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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 11
Providence, R.I.
5:00 PM
Providence College
9-8,3-3Big East
91
vs
85
Seton Hall
6-10,1-4Big East
1
2
F
Seton Hall
41
44
85
Providence
41
50
91
Men’s Basketball Tops Seton Hall, 91-85, At The AMP
1/11/2025 8:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bensley Joseph scored a career-high 28 points.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence College men's basketball team defeated the Seton Hall Pirates (6-10, 1-4 BIG EAST), 91-85, on Saturday, January 11 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. The Friars improved to 9-8 overall and 3-3 in BIG EAST play. Senior guard Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) came off the bench to lead the Providence offense with a career-high 28 points, highlighted by a personal-best seven three-pointers on nine attempts. Freshman forward Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) recorded his first career double-double, contributing 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. He also added a career-high five blocks. It marked the first time a Friar freshman to have five blocks in a game since 2011. It also marked just the second time ever a Friar freshman had five blocks in a BIG EAST game.
"It was a great BIG EAST win for our group," Head Coach Kim English said. "I wanted to thank our fans for continuing to show up through the snow and the cold. I thought our players put together another great week of practice and made a great transition to play a different Seton Hall team. Our guys deserve a lot of credit. Everyone contributed to a great win against a really tough team."
FIRST HALF:
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Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) put the Friars on the board first with a layup 27 seconds into the game.
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The Friars got off to a hot start offensively, shooting above 70% (71.4) through their first 13 shots. The Friars held a slim 11-10 lead with 14:26 minutes left in the half.
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With 8:22 remaining in the game and the score tied, Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) and Joseph teammed up to score five quick points to give the Friars a 29-24 lead and force a Pirate timeout.
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Joseph became the first Friar to reach double figures in scoring with a step-back jumper, which also made him a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.
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With 42 seconds left in the half, the Pirates took advantage of a two-minute PC scoring drought and managed to tie the score. Both teams entered the locker room deadlocked at 41-41.
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The half marked a back-and-forth battle highlighted by eight lead changes and six ties.
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Providence shot 14-31 (45.2%) from the field, 7-17 (41.2%) from three, and 6-7 (85.7%) from the free-throw line.
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Seton Hall shot 16-32 (50.0%) from the field, 5-14 (35.7%) from three and 4-4 (100%) from the free throw line.
SECOND HALF:
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Erhunmwunse kicked-off the game's second-half scoring with an emphatic dunk off the hands of Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.).
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Joseph found Eli DeLaurier (Shipman, Va.) for a wide-open three at the 14:01 mark. The basket ended a brief field goal drought for the Friars. PC led 53-49.
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Floyd Jr. ensued with a basket that secured him a spot in the double-digit scoring column. DeLaurier followed with another three. The Friars held an eight-point advantage, 58-50, as they entered the under-12 timeout (12:54).
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Momentum swung in favor of Seton Hall halfway through the half. With a little less than 10 minutes remaining, the Pirates took advantage of four Friar turnovers to cap off a 10-0 run and take a 62-60 lead.
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Floyd, Jr. ended PC's scoreless streak with two clutch free throws to tie the game at 62-62. The two teams traded leads before Mela sank a jumper in the paint and Erhunmwumnse came up with a crucial block on the defensive end to preserve a slim 64-63 advantage heading into the under-8 timeout (7:45).
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Providence regained a significant lead with a 9-0 surge spearheaded by two threes from Joseph.
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The Friars held off the Pirates in the closing minutes to secure the victory. As the final whistle blew, PC closed out the game with a final score of 91-85.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Providence finished 28-52 (53.8%) from the field, 12-25 (48.0%) from three, and 23-33 (69.7%) from the free-throw line.
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Seton Hall finished 31-69 (44.9%) from the field, 7-22 (31.8%) from three, and 16-20 (80.0%) from the free-throw line.
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Four players finished in double figures for the Friars: Joseph (28), Floyd Jr. (14), Erhunmwunse (12) and Pierre (10).
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Joseph's 28 points came off the bench and included seven three-pointers which marked a new career high. Joseph beat his personal best of 21 points that he tied against Central Connecticut earlier this season (11/4/24).
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There were 10 lead changes in the game and nine ties.
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Erhunmwunse recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. He also added a career-high five blocks.
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The Friars outscored the Pirates 40-12 in bench points.
NOTES:
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The last time the Friars scored 84 or more points in three consecutive BIG EAST games was in 1987.
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Tonight's game marked the 115th all-time meeting between the two teams. The Friars have now registered a 59-56 mark all-time versus Seton Hall, including a 31-19 record at home.
UP NEXT:
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The Friars travel to Omaha, Neb. to play the Creighton Bluejays (10-6, 3-2 BIG EAST) on Tuesday, January 14 at the CHI Health Center.
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Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and will be televised on FS1.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
SHU
PROV
FG%
.449
.538
3FG%
.318
.480
FT%
.800
.697
RB
34
33
TO
8
11
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
8
3FGM
7
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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