PC Cruises Past St. Peter’s 68-47
Sunday, November 17, 2019
The Providence College Friars cruised past the St. Peter’s Peacocks 68-47 on Saturday afternoon at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
Providence got 17 points from David Duke and 15 points from Alpha Diallo in the win.
"You have to play the guys that are going to produce. That's a good problem to have and a bad problem because everyone feels that they should be playing. But at the end of the day, we want to play guys that earn it, that deserve it. We want guys that play to win, guys that play together,” said PC head coach Ed Cooley after the game.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTProvidence improves to 3-1 on the season, while St. Peter’s drops to 0-2.
PC Cruises Past St. Peter’s
Leading 9-4 with 15:29 to play in the first half, the Friars went on a 12-4 run capped off by a Kalif Youg layup to take a 21-8 lead with just over eight minutes to play in the half.
The Peacocks would cut he Friars lead to ten, 30-20 with 2:44 left in the half on a three from Daryl Banks III, before the Friars would close the half strong.
PC would close the frame on a 12-1 run capped off by a jumper from Luwane Pipkins to take a 42-21 lead into the break.
A big part of PC’s first-half lead was due to defense.
Providence forced 14 turnovers in the first half, converting them into 21 points.
For the game, the Friars scored 29 points off of 24 St. Peter's turnovers.
In the second half, PC scored just two points in the first five minutes of play, but St. Peter’s was unable to capitalize.
The Friars would lead by as much as 26 points, before the Peacocks got as close as 18 points, but with just 1:28 to play.
Friars Play Short-Handed
Providence played Saturday’s game missing two players.
PC was without AJ Reeves who is suffering from back spasms and was replaced by Jimmy Nichols.
Freshman Greg Gantt is not with the team due to a family issue.
“He’ll be away for a while, dealing with a family matter. We want to support him during that time. Hopefully, we can get him back sooner rather than later. Until further notice, I don’t know when he’ll be back to school,” said Cooley.
Next Up
The Friars return to action on Tuesday, November 19 when they host Merrimack at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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