Jalen Lindsey

Over the last two games, Lindsey has been very effective in halfs. First half he would  not be a factor but then in the second half he would light it up or vice versa.

In this game, Lindsey put it all together, knocking down three-pointers early in the game to help PC build a lead  and then still being a factor in the second half.

Lindsey finished with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the field, including 3 of 7 from three-point land. Lindsey also pulled down eight rebounds.

With Fazekas out with Mono, Lindsey's shooting is going to be essential when conference play begins.

Fast Break

Providence recorded 14 fast break points in the game, a lot of those coming off of a Kris Dunn defensive rebound and then him leading the fast break.

With Big East play coming up next, PC is going to have to push the ball more and get some easy baskets and it appears they tested that strategy out against UMass.

UMass only had 2 fast break points.

Points in the Paint

Ed Cooley's Friars dominant in the paint against UMass, out scoring the Minutemen 46-22.

Providence shot nearly 50% from the field, including 43% from three-point land.

Working inside out helped open up a lot of options for PC in the game and also helped them get to the free throw line 18 times.

Ben Bentil

Ben Bentil is becoming almost as important to PC as Kris Dunn.

Bentil was dominant in this one posting a career high 32 points on 11 of 16 shooting from the field, including 3 of 5 from beyond the three-point arc.

Bentil also pulled down 12 rebounds, 5 of which came on the offensive end.

Kris Dunn

After missing the last two games with a stomach virus, Kris Dunn returned to the Friars line up and it looked like he did not miss a beat.

Dunn poured in 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the field. Dunn also dished out 11 assists and pulled down 6 rebounds.

Dunn controlled the offense and the game by pushing the ball up the floor off of every missed shot and spreading the ball around.