Big East
Friar comeback falls just short, Seton Hall rolls 109-106 in Big East Tournament
Whoa. That finish was unexpected. Written off after a 16 point deficit heading into the first half, the PC Friars stormed back late in the second half, finishing the game just three points short of overtime. And they had the chance to tie it as Duke Mondy sprinted down the court with 7 seconds left [...]
Big East Tournament Preview
Few college basketball tournaments can claim the same type of history that the Big East tournament has. It first took place at Providence’s own Civic Center in 1980, but every year since 1983, it has taken place in early March in Madison Square Garden, one of the most historic locations in all of American sports. [...]
Championship Week Begins — Who’s Still Looking for an NCAA berth?
Today is a big day. Not only is it exactly one week before Selection Sunday, but today also marks the beginning of Championship Week. The regular season will come to a close today as teams ready themselves for conference tournaments. This week will determine which 31 teams will have automatic bids to the tournament (Congratulations [...]
The Madness is Here: Another Look at the NCAA Tournament Bubble
March 1st. That’s right. It’s here. The month we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Fans across the country remain glued to their respective seats as they hope to hear their teams’ names called on March 14th. Who will it be? Who won’t it be? Only time will tell, but I can forecast. This week [...]
Who’s In? Who’s Out? The NCAA Bubble Picture
Two and a half weeks. That’s all that’s left. Teams close their regular season schedules over the next week and change, and then all that’s left are the conference tournaments before the madness begins. Much has happened this week to both clarify and muddy the bubble picture. Some teams stepped up to challenges that they [...]
8th-Ranked West Virginia Takes Down PC
Analysts often look at the final score of a basketball game and they say that the game was closer than the final score indicates. Tonight, that was not the case. The West Virginia Mountaineers thoroughly dominated the Providence Friars in virtually every possible way during their 88-74 triumph.
From start to finish, the outcome of the [...]
Marquette staves off rally, beats Friars 82-79
The Providence Friars came extremely close to pulling a major upset on Saturday afternoon after closing an seven-point deficit to one with 56 seconds left. However, a desperation Vincent Council three-pointer clanged off of the rim as time expired, giving the Marquette Golden Eagles a 82-79 victory.
The Friars (12-11, 4-7) got off to a hot [...]
Peterson, Friars upset #19 UConn 81-66 in classic at the Dunk
I guess you could say the Providence College Friars bounced back adequately after their humiliating overtime collapse to USF on Saturday. Yes, your PC Friars did it again, upsetting the 19th seeded UConn Huskies 81-65 tonight at the Dunk. The Huskies led for almost all of the first half, relinquishing the lead in the final [...]
PC survives Mercer, improves to 3-0
DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER — The Friars start this season 3-0 with a sweep of the World Vision Tournament. The Friars fend off a late push by the Mercer Bears to win 79-77. After the game, Coach Davis, once again commented on the poor shot selection and 3-point shooting, but complimented his young team’s resiliency and [...]
PC bucks the Bison
PROVIDENCE, RI–The Friars continued play in their early season home tournament at the Dunkin Donuts center tonight, taking on the Bucknell Bison of the Patriot League. They pulled out a 76-65 win with their second half surge.
PC game out flat, as Bucknell quickly opened their lead to 8-4 and held off their opponents by approximately [...]
