Saturday, November 14
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM

Providence College

3-1,0-0Big East

67
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53

Colorado

2-2,0-0Big 12

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Men's basketball player Miles Byrd dunking the basketball

11/14/2026 9:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Miles Byrd recorded a double-double with 17 points, a career-high 10 steals, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's basketball team defeated Colorado, 67-53, on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., to improve to 3-1 on the season. Miles Byrd (Stockton, Calif.) registered a double-double with 17 points, a career-high 10 steals, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Byrd is the first Friar to record double-digit steals in a game since John Linehan on Jan. 22, 2002. He joined Linehan and God Shammgod as the only players in PC history to have 10 or more steals in a game. Arrinten Page (Atlanta, Ga.) added 13 points, six assists and a block, while Malik Mack (Washington, D.C.) recorded nine points, five assists, four rebounds and a steal.

"First and foremost, what an unbelievable atmosphere, this fan base, this crowd, this place is absolutely electric," Head Coach Bryan Hodgson said. "Pleased with the victory against a well-coached Colorado team. Really proud of our defense. When you guard and rebound you give your chance to win any basketball game."
 

FIRST HALF:
• The Friars opened the scoring with a dunk by Miles Byrd (Stockton, Calif.) following a steal (17:21).
• On the next offensive possession, Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) tied the game at five with a three-pointer from the wing (5-5, 16:44).
• Malik Mack (Washington, D.C.) scored four straight points for Providence with two made free throws and a layup (10-9, 14:25).
• The Friars began a 16-0 run with back-to-back three-pointers from Arrinten Page (Atlanta, Ga.), followed by a Leonardo Marangon (Vigodarzere, Italy) three-pointer, four points from Gavin Hightower (Los Angeles, Calif.) and a three-pointer from Byrd. Providence recorded five steals during the run, including three by Byrd and two by Hightower, to take a 27-14 lead.
• Byrd found Jacob Bannarbie (Anchorage, Alaska) in the paint for a dunk and his first points of the game (31-16, 5:24).
• Following an out-of-bounds play, Mack was found in the corner by Page for a three-pointer to push the Providence lead to 34-18 (3:55).
• Providence held the advantage at the break, 34-26.
• The Friars shot 35.3% from the field (12-of-34), 23.8% from three-point range (5-of-21) and 83.3% from the free-throw line (5-of-6).
• Mack led Providence with seven points, two assists and one steal. Page and Hightower each added six points. Byrd recorded five points and five steals in the first 20 minutes.
• Colorado shot 44.0% from the field (11-of-25), 50.0% from three-point range (2-of-4) and 100.0% from the free-throw line (2-of-2).

SECOND HALF:
• Byrd opened the scoring in the second half with a three-pointer from the left corner to maintain a 37-26 Providence lead (19:34).
• Byrd recorded his sixth steal of the game, leading to a layup by Mack (39-28, 18:08).
• Clyde Walters (Birmingham, Ala.) recorded a dunk for his first points of the game, assisted by Bannarbie (41-28, 17:18).
• Byrd registered his seventh steal of the game, tying his previous single-game career high, before scoring on a dunk (45-35, 14:17).
• Hightower found Byrd in the corner for a three-pointer to keep the Providence lead at 10 (52-42, 9:21).
• Page recorded his third three-pointer of the game to extend the Friars' lead to 55-44 (8:21).
• Mack found Bannarbie in the paint for a layup to maintain a 57-45 Providence advantage (7:25).
• Byrd recorded a career-high eighth steal of the game. After Byrd missed the ensuing layup, Mack followed with a layup (59-47, 5:48).
• Minutes later, Byrd registered his ninth steal.
• Following an out-of-bounds play, Hightower found Walters in the corner to end a 6-0 run and push the Friars' lead to 62-53 (1:46).
• Page followed a missed three-pointer by Walters with a tip-in layup to maintain a 64-53 Friars lead (1:02).
• With 52 seconds remaining, Byrd recorded his 10th steal of the game.
• The Friars held Colorado without a field goal in the last five minutes of the game.
• Providence secured the win, 67-53.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Miles Byrd recorded a double-double with 17 points, a career-high 10 steals, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. It was the second double-double of his career.
• Two Friars scored in double figures: Byrd (17) and Page (13).
• Providence held advantages in points off turnovers (24-14), points in the paint (30-18) and fast-break points (14-7).
• Providence totaled 15 assists on 24 made field goals.
• Providence held the rebounding advantage, 43-39.
• Providence shot 36.4% from the field (24-of-66), 35.3% from three-point range (12-of-34) and 62.5% from the free-throw line (10-of-16).
• Two Colorado players scored in double figures.
• Barrington Hargress led Colorado with 18 points.
• Colorado shot 34.5% from the field (19-of-55), 29.4% from three-point range (5-of-17) and 76.9% from the free-throw line (10-of-13).

NOTES:
• The Friars have posted a 1-1 mark all-time versus Colorado.
• Providence has posted a 27-42 mark all-time versus teams from the Big 12.
• Miles Byrd recorded a single-game career-high 10 steals. Prior to today's game, only two Friars in program history had recorded 10 or more steals in a game. The last Friar to record 10 or more steals was John Linehan on Jan. 22, 2002, against Rutgers.
• Miles Byrd is the first Friar to record a double-double that includes steals since God Shamgod on Dec. 21, 1996.
• Miles Byrd is the first Friar with 20 or more steals combined over four consecutive games since Kris Dunn from Nov. 14-23, 2015.
• The Friars are 119-6 in non-conference home games over the last 17 seasons.
• With 12,400 in attendance, PC registered its first sell out of the season.

UP NEXT: The Friars will host Sacred Heart at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.

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Team Stats

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PROV
FG%
.345
.364
3FG%
.294
.231
FT%
.769
.625
RB
39
43
TO
22
13
STL
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18

Game Leaders

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17
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6
3FGM
2
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3
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5
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3
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