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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, March 10
New York, N.Y.
9:00 P.M.
Providence College
13-13,9-10Big East
62
vs
70
DePaul
5-13,2-13Big East
1
2
F
DePaul
35
35
70
Providence
36
26
62
Men’s Basketball Falls to DePaul in BIG EAST Tournament, 70-62
3/11/2021 12:07:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Watson and Horchler combined for 35 points.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The No. 6 seeded Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the No. 11 seeded DePaul Blue Demons, 70-62, on Wednesday, March 10 in the First Round of the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. The Friars record moved to 13-13 overall.
Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) registered 18 points and nine rebounds in the game. Noah Horchler (Melbourne Beach, Fla.) added 17 points and seven rebounds.
"It just was not meant to be for the Friars this year, and that is unfortunate," Head Coach Ed Cooley said. "I appreciate [the players'] effort all season. They are wonderful kids. Hopefully I can do a better job with our next group when they come in."
DePaul held the Friars scoreless for the first 2:34 minutes of the game. At the 17:22 mark, Watson put the Friars on the board. Neither team found much success on offense to open the game. DePaul led 5-4 at the first media timeout.
With 11:39 remaining in the first half, DePaul's Javon Freeman-Liberty made a layup to cap off a quick 10-0 scoring run. The Blue Demons extended their lead to nine points, at 17-8. The Friars had four turnovers in the last 4:02 minutes and had not scored in nearly three minutes.
At the 9:19 mark, junior David Duke (Providence, R.I.) made a mid-range jumper for his first field goal of the game. On the next possession, DePaul's Charlie Moore buried a three-pointer. The Friars responded with an 8-0 scoring run, powered by sophomore Brycen Goodine (New Bedford, Mass.). The Friars trailed by only one, 21-20.
With 6:41 left in the half, Goodine knocked down a three-pointer from the left corner. The Friars regained the lead. Duke added a jumper at the 5:35 mark. The Friars had made five of their last seven attempts from the field. The Friars led 25-24.
Ahead of the final timeout of the half, Horchler converted from three-point territory on back-to-back possessions. Horchler was the only Friar to reach double-figures before halftime. The teams traded several baskets in the final minutes.
The Friars led at the half, 36-35. Providence shot 12-32 (37.5%) from the field, 3-12 (25.0%) from three, and 9-16 (56.3%) from the free throw line. DePaul shot 12-29 (41.4%) from the field, 4-11 (36.4%) from three, and 7-11 (63.6%) from the free throw line.
The Blue Demons opened the second half on an 8-1 scoring run. The Friars did not make their first field goal of the second half until the 16:32 mark, when Horchler notched a steal and made a three-pointer. DePaul led 45-40 at the 15:55 timeout.
With 14:20 remaining, A.J. Reeves (Roxbury, Mass.) knocked down his first three-pointer of the game. At the 11:28 mark, Horchler added his fourth three-pointer to end a Friars scoring drought of over two minutes. DePaul led 49-46.
In the sequence leading up to the 7:41 media timeout, Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) and DePaul's Javon Freeman-Liberty traded baskets. The Blue Demons held a two-point advantage, 55-53.
Led by Charlie Moore, the Blue Demons extended their lead to seven in the next stretch. The Friars took a timeout with 3:20 left to play. The Friars had missed each of their last seven attempts from the field and had not made a field goal in nearly five minutes. DePaul led 62-55.
The Friars continued to struggle offensively as the game reached its final two minutes. The Blue Demons were able to close out the game with defensive stops and free throw conversions. DePaul out-rebounded the Friars by 11 in the game. The Blue Demons held the lead for a total of 32:50 minutes in comparison to 5:50 minutes for the Friars.
Providence finished 20-57 (35.1%) from the field, 7-26 (26.9%) from three, and 15-29 (51.7%) from the free throw line. DePaul finished 25-54 (46.3%) from the field, 4-16 (25.0%) from three, and 16-26 (61.5%) from the free throw line. Javon Freeman-Liberty and Charlie Moore tied for a game-high 21 points each for the Blue Demons.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
DePaul
PROV
FG%
.463
.351
3FG%
.250
.269
FT%
.615
.517
RB
46
35
TO
15
16
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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