West Virginia:            7-2Connecticut:            20-32Seton Hall:             40-33Miami:                   11-8Rutgers:                  4-2   Villanova:              27-39Notre Dame:               7-4
DOUBLE-DOUBLES....Friars with double-doubles this season:
PLAYER      GAME       J. Thomas   TCU       21 pts/11 rebsE. Maxey    UTPA      20 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   MAINE     25 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   BROWN     30 pts/10 rebsE. Maxey    @Rutgers  13 pts/13 rebsJ. Thomas   @Pitt     25 pts/11 rebsJ. Thomas   @ GT      17 pts/12 rebsJ. Thomas   @ Syr.    19 pts/14 rebsE. Maxey    @ Syr.    14 pts/12 rebsJ. Thomas   @ Ark.    30 pts/10 rebsJ. Farley   VILL.     10 pts/10 rebs
HALFTIME LEADS...The Friars have led at halftime in 13 of their first 20 games this season. Arkansas had the biggest lead at the half this season (57-31). In the other six games, PC trailed by 11 or less. PC is 10-3 when the Friars lead at halftime and 3-4 when they trail.

BOARD GAMES...Despite the Friars lack of size (one player over 6-7), PC is now 11-8 in winning the battle of the boards through 20 games. Villanova and Providence each had 43 rebounds in the January 26th game. Arkansas pulled down a season high 52 boards against the Friars and had a 52-45 edge in the game. Through the first 20 games of the season, the Friars have been outrebounded by a 749-731 margin.

GAME          PC  OPP    DIFFvs. VANDY     28   35    -7.0vs. TCU       30   36    -6.0URI           34   42    -8.0UTPA          36   32    +4.0NCSU          29   32    -3.0@CSU          32   30    +2.0MAINE         42   41    +1.0BROWN         37   27   +10.0ND            28   31    -3.0@Rutgers      37   36    +1.0PURDUE        25   43   -18.0@Pittsburgh   38   36    +2.0SETON HALL    37   31    +6.0WVU           38   48   -10.0@ GT          48   44    +4.0@ SYR         51   41   +10.0@ BC          32   30    +2.0ST. JOHN'S    41   39    +2.0@ Arkansas    45   52   - 7.0VILLANOVA     43   43    ----TOTALS       731  749   -18.0
SUPERPESTS...Keep an eye on Friar guards John Linehan and Corey Wright. Despite their size (5-9 and 5-8 respectively), they have a way of getting under their opponents skin. Combined, the dynamic duo is averaging 9.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 7.7 apg and 5.1 steals per game. These two combined for 105 steals last season and already have 102 this year (5.1 per game). Linehan set a BIG EAST freshman record with nine steals in a game against Pittsburgh. With 43 steals in the first 20 games, Corey Wright is has moved into sixth on the Friar' all-time steals list with 171 in 84 games.
1.  Eric Murdock      117 3762.  Carlton Screen    109 2263.  Harold Starks     117 2074.  Joe Hassett       124 1765.  Michael Brown     123 1746.  Corey Wright       84 171
MORE WRIGHT...Senior guard Corey Wright has become a scoring threat for the Friars this season. Through 20 games, Wright has scored 99 points, 28 more than all of last year. As a sophomore he scored 117 points in 36 games. He is averaging 5.0 points per game on the year. In the November 24th win over North Carolina State, Wright poured in a career high 14 points going 3-4 from the floor with a career high seven free throws in a career high eight attempts. He also had a career high seven assists in the win with three steals.

MAD MAX...Sophomore center Erron Maxey continues to be a force on the boards for the Friars. He collected his third double-double of the season in the win at Syracuse with 14 points and 12 rebounds. It was the fourth double-double of his career. At Rutgers in December, Maxey pulled down a career high 13 rebounds in his second double-double of the year.

 1/12/99   @ Syracuse     14 pts/12 rebs.12/11/98   @ Rutgers      13 pts/13 rebs.11/21/98   TEXAS-PAN AM   20 pts/11rebs.  1/5/98   IONA           12 pts/11 rebs.
FAST STARTS...The Friars' pressure defense and running offense have helped Providence get out to big leads nine times this season. Here's the list of fast starts:
GAME            SCORE  TIME ELAPSEDVanderbilt       17-2          5:42TCU              21-9          7:36URI             20-10         10:27UTPA             23-7          8:00NC State        26-10         10:08@ Cleveland St.  14-2          3:18MAINE             7-0          2:06BROWN            17-4          5:52ND               11-0          2:42
The Friars used a fast second half start against SETON HALL to break that game open. Leading 26-23 at the half, PC opened the second half with an 8-0 run in the first 1:31 on the way to a 21-4 run over the first 6:54 for a 47-27 lead. At Syracuse, the Friars used an 11-2 run over the first 4:45 of the second half to erase a nine-point halftime deficit on the way to a 67-58 win.

NEW FRIARS...The Friars have received national letters of intent from three players for the 1999-2000 season:

Leon Brisport*         F  6-9, 220  Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall/L.A. Valley CC  Mark Jarrell-Wright  G/F  6-5, 180  Fr. Newark, N.J./St. Benedict'sDavid Murray           F  6-9, 220  Jr. New York, N.Y./All Hallows/Mesa (AZ) CC*Brisport is eligible to play in second semester of 1998-99 season.
Also joining the Friars' roster as a transfer from Florida State is Karim Shabazz. He will be eligible in the second semester of the 1999-2000 season.
Karim Shabazz          C  7-2, 230  Jr. Queens, N.Y./Woodmere Acad./Florida State
Shabazz enrolled at Providence for the second semester and is eligible for the second semester of the 1999-2000 season. He has 1-1/2 years of eligibility

ROSTER ADDITION...Junior forward Leon Brisport (6-9, 225 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y.) has joined the Friars' roster for the second semester. Brisport was signed in the November signing period after playing two seasons at Los Angeles Valley Community College. An All-California JC selection last season, Brisport averaged 22.5 points and eight rebounds per game last year.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GAME... Purdue shot 57.1% from the floor, outrebounded the Friars by 18 (43-25) yet lost the game, 87-82. The Boilermakers shot 71.4% (15-21) in the first half yet trailed, 46-43. PC forced 27 turnovers and took 18 more shots in the game.

STARTERS VS. BENCH...The Friars use ten players in their regular rotation. Here's a breakdown through 17 games:

              STARTERS         BENCHGAME         Pts./Rebs     Pts./Rebs.Vanderbilt       51/18          15/9TCU              61/22          18/6URI              62/21         25/11UTPA             74/25          14/8NCSU             46/17          34/8@CSU             72/18         15/11MAINE            55/23         24/14BROWN            56/18         25/15ND               59/16          21/9@ Rutgers        50/24          17/8PURDUE           66/12         21/11@Pitt            56/23         27/14SETON HALL       52/22         13/11WVU              59/21         31/15@ G'town         45/28         25/12@ Syracuse       45/39          19/8@ Boston Coll.   73/23          16/5ST. JOHN'S       37/26         20/15@ Arkansas       64/25         15/18VILLANOVA        67/24         18/16
REBOUNDING MARKS...Jamel Thomas' 14 rebounds at Syracuse were his career best in a a BIG EAST game. The 51 rebounds recorded by the Friars against the Orange was a season best for PC.

THE LAST TIME...The last time PC won back-to-back games against ranked teams came late in the 1994-95 season when the Friars beat #4 Connecticut (Feb. 27) and #11 Villanova (3/4) to end the regular season. They went on to defeat #21 Syracuse in the BIG EAST Tournament before falling to #13 Villanova in the semi-finals giving them four games against ranked teams in 13 days.

"FOUL" SHOOTING...The Friars were just 17-34 (.500) from the charity stripe in the win over Syracuse. PC was 9-10 in the first half, but just 8-24 in the second half and still won the game. Syracuse was just 8-22 (.364) from the line for the entire game.

FARLEY TIME....Senior forward Justin Farley has found his role in the Friars offense. In the last seven games, Farley has provided a spark off the bench scoring season highs of 12 points against Georgetown and Syracuse. He added his first double-double of the season (10/10) versus VILLANOVA. Over the last seven games, Farley has scored 74 points (10.6 ppg) and had 29 rebounds (4.1 rpg) in 24 minutes per game. He played a season-high 27 minutes at Boston College and is averaging 7.1 ppg and 3.4 rpg over the first 20 games this season.

HIGH SCORERS....West Virginia guard Jarett Kearse joined Notre Dame freshman Troy Murphy, Cleveland State's James Madison and TCU's Lee Nailon as players that have scored 30 or more points against the Friars this season.

James Madison - CSU 33 points
Jarett Kearse - WVU 31 points
Troy Murphy - ND 30 pts./11 rebs.
Lee Nailon - TCU 30 pts./10 rebs.

Madison is the first player to score 33 or more points on the Friars since December 21, 1995 when Reggie Freeman lit the PC up for 37 points in a 92-83 loss at Texas.

BIG EAST STARTS...The Friars have started the BIG EAST schedule with an 0-2 mark in three of the last four seasons. PC was 0-3 in the league last year before winning in the fourth league game. The Friars have started the BIG EAST schedule with an 0-2 record or worse in 14 of the BIG EAST's 20 seasons. PC has won five of its last seven league games after the 0-2 start.

TOUGH PLACES...The Friars win at the Fitzgerald Field House at Pittsburgh was just the Friars third against Pittsburgh on the Panthers home court. PC is now 3-13 at Pitt. The Friars are just 3-15 at Georgetown and 3-15 at Syracuse after winning their last two games at the Carrier Dome.

OVERTIME BLUES...The Friars overtime win against West Virginia snapped a five-game overtime losing streak for the Friars that dated back to 3/19/95 (PC defeated Syracuse 71-69 at the BIG EAST Tournament). The Friars were 0-2 in 1995-96 and 0-3 in 1996-97 in the extra stanza. The West Virginia win evened the Friars' all-time record in overtime to 42-42.

WILD WEST VIRGINIA...PC and West Virginia set several BIG EAST records in the 90-87 overtime win on January 5th. The 59 free throws taken by the Friars is a BIG EAST and Providence College record. The previous record for the Friars was 55 set against Alaska-Fairbanks in the 1996 Top of the World Classic. West Virginia's 41 fouls was a BIG EAST record as were the 39 overtime points that the two teams combined for. The Mountaineers had six players foul out while the Friars had two. Providence was 16-21 from the free throw line in overtime.

50 OR BETTER...PC shot over 50% (50.8%) in the win over Boston College on January 17. That marked the fourth time this season that PC has shot 50% or better in a game. The Friars are 4-0 when they hit half their shots or more.

HOG HIGHS...Arkansas scored 118 points the most ever by an opponent versus the Friars. The 15-three pointers Arkansas scored were the most ever by an opponent. The 45 field goals equalled the most ever by an opponent versus PC. Arkansas' 29 assists were a season high against Providence and the 26 turnovers by the Friars were a season high. Arkansas' 52 rebounds were the most this season by a PC opponent.

FAST PACE...The Friars have already equalled their total win total of last season with 13 (13-16 in 97-98) and are one away from their BIG EAST total of seven (7-11). PC has eight games left this season.

CHANGING TIMES...Please note the following time changes on the Friars' schedule.

February 15 at St. John's - Originally a 7:00 p.m. game, this game will be moved to 7:30 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN2.

1998-99 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WINS AND LOSSES

FRIARS RECORD WHEN...Providence  shoots 50% or better  from the floor............. 4 - 0Providence shoots less than 50% from the floor............... 9 - 7 Providence holds opponent to 50% or less from the floor......10 - 5Providence opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor...... 3 - 2Providence outrebounds opponent.............................. 8 - 3Opponent outrebounds Providence.............................. 4 - 4Providence makes 40% of three point tries.................... 5 - 1Providence makes less than 40% of three point tries.......... 8 - 6Providence scores less than 60 points........................ 0 - 1Providence  scores 60 or more points.........................13 - 6Providence scores 70  or more points.........................11 - 4Providence scores 80  or more points.........................10 - 1Opponent held to less than  60 points........................ 2 - 0Opponent scores 60 or more points............................11 - 7Opponent scores 70 or more points............................ 7 - 7Opponent scores 80 or more points............................ 2 - 4
FRIARS WHEN AHEAD, TIED AND TRAILING....
                WHEN  AHEAD    WHEN TIED    WHEN TRAILINGHalftime             10 - 3        -----            3 - 4 10 Minutes Left       9 - 1        0 - 0            4 - 6 5 Minutes Left       12 - 2        0 - 0            1 - 5
STARTING LINEUPS RECORDS:
7 - 5: Linehan-Moore-Maxey-Thomas-Connolly
6 - 2: Linehan-Camah-Maxey-Thomas-Connolly

RECORDS AS STARTERS

 0 - 0:  Leon Brisport 6 - 2:  Jamaal Camah 0 - 0:  Llewellyn Cole13 - 7:  Sean Connolly 0 - 0:  Justin Farley13 - 7:  John Linehan13 - 7:  Erron Maxey 7 - 5:  Kendrick Moore 0 - 0:  Ben Perkins 13 - 7:  Jamel Thomas 0 - 0:  Corey Wright
GAMES LOST - INJURY/ILLNESS/ACADEMICS (17)

Kareem Hayletts -
Arthroscopic surgery - cartilage right knee
(VU, TCU, URI, UTPA, NCST, CSU, ME, BR, ND)

Kendrick Moore -
Stress fracture - left foot
(UTPA, NCST, CSU, ME, BR, ND, Rut)
Sprained right knee
(VILL)

GAMES LED PC IN:
Scoring: Thomas (18.0), Connolly (2.0)
Rebounding: Thomas (13.0), Maxey (6.0), Farley (1.0)
Scoring and Rebounding: Thomas (13.0)
DOUBLE/DOUBLES: Thomas (7), Maxey (3), Farley (1)
20-POINT GAMES: Thomas (14), Connolly (2), Maxey (1)
30-POINT GAMES: Thomas (3)

Average Win: (152): 11.7
Average Loss: (87): 12.5
Overall: (+65): +3.3

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