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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, November 18
Providence, R.I.
7:30 p.m.
Providence College
89
vs
52
Pennsylvania (Preseason NIT second round)
Providence Cruises Past Pennsylvania, 89-52
11/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2004
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Sophomore Dwight Brewington went 5-for-5 from 3-point range, scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high10 rebounds to secure his first collegiate double-double Thursday night, leading Providence to an 89-52 win over Pennsylvania in the second round of the Preseason NIT.
Senior guard Ryan Gomes, who finished with 10 points and a career-high eight assists, hit a pair of 3-pointers 29 seconds apart during an 18-2 run midway through the first half as the Friars (2-0) broke the game open.
Providence plays No. 2 Wake Forest in the semifinals on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Gerald Brown had 12 points and Donnie McGrath 10 for the Friars, who shot 65.5 percent (36-of-55) in the game. Providence was 11-of-17 on 3-point attempts.
Jan Fikel led the Quakers (1-1) with 13 points. Penn, overmatched by Providence's quickness, shot just 34.5 percent (10-of-29) in the first half.
Brewington scored 19 in the NIT opening-round win over Niagara on Tuesday.
The Friars, who hit 20-of-31 shots in the first half, took a 46-25 halftime lead.
Providence, which never trailed, went on its 18-2 run over a 4:55 stretch, pulling to a 25-9 lead. Gomes, the Big East's preseason player of the year, had seven points in the run.
Penn never got the lead below double-digits the rest of the way.
The Friars went on a 21-4 run in the second half to pull to a 78-39 lead with just over 10 minutes left, their largest lead of the game.
PC also posted its largest margin of victory (37 over Penn) since a 44-point win over Morgan State on Dec. 27, 2001, a 91-47 win.The Friars will face Wake Forest (2-0) on Wednesday evening in the semi-finals of the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden. The Deamon Deacons defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 81-67.
Providence (2-0) returns to action Saturday, November 20, as it hosts Saint Thomas Aquinas at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.
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