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Tuesday, December 1
Asheville, N.C.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
2-1,0-0Big East
63
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62
Davidson
1-2,0-0Atlantic 10
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Davidson
31
31
62
Providence
35
28
63
Men’s Basketball Defeats Davidson, 63-62, In The Maui Invitational
12/1/2020 9:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Nate Watson scored a team-high 22 points.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Providence College men's basketball team defeated Davidson College, 63-62, on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in its second game of the Maui Invitational in Asheville, N.C. Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) scored a game-high 22 points for the Friars. Providence never surrendered the lead in the game.
"We faced a very well-coached and physical team," Head Coach Ed Cooley said. "I'm very proud of our guys."
Greg Gantt (Fayetteville, N.C.) knocked down a three-point basket for the Friars first points of the game at the 19:39 mark. Heading into the first media timeout, Providence led 9-2. Davidson had yet to make a field goal.
After two layups by David Duke (Providence, R.I.), the Friars took a 13-point lead, 15-2. The Friars were on a 12-0 run, forcing a Davidson timeout with 13:27 left in the half. The Wildcats had not scored in over five minutes.
Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) stole the ball and scored in the paint at the 8:23 mark. The Friars had made six of their last eight shots and were on a 10-0 run. Davidson took another timeout as the Friars were in control, 27-8, their largest lead of the game.
With 5:52 remaining in the half, Watson converted on an alley-oop assisted by Bynum. Meanwhile, Davidson led a 10-0 run ahead of the final media timeout of the half to narrow the Friars lead to 33-27.
The Wildcats continued to control the final minutes of the half, scoring in the final seconds to bring them within four. Providence did not have a field goal in the last 5:52 minutes and had missed their last nine shots.
The Friars led at the half, 35-31. Providence shot 13-28 (46.4%) from the field, 2-9 (22.2%) from three, and 7-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line. Davidson shot 11-28 (39.3%) from the field, 4-12 (33.3%) from three, and 5-7 (71.4%) from the free throw line.
Watson got the second half started for the Friars with a dunk in the paint at the 19:21 mark. The two teams traded multiple baskets ahead of the 15:42 media timeout. Providence maintained a five-point advantage, 44-39.
Entering the third media timeout of the half, the Friars had been in a scoring drought for over three minutes. Watson completed an and-one to break the drought with 7:20 remaining, extending the Friars lead to 57-51.
It was a one-possession game at the final media timeout, with the Friars leading 57-55. The teams continued to trade baskets leading up to the last two minutes of the game. With 33 seconds on the clock, Davidson called a timeout while Providence held the lead 63-62. The Friars made two consecutive defensive stops to close out the game.
Providence finished 25-56 (44.6%) from the field, 2-16 (12.5%) from three, and 11-15 (73.3%) from the free throw line. Davidson finished 21-52 (40.4%) from the field, 8-21 (38.1%) from three, and 12-15 (80.0%) from the free throw line. Kellan Grady and Hyunjung Lee each scored a team-high 17 points for the Wildcats.
Three players finished in double-figures for the Friars in Bynum, Duke, and Watson. Noah Horchler (Melbourne Beach, Fla.) had a team-high eight rebounds. The Friars only turned the ball over four times in comparison to Davidson's 11 turnovers.
Up next, the Friars will compete for fifth place against UNLV/Alabama in the Maui Invitational on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
DC
PROV
FG%
.404
.446
3FG%
.381
.125
FT%
.800
.733
RB
34
32
TO
11
4
STL
0
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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