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6:30 PM
Providence College Athletics
Tuesday, November 12
Providence, R.I.
6:30 PM
Providence College
3-0,0-0Big East
60
vs
51
Hampton
1-2,0-0CAA
1
2
F
Hampton
30
21
51
Providence
22
38
60
Men’s Basketball Defeats Hampton, 60-51, And Improves To 3-0 On The Season
11/12/2024 9:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Three Friars scored in double figures.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's basketball team defeated the Hampton Pirates (1-2), 60-51, in a non-conference game on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) and Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) each scored a team-high 13 points and Pierre tacked on six rebounds. Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) aided the team with 10 points.
FIRST HALF:
• Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) opened the game's scoring in the Friars' first possession with a three. Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) followed with a put-back dunk.
• At the first media timeout (16:00), the Friars held a 5-0 advantage over the Pirates.
• Exiting the timeout, Pierre flushed another three to extend Providence's lead to 8-0.
• Hampton scored its first points off a jumper in the paint six minutes into the game (13:16).
• The Friars entered a scoring drought. At the 12-under timeout, PC led, 8-4.
• PC's scoreless streak persisted as the Pirates initiated a scoring drive, adding 11 points to the board.
• Hampton found its first lead of the game with 9:12 to go in the half. Entering the under-8 timeout (8:28), Friars trailed, 11-8.
• Pierre snapped the Friars' eight-minute scoring drought with another three. Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) scored his first points of the game with a driving layup.
• The two teams continued to go back-and-forth for the remainder of the half. Entering the locker room, the Friars trailed, 30-22.
• Pierre accounted for nine of the Friars' 22 first half points (40.9%).
• Providence shot 7-18 (38.9%) from the field, 5-14 (35.7%) from three, and 3-8 (37.5%) from the free-throw line.
• Hampton shot 10-32 (31.3%) from the field, 3-13 (23.1%) from three, and 7-7 (100.0%) from the free-throw line.
SECOND HALF:
• Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) initiated the second half scoring with a three. Pierre followed with a layup in the paint that cut the PC deficit to three, 30-27.
• With 13:37 left in the half, Joseph ignited a six-point scoring drive, sinking his second three-pointer that gave Providence its first lead since 9:12 in the first.
• Shortly after, Pierre added a layup to extend the Friars' run to 7-0 and prompted Hampton to call a timeout with 12:25 remaining. PC held a 37-34 lead, capping off a 15-4 surge in the second half.
• Freshman Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) scored all four points in a quick surge that pushed the Friars to a six-point lead, 42-36.
• The Pirates answered with a six-point run to tie the game at 42 with around nine minutes left in regulation.
• Rich Barron (Chicago, Ill.) halted Hampton's scoring streak with a three-pointer. At the under-8 timeout, the Friars held a narrow three-point lead, 45-42.
• Following the timeout, Joseph tossed a lob to Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.), who slammed it home with an alley-oop dunk.
• Hampton tied the score at 47. With 5:43 on the clock, Floyd ensued with another dunk to give the Friars their fourth lead of the game, 52-47.
• The Friars finished the final five minutes outscoring the Pirates 13-4.
• At the final media timeout (00:43), Friars led, 56-51.
• The Pirates made just one of their final nine field goal attempts.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence finished 20-46 (43.5%) from the field, 10-29 (34.5%) from three and 10-20 (50.0%) from the free throw line.
• Hampton finished 16-56 (28.6%) from the field, 7-25 (28.0%) from three and 12-13 (92.3%) from the free throw line.
• Providence outscored Hampton, 38-21, in the second half.
• PC outrebounded Hampton, 38-31.
• Four Friars posted double-digit positive impacts in the plus-minus column: Joseph led with +18, Cardet had +12, and both Joseph and DeLaurier recorded +10, reflecting the team's scoring advantage when they were on the court.
• The Friars outscored the Pirates in points in the paint (20-10), and second-chance points (10-5).
• Noah Farrakhan led the Hampton offense with 16 points.
• Three Friars reached double figures in scoring: Joseph and Pierre each had 13 points, while Cardet contributed 10.
NOTES
• Attendance: 7,821
• The Friars played their first game ever versus Hampton University.
• The Friars are now 26-3 versus current teams in the Coastal Athletic Association.
• The Friars have now opened the season with three straight wins for the fourth straight year.
UP NEXT
The Friars will host the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (0-2) on Saturday, November 16 at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on FS2.
This will be the first matchup all-time between the two schools.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
Hamp
PROV
FG%
.286
.435
3FG%
.280
.345
FT%
.923
.500
RB
31
38
TO
12
14
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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