Boxscore
Providence 72, Rhode Island 57
Thursday, December 6, 2012 7:00 PM
Location -
Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials -
Karl Hess, Brian O'Connell, Mike Roberts
Attendance -
9344
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Providence 72, Rhode Island 57: Kadeem Batts scored 23 points and LaDontae Henton had 21 and 17 rebounds as the host Friars pulled away from their in-state rivals.
Josh Fortune added 17 points, five rebounds and five steals for Providence (7-2), which has won five straight.
Jordan Hare led the Rams (2-7) with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting. His teammates combined to shoot 14-for-45 (31.1 percent) and turn the ball over 18 times.
Neither team led by more than four points until Henton scored seven during a 9-0 run that put Providence in front 40-33 with 15:34 remaining.
The Rams got within three points moments later before the hosts strung together 10 straight points over a span of six-plus minutes. Rhode Island went 0-for-6 from the floor and had six turnovers during a second-half stretch without a field goal that lasted 8:21, after which it trailed 52-39.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rams G Xavier Munford had 82 points over his last three games. He was limited to 10 on 3-of-13 shooting in this one. ... Friars G Bryce Cotton, who entered the night leading all Big East players in scoring (22.1), had just 11 points but dished out a season-high seven assists. ... Providence owns a 41-17 series advantage in games played at home.
Rhode Island Rams
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Andre Malone
|
29:00 |
2-5 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
Xavier Munford
|
38:00 |
3-13 |
0-8 |
4-4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Ryan Brooks
|
4:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mike Powell
|
40:00 |
3-9 |
2-5 |
4-5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
|
Jordan Hare
|
28:00 |
6-7 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
|
Nikola Malesevic
|
33:00 |
4-12 |
0-3 |
4-6 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
|
Mike Aaman
|
11:00 |
2-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
T.J. Buchanan
|
13:00 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
John Nazarko
|
0:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alwayne Bigby
|
4:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
20-52 |
3-18 |
14-17 |
6 |
20 |
26 |
11 |
21 |
7 |
20 |
5 |
57 |
| |
38.5%
|
16.7%
|
82.4%
|
Team Rebs: 2 |
|
Total TO: 20 |
Providence Friars
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Bryce Cotton
|
39:00 |
3-9 |
1-6 |
4-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
|
LaDontae Henton
|
40:00 |
9-16 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
|
Josh Fortune
|
40:00 |
3-10 |
1-6 |
10-11 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
|
Kadeem Batts
|
39:00 |
8-19 |
0-0 |
7-8 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
|
Lee Goldsbrough
|
13:00 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brice Kofane
|
16:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ted Bancroft
|
13:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
23-57 |
2-15 |
24-26 |
10 |
25 |
35 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
3 |
72 |
| |
40.4%
|
13.3%
|
92.3%
|
Team Rebs: 6 |
|
Total TO: 16 |