Providence College Athletics

Sunday, January 23
Providence, R.I.
2:00 PM ET

Providence College

69
vs
82

West Virginia

Friars Fall To West Virginia

1/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Jan. 23, 2000

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lionel Armstead scored 18 points as West Virginia handed Providence its fourth-straight loss Sunday, 82-69.

It was the first victory for West Virginia in Providence since the Mountaineers joined the Big East Conference in 1996.

Marcus Goree had his seventh double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, and Calvin Bowman added 17 points for West Virginia (10-6, 2-3 Big East).

Romuald Augustin scored a career-best 21 points for Providence (8-10, 1-4).

The Mountaineers, who never trailed in the contest, jumped out to a 20-6 lead after seven minutes in which Bowman and Armstead each scored six points.

Erron Maxey's 10 points helped the Friars erase the deficit and tie the score 30-30 with 4:08 left in the half, but the Mountaineers then built a 40-32 lead by halftime, largely due to a 12-1 edge in free throws.

Augustin scored 18 points in the second half and brought the Friars to within 51-48. The Mountaineers then pulled away, helped by poor 3-point shooting by the Friars who made just five of 24 for the game.

The Friars were also outshot at the foul line, 22 to six.

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