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Men's Basketball
at Pitt (Exhibition)
2:00 p.m.
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 14
Uncasville, Conn.
5:00 PM
Providence College
7-5,1-0Big East
70
vs
74
St. Bonaventure
10-1,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
St. Bonaventure
35
39
74
Providence
26
44
70
Men’s Basketball Defeated By St. Bonaventure, 74-70, In 2024 Hall Of Fame Showcase
12/14/2024 7:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Providence will return to the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., on Friday, December 20, for its BIG EAST home opener against St. John's.
UNCASVILLE, Conn.- The Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (10-1), 74-70, in a Hall of Fame Showcase game on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The Friars closed out non-conference play and moved to a 7-5 overall record.
"It was a disappointing outcome, but I give the Bonnies a ton of credit," Head Coach Kim English said. "We need to be tougher, and we will get back to the drawing board and we will improve."
FIRST HALF:
• St. Bonaventure opened the scoring with two layups to start the game with a 4-0 advantage. Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) responded with a three-point basket (17:43).
• The Friars entered a scoring drought leading into the first media timeout (15-12). Friars trailed, 6-3.
• Coming out of the first timeout, Jabri Abdur-Rahim (South Orange, N.J.) drew a foul on a three-point attempt. The graduate student made all three free-throws to tie the game at six (15:08).
• The Bonnies responded with a quick 9-0 run to lead 15-6 with 12:43 to go in the first.
• Rich Barron (Chicago, Ill.) knocked down a three-point shot that ended a scoreless drought for the Friars and cut the Bonnies' lead to four, 15-11 (9:59).
• St. Bonaventure responded with four straight points to extend its lead to 19-11 heading into the under eight-minute media timeout (7:45).
• The Bonnies upped the lead to 24-11 following a 9-0 surge (6:23).
• Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) broke the Friars' four-minute scoring drought with a three-pointer, to narrow St. Bonaventure's lead to 24-14 at the 6:00 mark.
• During a back-and-forth stretch, Cardet Jr. capitalized on an and-one opportunity that marked six straight points from the senior. Friars trailed, 26-17, with 4:29 remaining.
• The Bonnies exited the timeout with a quick layup. Jayden Pierre responded with a putback play. St. Bonaventure led, 30-20 (2:50).
• As the teams exchanged baskets, Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) converted a second-chance opportunity, followed by Pierre who sank two free throws to bring the Bonnies' lead down to 33-24 with 1:46 left.
• In the final minute of the first half, both teams continued to trade points. St. Bonaventure held a 35-26 advantage at the break.
• Cardet led the Friar first-half scoring with six points.
• PC outscored the Bonnies 11-2 in bench points.
• Providence shot 7-26 (26.9%) from the field, 3-15 (20.0%) from three, and 9-10 (90.0%) from the free-throw line.
• St. Bonaventure shot 14-37 (37.8%) from the field, 2-8 (25.0%) from three and 5-6 (83.3%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
• Cardet kicked-off the Friars' second-half scoring with two free-throws (19:17).
• As the two teams began to go back-and-forth, Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) threw down a commanding dunk in the lane that shifted the momentum in the Friars' favor at the 19-minute mark. St. Bonaventure led, 39-30.
• Pierre answered three St. Bonaventure free throws with a smooth mid-range jumper at the 17:16 mark.
• Barron made back-to-back three-point shots to cut the Bonnie lead to seven at 45-38 prior to the under 16 media timeout (115:37).
• Mela's bank shot in the lane sparked a critical offensive push for PC as Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) capitalized on the energy with a three-pointer from the top of the key. This 5-0 sequence trimmed the St. Bonaventure lead to just five points, 48-43, with 13:16 remaining.
• Pierre knocked down a three from the right wing to cut the Bonnies lead to three prior to the under 12-minute media timeout (11:11).
• Out of the timeout the Bonnies responded with five straight points to extend the lead 55-48 (9:45).
• The Bonnies scored quick back-to-back buckets in the paint to extend the lead back to nine at the under eight-minute media timeout (7:15). Friars trailed, 61-56.
• Exiting the timeout, Pierre made a three. The teams went back and forth as Mela made a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to five (5:52).
• The Bonnies scored quick back-to-back buckets in the paint extending the lead back to eight at the 3:34 minute mark.
• The two teams traded buckets as Cardet knocked down a corner three to bring the Friars within five at 69-64 (1:45).
• Joseph grabbed a critical steal and layup in transition to bring the Friars back to three points down (1:00).
• The Bonnies made a pair of free throws to go back up by five, 71-66 (0:27).
• Erhunmwunse flushed a putback dunk in transition. The Friars trailed 71-68 with 21 seconds remaining.
• Erhunmwunse got to the line to attempt to convert an and-one with six seconds left. A missed free-throw attempt led to a Cardet second chance opportunity that rimed out. With less than two seconds left.
• The Friars fell short 74-70.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence finished 20-56 (35.7%) from the field, 10-32 (31.3%) from three and 20-24 (83.3%) from the free throw line.
• St. Bonaventure finished 25-60 (41.7%) from the field, 4-14 (28.6%) from three and 20-28 (71.4%) from the free throw line.
• Two Friars scored in double figures: Wesley Cardet Jr (13) and Jayden Pierre (12).
• The Friars finished with 24 bench points to the Bonnies two.
• The Friars outscored the Bonnies 44-39 in the second half.
• Melven Council Jr recorded a game high 24 points for the Bonnies.
NOTES
• The Friars have now registered a 11-13 mark all-time versus St. Bonaventure.
• This marked the first meeting between the Friars and the Bonnies since January 4, 1980.
• Tonight's game marked the first time the two teams have met on a neutral court.
• The Friars have now posted a 157-115 mark versus current teams in the A10.
• Tonight's game was the Friars' third contest this season versus an A10 school (0-3).
• The Friars have now posted a 3-5 mark all-time at Mohegan Sun Arena.
UP NEXT
Providence will return to the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., on Friday, December 20, for its BIG EAST home opener against St. John's (8-2), with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on FOX. Tickets can be purchased at Friars.com or by calling 401-865-GOPC.
The Red Storm hold a 66-58 lead in the all-time series against the Friars, but Providence has a 31-24 edge in home games versus St. John's. The teams last faced off on February 13, 2024, with the Friars earning a 75-72 win at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. In their BIG EAST home opener last season on December 19, 2023, the Friars pulled off a 72-57 upset against No. 6/6 Marquette at the AMP.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
SBU
PROV
FG%
.417
.357
3FG%
.286
.313
FT%
.714
.833
RB
41
34
TO
7
9
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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