5 Takeaways From PC’s 83-76 Win Over NJIT
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The Providence College Friars (4-0) defeated the (3-2) NJIT Highlanders 83-76 on Monday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. PC is now 2-0 all-time against NJIT.
"Proud of our guys, really, really happy to have a win, four in a row, obviously playing at the Dunk is very special to us," said Friars head coach Ed Cooley after the game.
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After a Ben Bentil layup tied the game at 18, the Friars went on a 17-0 run over the next four minutes to take a 35-18 lead with three minutes to play in the half. However, some sloppy play in the closing minutes allowed NJIT to cut their deficit to ten, 37-27, at the half.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTIn the second half, the Friars built their lead back to 15 points, 45-30, with 17:24 to play but NJIT would crawl back to within seven.
The Friars built their lead back up to 14 points with ten minutes to play before NJIT got back to within five points, 70-65, with four minutes left.
"I thought we showed a lot of our inexperience during the game, every time we stretched it to double digits, I thought we made a mental mistake, whether it was a turnover, a missed free throw, a lack of communication," said Cooley.
Providence would hit their free throws down the stretch and hold on for the win.
Leading the Way
Providence was led by Kris Dunn who had a near triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to go along with 7 steals and one blocked shot.
Rodney Bullock added a double-double of his own with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Ben Bentil poured in 19 points and pulled down five rebounds.
Next Up
The Friars return to action on Thanksgiving night when they travel to California t compete in the Wooden Legacy tournament. PC's first game will be against Evansville at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
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