Friars Halt Three Game Skid, Beat Rams 68-60
Thursday, December 11, 2014
The Providence College Friars (7-3) defeated the (5-3) University of Rhode Island Rams 68-60 on Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The Friars have now won five straight games over URI and six straight at home.
See the Five Takeaways slide show below
"Its been a long week, it's been a long week coming off of two very disturbing losses, this was a good win for us" Friars head coach Ed Cooley said after the game.
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Providence led by 12 points with 7:51 to play but then ran into some problems. LaDontae Henton fouled out and Kris Dunn had four fouls himself.
URI took advantage of that and pressured the Friars in the back court forcing turnovers and easy points. With the pressure causing turnovers, the Friars ten point lead was down to three points, 63-60, with 44 seconds left. Clutch free throws by Kris Dunn extended the lead and got the Friars back on the winning track.
"They resembled more of the team through 30 minutes of the Kentucky game, they looked more like that team" URI head coach Dan Hurley said about the Friars after the game.
Providence was led by Kris Dunn who had 22 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Dunn only turned the ball over two times in the game after having six turnovers in the game against Brown.
Freshman Paschal Chukwu had a major impact on this game in the ten minutes that he played. Chukwu had nine points, two blocks and a steal for the Friars and forced URI to change their attack when he was on the floor.
"I've gotta play him more minutes" Cooley said in the post game.
Tyler Harris had one of his best games of the season netting 17 points and dishing out four assists, while LaDontae Henton had 15 points and two steals before fouling out late in the game.
Great Performance
URI was led by E.C. Matthews who netted a game high 27 points for the Rams in the loss. Matthews shot nine of 15 from the floor and three of eight from beyond the three point arc and was one of only two Rams in double figures.
Next up
The Friars stay home to host Stony Brook on Saturday, December 13 at noon while the Rams return home to host Delaware state at 2 p.m.
For a further look at the Friars win over URI, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways from the Friars 68-60 Win Over URI
The Providence College Friars (7-3) defeated the (5-5) University of Rhode Island Rams 68-60 on Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The Friars have now won five straight over the Rams and six straight at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
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