Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #4/#4 Connecticut on January 7, 2026 , Loss , 98, to, 103 , (OT)
Men's Basketball
vs #4/#4 Connecticut
Final
98
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103
(OT)
Providence College Athletics
Monday, January 19
Milwaukee, Wis.
6:00 p.m.
Providence College
9-10,2-6Big East
104
at
105
Marquette
7-13,2-7Big East
1
2
OT 1
F
Providence
44
50
10
104
Marquette
54
40
11
105
Men’s Basketball Falls To Marquette On The Road, 105-104, In Overtime
1/19/2026 9:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Stefan Vaaks and Jaylin Sellers combined for 53 points.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's basketball team was defeated by the Marquette University Golden Eagles (7-13, 2-7 BIG EAST), 105-104, on Monday, Jan. 19 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. With the loss, Providence fell to 9-10 overall and 2-6 in BIG EAST play. Graduate student Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) led the Friars with a season-high 27 points. Freshman Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) added a career-high 26 points for the Friars.
FIRST HALF:
• Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) got on the board first for the Friars with a put back, and-one dunk that was followed by a Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) three pointer on the following possession that tied the game at five (18:05).
• After two Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) free throws, Sellers converted on a driving effort to make it 13-10, Marquette (16:12).
• Floyd Jr. was able to get into the paint and connect on a floater to keep the Friars within striking distance heading into the first media timeout, 18-12 (13:37).
• Out of the timeout, Floyd Jr. continued his aggressive play and was able to get downhill to convert another floater in the paint. Marquette led 18-12 (13:07).
• On the following possession, Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) hit the Friars' second three-pointer of the night, 21-17 (12:37).
• Out of the media timeout, Powell knocked down his second three-pointer of the night to pull the Friars within six. Vaaks was able to find Floyd Jr. for another Providence three-pointer, making the score 28-23, Marquette (10:19).
• Powell hit his third three-pointer of the contest on 3-4 shooting to make it 31-26, Marquette (9:21).
• Sellers got into the paint again and was able to convert an and-one layup before Erhunmwunse was able to tip in a layup off of a Providence miss on the following possession (8:22).
• Jamier Jones (Sarasota, Fla.) got to the paint and was able to make his first basket of the game to pull the Friars within four, 37-33, heading into the under eight media timeout (7:42).
• Sellers grabbed an offensive rebound and was able to lay it in after a a quick 4-0 Marquette run, making it 41-35, Marquette (5:32).
• Peteris Pinnis (Salaspils, Latvia) checked into the game and threw down a hard dunk off of a feed from Sellers. On the following possession, Sellers got to the paint on a spin move and was able to lay it in to make it 46-39, Marquette going into the media timeout (3:11).
• Nilavan Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.) was fouled on a three-point attempt and converted all three free-throws to make it a four point ball game, 46-42.
• Vaaks knocked down two free-throws after Marquette fouled him after reaching the team limit seven fouls (1:16).
• Marquette ended the half on a 6-0 run.
• Marquette led at the half, 54-44.
• Providence shot 15-30 (50%) from the field, 5-12 (41.7%) from three, and 9-9 (100%) from the free-throw line.
• Marquette shot 20-33 (60.6%) from the field, 5-13 (38.5%) from three, and 9-12 (75%) from the free-throw line.
• Floyd Jr., Sellers and Powell all had nine points for Providence.
• Providence controlled the rebounding battle in the first half, 18-11
•Nigel James Jr. led Marquette with 12 points.
SECOND HALF:
• Vaaks opened the half with a corner three-pointer. Jones followed with a layup on the ensuing possession. Marquette led 54-49 (19:15).
• As the teams traded buckets, Vaaks knocked down his third three of the night and cut the Marquette lead to three (16:03).
• The Friars continued to cut into Marquette's lead as Vaaks sank another three and Mela finished through contact at the rim to tie the game at 68 (12:16).
• Marquette responded with back-to-back emphatic dunks and extended their lead out to 75-70 (9:22).
• Vaaks knocked down his fifth three of the game and cut the Marquette lead to two. Erhunmwunse grabbed his 10th rebound of the night, which led to a pair of made free throws from Sellers on the offensive end and tied the game at 75 (8:41).
• Sellers made a layup and gave the Friars their first lead since the 18:05 mark in the first half at 77-75 (7:25).
• As the teams traded buckets, Vaaks sank his sixth three-pointer of the game and gave the Friars there biggest lead of the game at 84-79 (4:24).
• Marquette came storming back with a 7-0 run to regain a two point lead. Jones slammed an emphatic dunk to tie the game at 86 (2:42).
• Jones and Sellers each sank a pair of free throws that gave Providence a 92-88 lead. Marquette responded with a three-pointer to cut the Friar lead to one with 21 seconds remaining.
• Marquette drew a foul on a three-point attempt and converted all three free throws to tie the game at 94 with two seconds left in regulation.
• Jones missed a half-court heave as time expired, and the teams remained tied at 94.
OVERTIME:
• Vaaks opened the extra period with a floater in the paint and gave the Friars a two-point lead. Marquette sank a three on the other end and regained a 97-96 lead (3:22).
• As the teams went back and forth, Erhunmwunse slammed an empathic dunk on a lob from Vaaks and gave the Friars a 102-101 lead (1:05).
• Marquette responded to, but Vaaks found Erhunmwunse for another jam to even the score at 104.
• Floyd looked to get in the paint and turned the ball over. Marquette sank a free throw with four seconds remaining to take a one-point lead.
• Vaaks missed a last-second three-point attempt as time expired, and Marquette held onto a 105-104 lead.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence shot 32-64 (50.0%) from the field, 11-27 (41.7%) from three, and 29-33 (87.4%) from the free-throw line.
• Marquette shot 39-73 (53.4%) from the field, 8-23 (34.8%) from three, and 19-30 (63.3%) from the free-throw line.
• Four players finish in double figures for the Friars: Sellers (27), Vaaks (26), Jones (17) and Powell (11)
• Vaaks' 26 points marked a career-high.
• Sellers' 27 points marks his highest total at Providence College.
• Vaaks' 26-point performance marks the first time that a BIG EAST freshman has recorded 20 or more points in three consecutive conference games since Scottie Reynolds accomplished the feat in the 2006-07 season (2/19/07 to 3/3/07).
• Erhunmwunse grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and added three blocks.
•The Friars outrebounded Marquette, 42-30.
• Nigel James Jr. led all scorers with 38 points for Marquette.
• Marquette forced 17 turnovers in the game and scored 27 points off turnovers.
• Thank Brenda!
UP NEXT:
The Friars will return to action when they host Georgetown University on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and will be televised on TNT and truTV.
-GO FRIARS!-
FIRST HALF:
• Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria) got on the board first for the Friars with a put back, and-one dunk that was followed by a Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) three pointer on the following possession that tied the game at five (18:05).
• After two Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) free throws, Sellers converted on a driving effort to make it 13-10, Marquette (16:12).
• Floyd Jr. was able to get into the paint and connect on a floater to keep the Friars within striking distance heading into the first media timeout, 18-12 (13:37).
• Out of the timeout, Floyd Jr. continued his aggressive play and was able to get downhill to convert another floater in the paint. Marquette led 18-12 (13:07).
• On the following possession, Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) hit the Friars' second three-pointer of the night, 21-17 (12:37).
• Out of the media timeout, Powell knocked down his second three-pointer of the night to pull the Friars within six. Vaaks was able to find Floyd Jr. for another Providence three-pointer, making the score 28-23, Marquette (10:19).
• Powell hit his third three-pointer of the contest on 3-4 shooting to make it 31-26, Marquette (9:21).
• Sellers got into the paint again and was able to convert an and-one layup before Erhunmwunse was able to tip in a layup off of a Providence miss on the following possession (8:22).
• Jamier Jones (Sarasota, Fla.) got to the paint and was able to make his first basket of the game to pull the Friars within four, 37-33, heading into the under eight media timeout (7:42).
• Sellers grabbed an offensive rebound and was able to lay it in after a a quick 4-0 Marquette run, making it 41-35, Marquette (5:32).
• Peteris Pinnis (Salaspils, Latvia) checked into the game and threw down a hard dunk off of a feed from Sellers. On the following possession, Sellers got to the paint on a spin move and was able to lay it in to make it 46-39, Marquette going into the media timeout (3:11).
• Nilavan Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.) was fouled on a three-point attempt and converted all three free-throws to make it a four point ball game, 46-42.
• Vaaks knocked down two free-throws after Marquette fouled him after reaching the team limit seven fouls (1:16).
• Marquette ended the half on a 6-0 run.
• Marquette led at the half, 54-44.
• Providence shot 15-30 (50%) from the field, 5-12 (41.7%) from three, and 9-9 (100%) from the free-throw line.
• Marquette shot 20-33 (60.6%) from the field, 5-13 (38.5%) from three, and 9-12 (75%) from the free-throw line.
• Floyd Jr., Sellers and Powell all had nine points for Providence.
• Providence controlled the rebounding battle in the first half, 18-11
•Nigel James Jr. led Marquette with 12 points.
SECOND HALF:
• Vaaks opened the half with a corner three-pointer. Jones followed with a layup on the ensuing possession. Marquette led 54-49 (19:15).
• As the teams traded buckets, Vaaks knocked down his third three of the night and cut the Marquette lead to three (16:03).
• The Friars continued to cut into Marquette's lead as Vaaks sank another three and Mela finished through contact at the rim to tie the game at 68 (12:16).
• Marquette responded with back-to-back emphatic dunks and extended their lead out to 75-70 (9:22).
• Vaaks knocked down his fifth three of the game and cut the Marquette lead to two. Erhunmwunse grabbed his 10th rebound of the night, which led to a pair of made free throws from Sellers on the offensive end and tied the game at 75 (8:41).
• Sellers made a layup and gave the Friars their first lead since the 18:05 mark in the first half at 77-75 (7:25).
• As the teams traded buckets, Vaaks sank his sixth three-pointer of the game and gave the Friars there biggest lead of the game at 84-79 (4:24).
• Marquette came storming back with a 7-0 run to regain a two point lead. Jones slammed an emphatic dunk to tie the game at 86 (2:42).
• Jones and Sellers each sank a pair of free throws that gave Providence a 92-88 lead. Marquette responded with a three-pointer to cut the Friar lead to one with 21 seconds remaining.
• Marquette drew a foul on a three-point attempt and converted all three free throws to tie the game at 94 with two seconds left in regulation.
• Jones missed a half-court heave as time expired, and the teams remained tied at 94.
OVERTIME:
• Vaaks opened the extra period with a floater in the paint and gave the Friars a two-point lead. Marquette sank a three on the other end and regained a 97-96 lead (3:22).
• As the teams went back and forth, Erhunmwunse slammed an empathic dunk on a lob from Vaaks and gave the Friars a 102-101 lead (1:05).
• Marquette responded to, but Vaaks found Erhunmwunse for another jam to even the score at 104.
• Floyd looked to get in the paint and turned the ball over. Marquette sank a free throw with four seconds remaining to take a one-point lead.
• Vaaks missed a last-second three-point attempt as time expired, and Marquette held onto a 105-104 lead.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Providence shot 32-64 (50.0%) from the field, 11-27 (41.7%) from three, and 29-33 (87.4%) from the free-throw line.
• Marquette shot 39-73 (53.4%) from the field, 8-23 (34.8%) from three, and 19-30 (63.3%) from the free-throw line.
• Four players finish in double figures for the Friars: Sellers (27), Vaaks (26), Jones (17) and Powell (11)
• Vaaks' 26 points marked a career-high.
• Sellers' 27 points marks his highest total at Providence College.
• Vaaks' 26-point performance marks the first time that a BIG EAST freshman has recorded 20 or more points in three consecutive conference games since Scottie Reynolds accomplished the feat in the 2006-07 season (2/19/07 to 3/3/07).
• Erhunmwunse grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and added three blocks.
•The Friars outrebounded Marquette, 42-30.
• Nigel James Jr. led all scorers with 38 points for Marquette.
• Marquette forced 17 turnovers in the game and scored 27 points off turnovers.
• Thank Brenda!
UP NEXT:
The Friars will return to action when they host Georgetown University on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and will be televised on TNT and truTV.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
PROV
Marq
FG%
.500
.534
3FG%
.407
.348
FT%
.879
.633
RB
42
30
TO
17
6
STL
2
16
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
26
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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