PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Providence College males’s basketball workforce was defeated by the Pittsburgh Panthers in an exhibition matchup on Sunday, Oct. 19 on the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) led each groups in scoring with 19 factors.
Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) registered a double-double with 17 factors and a game-high 10 rebounds.
“It was a great opportunity for us to get back on the court this season,” Head Coach
Kim English stated. “We got off to a great start and played well. I’m really excited to get back to Providence and rewatch the game to correct some things and get ready for Harvard in less than a week and Holy Cross on November third.”
FIRST HALF: •
Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) started the sport with a layup of the opening tip.
Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) and
Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) adopted with three consecutive three-pointers that propelled the Friars to a 16-6 lead by the primary 4 minutes of motion (15:48).
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Jamier Jones (Sarasota, Fla.) capped off an 11-0 Providence run with an emphatic dunk on the quick break (14:02).
• Pitt responded with a 6-0 scoring run and minimize the Friar result in 18-12 with 10 minutes left within the half.
• Pitt made two three-pointers on back-to-back possessions and took their first lead of the sport at 29-25 with underneath six minutes to play within the first half (5:19).
• Pitt ended the half on an 8-2 scoring run over the past 3:26 minutes and took a 41-31 lead after the primary 20 minutes of motion.
• Edwards led each groups in scoring 13 first half factors.
SECOND HALF: • Sellers started the second half with a three-pointer on an help from
Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin City, Nigeria).
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Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) minimize the Friars’ deficit to 9 with a coast-to-coast layup out of the under-16 media timeout.
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Stefan Vaaks scored 5 fast factors, together with a transformed and one on the quick break, to chop into the Pitt lead (52-44).
• The Friars entered the bonus eight minutes into the second half when Pitt dedicated its seventh workforce foul.
• Jones received out in transition once more and transformed his second dunk of the sport (10:27).
• The Friars started to discover a rhythm as Vaaks scored a mid-range bucket and Powell transformed on a second-chance three-pointer to drag the Friars inside three (6:22).
• Pitt responded with an 8-0 run and prolonged their result in 77-64 with underneath two minutes remaining.
• Powell and
Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) each related on three-pointers within the final minute to maintain the Friars inside placing distance.
HIGHLIGHTS: • Three gamers completed in double figures for the Friars: Edwards (19), Powell (17) and Sellers (11).
• Providence managed the rebound battle by a margin of 5 (43-38).
• Powell recorded a double double with 17 factors and a workforce game-high 10 rebounds.
• Four gamers for Pitt reached double figures.
• Pitt outscored Providence within the paint by a margin of 40-32.
NOTES: • The Friars have posted a 68-25 mark all-time in exhibition video games.
• Today’s contest marked the Friars’ first sport on the Petersen Events Center since January 25, 2012.
UP NEXT: The Friars will host Harvard University in an exhibition sport on Saturday Oct. 25 at The Amica Mutual Pavillion.
Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. The sport might be streamed on Friars Live.
-GOFRIARS!-