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Providence College Athletics
Sunday, December 1
Anaheim, Calif.
6:00 P.M.
Providence College
5-4,0-0Big East
80
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77
Pepperdine
3-6,0-0WCC
1
2
F
Providence
38
42
80
Pepperdine
31
46
77
Men's Basketball Tops Pepperdine, 80-77, In Wooden Legacy
12/1/2019 9:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Fourty-one of the Friars’ 80 points were from the bench.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Providence College men's basketball team was able to hold off the Pepperdine Waves, 80-77, on Dec. 1 at the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, Calif. The win improves the Friars' record to 5-4 on the. Fourty-one of the Friars' 80 points were from the bench.
Providence had four players in double-digits. They were led offensively by junior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, R.I.) and sophomore A.J. Reeves (Roxbury, Mass.) who both scored a season high, 15 points. Watson went 7-10 from the field and grabbed three rebounds. Reeves shot 4-8 from the field and 2-6 from three-point land. Senior Alpha Diallo (New York, N.Y.) led the squad in both rebounds (9) and assists (6). The guard/forward also contributed 13 points and two steals. David Duke (Providence, R.I.) was the final Friar in double-digit scoring with 10 and five rebounds.
Kalif Young (Vaughan, Ontario) opened the scoring for the Friars on a jump shot from the inside left. He ended the game with eight points and seven rebounds. The Friars struggled scoring at first and went into the first media time out with five-point deficit. The Waves had the lead 7-2.
Luwane Pipkins (Chicago, Ill.) scored the first three of the afternoon followed by a quick floater to bring the Friars within one (12-11) with 12:01 left in the first half. Reeves and Watson were able to finish in the paint coming out of the timeout. Pepperdine held onto their lead as they led 23-19 with 7:54 on the clock.
Providence went on a 6-0 run with made baskets from Watson and Diallo all down low. The Friars led 26-25 with 4:52 left. Both teams traded baskets down the stretch. The Friars extended their lead to seven with less than a minute on the clock which was sparked by threes from White, Gantt and a put back slam from Watson.
After 20 minutes of play, Providence shot 14-30 (46.7%) from the field and 3-12 (25%). The Waves were 12-30 (40.0%) from the floor and 4-11 (36.4%) from three. The Friars crashed the glass with 24 rebounds compared to Pepperdine's, 12.
Pepperdine opened the half with a three to pull them within four. Young scored on a reverse layup and quickly got back on defense to force a Pepperdine turnover. Down the other end, White scored his second three ball from the outside left. The Waves responded with a three of their own to make the score 43-37.
With 16:40 on the clock, Pepperdine went on a 7-0 run that Reeves ended with a pair of made free throws followed by a three to make the score 48-41 with 13:19 left.
Diallo converted on an and one in the paint to give the Friars an 11-point lead. Less than 30 seconds later, Holt found himself in the same situation down low making the basket and getting sent to the line. Holt made the free throw to give PC a 61-47 lead, their largest of the lead of the day.
Pepperdine found the bottom of the net, going 4-5 on their field goals. The score was 63-54 with 7:28 on the clock.
Reeves buried his second three of the night which the Waves were able to answer on their end with a three of their own. Pepperdine's Jan Zidek fouled out with 5:30 on the clock sending Watson to the line for an and one.
Going into the final media timeout of the half, Providence led 71-67. Colbey Ross scored the last eight points for the Waves which Duke has been able to respond on his own with four points with a dunk and layup.
With just a little over a minute to play Diallo scored on a second chance layup. The Waves made a basket down low to bring them within two, 77-75. In the last minute the Friars were able to hold off the Waves at the line going 3-4 to hold the lead.
Up next, Providence heads on the road to the University of Rhode Island on Dec. 6. The game is set to start at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcasted on ESPN2.
-GO FRIARS-
Providence had four players in double-digits. They were led offensively by junior Nate Watson (Portsmouth, R.I.) and sophomore A.J. Reeves (Roxbury, Mass.) who both scored a season high, 15 points. Watson went 7-10 from the field and grabbed three rebounds. Reeves shot 4-8 from the field and 2-6 from three-point land. Senior Alpha Diallo (New York, N.Y.) led the squad in both rebounds (9) and assists (6). The guard/forward also contributed 13 points and two steals. David Duke (Providence, R.I.) was the final Friar in double-digit scoring with 10 and five rebounds.
Kalif Young (Vaughan, Ontario) opened the scoring for the Friars on a jump shot from the inside left. He ended the game with eight points and seven rebounds. The Friars struggled scoring at first and went into the first media time out with five-point deficit. The Waves had the lead 7-2.
Luwane Pipkins (Chicago, Ill.) scored the first three of the afternoon followed by a quick floater to bring the Friars within one (12-11) with 12:01 left in the first half. Reeves and Watson were able to finish in the paint coming out of the timeout. Pepperdine held onto their lead as they led 23-19 with 7:54 on the clock.
Providence went on a 6-0 run with made baskets from Watson and Diallo all down low. The Friars led 26-25 with 4:52 left. Both teams traded baskets down the stretch. The Friars extended their lead to seven with less than a minute on the clock which was sparked by threes from White, Gantt and a put back slam from Watson.
After 20 minutes of play, Providence shot 14-30 (46.7%) from the field and 3-12 (25%). The Waves were 12-30 (40.0%) from the floor and 4-11 (36.4%) from three. The Friars crashed the glass with 24 rebounds compared to Pepperdine's, 12.
Pepperdine opened the half with a three to pull them within four. Young scored on a reverse layup and quickly got back on defense to force a Pepperdine turnover. Down the other end, White scored his second three ball from the outside left. The Waves responded with a three of their own to make the score 43-37.
With 16:40 on the clock, Pepperdine went on a 7-0 run that Reeves ended with a pair of made free throws followed by a three to make the score 48-41 with 13:19 left.
Diallo converted on an and one in the paint to give the Friars an 11-point lead. Less than 30 seconds later, Holt found himself in the same situation down low making the basket and getting sent to the line. Holt made the free throw to give PC a 61-47 lead, their largest of the lead of the day.
Pepperdine found the bottom of the net, going 4-5 on their field goals. The score was 63-54 with 7:28 on the clock.
Reeves buried his second three of the night which the Waves were able to answer on their end with a three of their own. Pepperdine's Jan Zidek fouled out with 5:30 on the clock sending Watson to the line for an and one.
Going into the final media timeout of the half, Providence led 71-67. Colbey Ross scored the last eight points for the Waves which Duke has been able to respond on his own with four points with a dunk and layup.
With just a little over a minute to play Diallo scored on a second chance layup. The Waves made a basket down low to bring them within two, 77-75. In the last minute the Friars were able to hold off the Waves at the line going 3-4 to hold the lead.
Up next, Providence heads on the road to the University of Rhode Island on Dec. 6. The game is set to start at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcasted on ESPN2.
-GO FRIARS-
Team Stats
PC
PEP
FG%
.474
.433
3FG%
.333
.409
FT%
.741
.696
RB
39
34
TO
16
12
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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