PC Makes NCAA Sweet Sixteen for First Time Since 1997
Sunday, March 20, 2022
The Providence College Men's Friars ran by the Richmond Spiders in the second round of the NCAA and earned a trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1997.
The Friars won 79-51.
The #4 seed Friars will face the #1 seed Kansas Jayhawks, who beat Creighton earlier in the day 79-72.
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The Friars punished the Spiders from the beginning of the game. The Friars led by 15 at halftime and the lead ballooned to 30.
Richmond was just 1-22 from the three-point line and PC was 12-22.
Pete Gillen led the Friars to the Elite 8 in the 1996-97 season. That year’s Friar squad finished 24-12 and was led by Austin Croshere, Ruben Garces and God Shammgod.
The Friars were led by Nate Horshler who recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He added four three-pointers.
This is only the second post-season game between the two teams, the Friars earned a 67-49 win in the NIT at Richmond on March 19, 2003.
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