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Men’s Basketball Defeats The Madrid All-Stars, 103-70
8/18/2023 4:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Corey Floyd led the Friars with 17 points.
MADRID, Spain– The Providence College men's basketball team opened its tour in Spain with a 103-70 win over the Madrid All-Stars in Madrid on Friday, August 18. The Friars are making their first foreign tour since they went to Italy in 2018 and their first tour of Spain since 1977. Sophomore Corey Floyd (Franklin, N.J.) led the Friars with 17 points on 5-9 shooting overall, including 5-8 from three. Junior Bryce Hopkins (Oak Park, Ill.) and graduate student Will McNair (Philadelphia, Pa.) each added a double-double. Hopkins had 11 points and 12 rebounds and McNair added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
"I wanted to see how well we could compete tonight; how well we executed on both sides of the ball; and I wanted to see our togetherness," Friar Head Coach Kim English said. "I thought we had some good moments and I saw some areas that we need to improve. I'm really excited to get back and watch the film and see those areas that we can get better. Ticket [Gaines] and Slim [Rafael Castro] both played very hard and they were both unselfish. In basketball if those are your superlatives you will have success. A bunch of guys had some good plays tonight."
1st Quarter:
• The Friars led 28-16 after 10 minutes of action.
• Ticket Gaines led the Friars with eight points.
• Will McNair had three points and a team-high five rebounds
2nd Quarter:
•At halftime, the Friars held a 52-36 lead, outscoring the All-Stars, 24-20, in the 2nd quarter.
• Jayden Pierre paced the Friars with five points and two assists.
3nd Quarter:
•The Friars had a productive 3rd quarter, outscoring the All-Stars, 27-13.
• Josh Oduro had six points in five minutes of action.
4th Quarter:
•The Friars outscored the All-Stars, 24-21, in the final 10 minutes of play.
• Rafael Castro, Donovan Santoro and Corey Floyd each had six points.
• Floyd was 2-2 from three in the fourth quarter.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• The Friars were playing their first game under their new Head Coach Kim English.
• Five Friars were playing their first game in a Providence uniform – Gaines, McNair, Oduro, Dual, and Santoro.
• Three Friars did not play due to injuries Carter (wrist), Fernandez (leg), and Barron (shoulder).
• Jayden Pierre was 3-4 from three.
• Rafael Castro was a perfect 8-8 from the field.
• Friars shot 45.2 % from three (14-31) and 54.4% overall from the field.
• The Friars outrebounded the Madrid All-Stars, 47-25.
• The Friars had 23 assists on 37 made baskets.
Scoring By Period:
Team 1st quar 2nd quar 3rd quar 4th quar Total
PC 28 24 27 24 103
Mad. 16 20 13 21 70
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence will return to action on Monday, August 21 when the Friars play Valencia in Valencia, Spain at 7:00 p.m. (1 p.m. ET).
- GO FRIARS! -
"I wanted to see how well we could compete tonight; how well we executed on both sides of the ball; and I wanted to see our togetherness," Friar Head Coach Kim English said. "I thought we had some good moments and I saw some areas that we need to improve. I'm really excited to get back and watch the film and see those areas that we can get better. Ticket [Gaines] and Slim [Rafael Castro] both played very hard and they were both unselfish. In basketball if those are your superlatives you will have success. A bunch of guys had some good plays tonight."
1st Quarter:
• The Friars led 28-16 after 10 minutes of action.
• Ticket Gaines led the Friars with eight points.
• Will McNair had three points and a team-high five rebounds
2nd Quarter:
•At halftime, the Friars held a 52-36 lead, outscoring the All-Stars, 24-20, in the 2nd quarter.
• Jayden Pierre paced the Friars with five points and two assists.
3nd Quarter:
•The Friars had a productive 3rd quarter, outscoring the All-Stars, 27-13.
• Josh Oduro had six points in five minutes of action.
4th Quarter:
•The Friars outscored the All-Stars, 24-21, in the final 10 minutes of play.
• Rafael Castro, Donovan Santoro and Corey Floyd each had six points.
• Floyd was 2-2 from three in the fourth quarter.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• The Friars were playing their first game under their new Head Coach Kim English.
• Five Friars were playing their first game in a Providence uniform – Gaines, McNair, Oduro, Dual, and Santoro.
• Three Friars did not play due to injuries Carter (wrist), Fernandez (leg), and Barron (shoulder).
• Jayden Pierre was 3-4 from three.
• Rafael Castro was a perfect 8-8 from the field.
• Friars shot 45.2 % from three (14-31) and 54.4% overall from the field.
• The Friars outrebounded the Madrid All-Stars, 47-25.
• The Friars had 23 assists on 37 made baskets.
Scoring By Period:
Team 1st quar 2nd quar 3rd quar 4th quar Total
PC 28 24 27 24 103
Mad. 16 20 13 21 70
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence will return to action on Monday, August 21 when the Friars play Valencia in Valencia, Spain at 7:00 p.m. (1 p.m. ET).
- GO FRIARS! -
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