PC a No-Show for Final Home Game, Pounded by Marquette

PC a No-Show for Final Home Game, Pounded by Marquette

The Providence College men’s basketball team was crushed by last-place Marquette at home on Wednesday night.

The Friars lost 78-56.

A run by PC in the final minutes made the score look closer, but make no mistake about it — it was a house of horrors kind of night.

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Marquette came to Providence 5-13 in the Big East and 10-19 overall.

The Friars were showing vagaries of life at 14-15 and 7-11, and a 3-game winning streak.

The Friars on senior night — if there is such a thing anymore scored just 23 points in the first half and trailed 37-23 at the half.

The second half was not much better.

Friar sharpshooter Stefan Vaaks finished 1-12.

Jason Edwards 2-11.

Jaylin Sellers finished with 18 but was just 5-13.

As a team, the Friars shot 31% from the field and 23% from behind the 3-point line

Adrien Stevens led Marquette with 21 points.

The loss will only feed the fire about the future of Friar coach Kim English.

The Friars' last regular-season game is Saturday in Washington, D.C., against former Coach Ed Cooley and Georgetown. PC lost at home to the Hoyas after leading by 21-points in the second half.

 

FIRST HALF: 
• After Marquette opened on an 8-0 run, Jaylin Sellers stepped into a three-pointer as the shot clock woud down to make it 8-3 (16:46). 
• On the following possession, Jason Edwards got his night started when he converted on an eight-footer in the lane to cut into the lead heading into the first media timeout (15:44). 
• Sellers and Ryan Mela both knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 14-8, Marquette (13:08). 
• Over the next five minutes of action, Marquette went on a 14-1 scoring run as the Golden Eagles took a 28-10 lead (7:56).  
• Sellers connected a three from the corner, marking the first Providence field goal in over seven minutes of play (6:03). 
• Sellers knocked down another three on the next possession to cut the deficit to 14. 30-16, Marquette (5:39). 
• Jason Edwards was able to get by his man and finish at the rim to make it 33-21, Marquette with under three minutes to go in the half (2:59).  
• Oswin Erhunmwunse gathered a Providence missed free throw and was able to put it back in for his first basket of the night, making it 37-23. 
• Providence shot 6-22 (27.3%) from the field, 3-13 (23.1%) from three, and 8-13 (61.5%) from the free-throw line.   
• Marquette shot 14-30 (46.7%) from the field, 5-16 (31.3%) from three, and 4-5 (80.0%) from the free-throw line.    
• Sellers led all scorers in the first half with 11 points on three threes.  
• Providence led the rebound battle 19-18 at the half.  
• Erhunmwunse grabbed seven rebounds in the first half.  

SECOND HALF: 
• After Marquette opened the second half with a triple, the Friars answered back with a Mela layup. The Golden Eagles still owned a double-digit lead (17:51).  
• Marquette would then make its next four field goals; Mela slowed the run by hitting a pair at the line to trim the Marquette lead, 47-29 into the media-timeout (15:48).  
• Out of a review, Providence found Nilavan Daniels on a slip to the rim for two. Marquette led 52-31 (13:20).  
• Marquette continued to control the game on both ends, Sellers knocked down a three in rhythm to make it 58-36, Golden Eagles (9:41).  
• The Friars continued to fight late in the game. Mela added to his strong second-half with two three-pointers in three possessions. The next time down the floor, Mela ran the break and finished with a finger roll to make it 65-49, Marquette (5:07).  
• Marquette was able to earn the season sweep and win 76-56.  
 

DATA: 
• Providence shot 17-55 (30.9%) from the field, 7-30 (23.3%) from three, and 15-21 (71.4%) from the free-throw line.   
• Marquette shot 26-58 (44.8%) from the field, 9-28 (32.1%) from three, and 17-21 (81.0%) from the free-throw line.    
• Two players finished in double figures for the Friars - Sellers (18) and Mela (17) led the Friars. 
•Mela recorded 15 in the second half.