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vs Late Night Madness
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Providence College Athletics
Tuesday, December 31
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM
Providence College
7-7,1-2Big East
50
vs
78
Marquette
12-2,3-0Big East
1
2
F
Marquette
47
31
78
Providence
20
30
50
Photo by: Ryan Feeney
Men’s Basketball Falls to No. 8/8 Marquette, 78-50
12/31/2024 8:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Friars take on No. 11/13 UConn on Sunday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence College men's basketball team defeated by the No. 8/8 Marquette Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0 BIG EAST) on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. The Friars fell to 7-7 overall and 1-2 in BIG EAST play. Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) was the only Friar to finish in double figures, recording 11 points.
FIRST HALF:
- Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) opened the scoring with a pair of free throws, followed by a pair of three-pointers by Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) and Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.). The Friars jumped out to an 8-2 lead.
- Marquette responded and took control with a 26-2 scoring run, including 21 unanswered. The Golden Eagles seized a commanding lead - 28-10 - while the Friars went scoreless for seven minutes.
- At the 9:49 mark, Cardet ended the scoring drought with a three-ball.
- The Friars trailed 47-20 at halftime.
- Marquette capitalized off 14 first half turnovers by the Friars, delivering 20 points off those takeaways.
SECOND HALF:
- Rich Barron (Chicago, Ill.) nailed a three-pointer to open the half.
- With 13 minutes left, Cardet and Pierre added back-to-back triples. PC trailed 56-32.
- Late in the half, the Friars engineered a 9-0 run, holding Marquette scoreless for over three minutes. Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) capped off the run with a strong finish at the rim at the 5:21 mark.
- Marquette closed out with a 12-0 run in the final minutes.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) finished with a game-high and career-high eight boards.
- Providence out-rebounded Marquette by a margin of two (39-37).
- Pierre tied a season-high six assists in the game.
- Four players finished in double figures. Kam Jones led the way with a double-double, recording 18 points and 10 assists.
NOTES:
- Tonight's game marked the first-ever meeting between PC and Marquette on New Year's Eve.
- The Friars are 10-8 all-time in games on New Year's Eve, including a 4-5 mark in BIG EAST games.
- The Friars have registered a 15-25 mark all-time versus Marquette.
- Tonight's loss ended a five game home win streak versus Marquette. It marked Marquette's first road win against the Friars since 2018 and the team's first road win of the season.
- The Friars were 1-2 versus Marquette last season, with the lone win coming in Providence.
- In the most recent meeting between the two teams, Marquette defeated PC, 79-68 in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2024.
- The Friars have posted a 133-286 (.317) mark all-time versus top-25 teams, including a 0-2 mark this season.
UP NEXT:
- The Friars head on the road to take on the No. 11/13 UConn Huskies on Sunday, Jan. 5 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and the game will be televised on NBC.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
Marq
PROV
FG%
.439
.340
3FG%
.306
.286
FT%
.818
.571
RB
37
39
TO
5
22
STL
15
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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