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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, February 22
Storrs, Conn.
6:30 PM
Providence College
20-8,12-5Big East
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at
87
University of Connecticut
21-7,10-7Big East
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Providence
32
37
69
UConn
37
50
87
No. 20/18 Men’s Basketball Falls To No. 18/23 UConn, 87-69
2/22/2023 9:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bryce Hopkins led the way with 16 points.
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 20/18 Providence College men's basketball team falls to No. 18/23 UConn (21-7, 10-7 BIG EAST), 87-69, on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. The Friars fell to 20-8 overall and 12-5 in BIG EAST play. Sophomore Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) led with Friars with a team-high 16 points. Graduate Student Jared Bynum (Largo, Md.) and graduate student Noah Locke (Baltimore, Md.) added 14 and 11 points, respectively.
FIRST HALF:
FIRST HALF:
- Hopkins converted a layup and a mid-range jumper to net the Friars first four points. PC trailed 7-6 at the first media timeout.
- UConn went on a 9-2 run and held Providence scoreless for over four minutes before a Devin Carter (Miami, Fla.) floater ended the drought.
- At the 11:47 mark, Clifton Moore (Ambler, Pa.) knocked down the first three-pointer of the night for the Friars and narrowed the UConn lead to 13-11 at the second media timeout.
- More than halfway through the half, Bynum nailed back-to-back three-pointers to give PC a 20-18 advantage at the third media timeout.
- After a quick UConn 9-0 spurt, Bynum calmed the storm with another three-ball to cut the PC deficit to 27-25 going to the final media timeout of the half.
- The Huskies outscored the Friars, 5-0 in the final minute of first half action.
- UConn led 37-32 at halftime.
- Bynum was the only player to reach double digits (12 points) before half after going 4-4 from three-point territory.
- Providence shot 13-33 (43.3%) from the field, 6-14 (42.9%) from three and did not attempt a free throw.
- Connecticut shot 16-28 (57.1%) from the field, 5-10 (50.0%) from three and did not attempt a free throw.
- Following two quick buckets from UConn, Bynum got the Friars on the board in the second half with a reverse layup.
- Ed Croswell (Philadelphia, Pa.) converted a layup plus the foul to hit the first free throw of the game for PC.
- Providence manufactured a 7-0 run powered by a pair of free throws from Croswell, a left wing three-pointer from Locke and a steal and slam by Carter.
- Providence chipped away at the UConn lead to cut it to 48-46 at the first media timeout.
- Providence went a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line, but UConn led 58-52 at the second media timeout.
- The Huskies produced an 18-2 run to fuel their largest lead of 19 points (73-54) while holding Providence without a field goal for 9:16 of the contest.
- At the 4:23 mark, Hopkins hit a three-pointer. UConn took a commanding 77-61 margin at the final media timeout.
- Providence finished 22-53 (41.5%) from the field, 8-20 (40.0%) from three and 17-20 (85.0%) from the free throw line.
- Connecticut finished 32-60 (53.3%) from the field, 10-21 (47.6%) from three and 13-14 (92.9%) from the free throw line.
- Three players finished in double figures for the Friars, in Hopkins (16), Bynum (14), and Locke (11)
- The Huskies doubled up the Friars on the boards, 40-20.
- UConn outscored PC in the paint, 42-24.
- The Huskies dished out 11 more assists (20-9) and outscored the Friars 14-6 on the fast break.
- The Friars are now in a three-way tie with Creighton and Xavier for second place in the BIG EAST standings.
- It was announced on February 20 that sophomore Hopkins was named BIG EAST Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg.
- The Friars are ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll. It is the team's seventh week in the polls.
- PC is 8-0 in BIG EAST home games this season - it marks the first time ever the team has been 8-0.
- Providence will visit Georgetown on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on FOX.
- Providence trails the all time series, 33-47. Earlier this season, the Friars earned a, 74-62, home victory over the Hoyas.
Team Stats
PROV
UConn
FG%
.415
.533
3FG%
.400
.476
FT%
.850
.929
RB
20
40
TO
9
13
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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