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Providence College Athletics
Tuesday, December 5
Norman, Okla.
7:00 PM
Providence College
7-2,0-0Big East
51
at
72
University of Oklahoma
8-0,0-0Big 12
1
2
F
Providence
31
20
51
Oklahoma
35
37
72
Men’s Basketball Defeated by No.19/22 Oklahoma, 72-51, In the BIG EAST-BIG 12 Battle
12/5/2023 9:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Devin Carter and Josh Oduro combined for 32 of the team's 51 points.
NORMAN, Okla. -The Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the No.19/22 University of Oklahoma (8-0), 72-51, in the BIG EAST-BIG 12 Battle on Tuesday, December 5 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. With the loss, the Friars moved to a 7-2 overall record on the season. The Friars took their first lead of the game, 40-39, with 15:21 left in the second half but were outscored 33-11 over the remainder of the game.
FIRST HALF: •The Sooners started the game off with nine unanswered points in first two minutes of the game to force a Providence timeout with 18:15 on the clock.
• At the first media timeout (16:01 mark), the Friars trailed, 12-0.
• Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) put Providence on the board with three consecutive three-pointers, closing the gap to three. Sooners led, 12-9.
•Oklahoma extended the lead back to six to put the game at 17-11 entering the 12-under media timeout (11:30 mark).
•Over a 6:43 minute span, the Friars went on a 13-8 scoring run led by Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) with six points. At the 3:14 minute mark, Josh Oduro (Gainesville, Va.) drained a field goal to put the Friars within two points, 23-25.
•Rich Barron (Chicago, Ill.) scored a layup with nine seconds left to close the scoring of the half. Entering the locker room, Providence trailed by four, 35-31.
•With 13 points, Carter was the lone Friar to enter double digit scoring in the first half.
•Providence shot 12-25 (48.0%) from the field, 4-11 (36.36%) from three and 3-3 (100%) from the free throw line. •Oklahoma shot 14-30 (46.7%) from the field, 4-14 (28.57%) from three with 3-3 (100%) from the free throw line. SECOND HALF:
•Carter opened the scoring for the Friars in the second half with a three-pointer from the top of the key.
•Over the first four minutes of the second half, Providence outscored the Sooners, 9-4. With 15:21 on the clock, Oduro flushed a fade-away jump shot to give the Friars the first lead of the game, 40-39. With the layup, Oduro entered the double-digit scoring column with 11 points.
• The game became a back-and-forth match with three lead changes over a 2:08 minute span. At the 13:39 minute mark, the Sooners led by one, 43-42.
• At the 12-under media timeout, (11:08 mark), Providence trailed, 47-42.
• The Friars endured a 9-0 scoring drought over a span of 2:27 minutes. With 5:49 left, Oklahoma led, 60-46.
•The Sooners maintained the lead for the remainder of the half. Oklahoma's Otega Oewh scored off a three-point jumper to close the game at 72-51.
NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS: • Carter shined both offensively and defensively, leading the team with 17 points, five blocks and three rebounds.
• The Friars scored 30 points in the paint, nine off the bench, and nine off turnovers. Defensively, Providence recorded 22 defensive rebounds, eight blocks, and four steals.
• Providence moved to a 3-2 all-time series record in BIG EAST-BIG 12 Battle matchups.
•Providence finished 21-52 (40.4 %) from the field, 5-23 (21.7%) from three and 4-6 (66.7%) from the free throw line.
•Oklahoma finished 28-60 (46.7%) from the field, 6-19 (31.6%) from three and 10-11 (90.9%) from the free throw line.
WHAT'S NEXT:
•The Friars will play Brown University in a non-conference match on Sunday, Dec.10 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
PROV
OU
FG%
.404
.467
3FG%
.217
.316
FT%
.667
.909
RB
23
40
TO
15
15
STL
4
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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