PC Drops 2nd Straight, Fall 74-68 to #6 Villanova
Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Providence College Friars men's basketball team (17-8, 7-5 Big East) fell 74-68 to the (22-2,9-2 Big East) #6 Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Friars have now dropped two straight games and three of their last four.
"We played on our heels for 34 minutes, we didn't attack the way we wanted to, that was disappointing," Friars head coach Ed Cooley said after the game.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Friars trailed by 14, 48-34, after not scoring a point for the first five minutes of the second half but battled back. With just under seven minutes to go, a steal and dunk by Kris Dunn pulled the Friars to within six, 48-42, waking up the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
However, PC would give it right back because on Villanova's ensuing possession, LaDontae Henton fouled Ryan Arcidiacono while shooting a three and Arcidiacono made proceeded to make all three free throws to push the Nova lead back up to nine. The Wildcats would get it back up to 12 at 54-42 to keep control of the game.
The Friars cut the lead to five points but with only seven seconds left.
LaDontae Henton led the Friars with 23 points, 19 of which came in the second half while Kris Dunn and Tyler Harris followed up with 17 points each.
Ryan Arcidiacono led the Wildcats with 20 points while Daniel Ochefu netted 19 points off the bench.
The Friars will look to bounce back on Saturday, January 14 when they host the Seton Hall Pirates at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
For a further look at the Friars loss, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From the Friars 74-68 Loss to #6 Villanova
The Providence College Friars men's basketball team (17-8, 7-5 Big East) fell 74-68 to the (22-2,9-2 Big East) #6 Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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