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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, March 22
Providence, R.I. (NIT First Round)
7:30 PM
Providence College
69
vs
64
Charleston
Friars Stay Alive In NIT
3/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 22, 2003
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rob Sanders scored a career-high 20 points and Ryan Gomes added 19 to lead Providence past College of Charleston 69-64 in a second-round NIT game Saturday night.
The Friars (18-13) will host Georgetown (16-14) on Monday night.
Tony Mitchell scored 13 points to lead Charleston (25-8).
Sanders and Gomes shot a combined 18-of-25 from the field, and they teamed for 15 rebounds.
They each made their first four shots, and the Friars jumped to a 20-16 lead. But the Cougars rallied to take a 35-34 halftime lead on a 3-pointer by Troy Wheless with 1 second left.
The teams exchanged the lead once early in the second half before the Friars surged ahead by seven. The Cougars fought back in the next 1:27 on two 3-pointers to tie it at 47-all.
Providence regained the lead and extended it to as much as 64-56 with 3:37 left, on Sheiku Kabba's two free throws. The Friars made four free throws the rest of the way to seal the victory.
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