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Thoughts from the Road: Providence Hangs on Against Scrappy Illini

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A big shoutout to night road work on 95 South to start off this “Thoughts from the Road”. Gave me a little extra time to think last night….

  • What a finish! John Groce said the game reminded him of a league game and I would agree that it had that gritty, back and forth feel.

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Friars Win: Illinois 59, Providence 60

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Final Score
Illinois  59
Providence 60

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Leading Scorer Leading Rebound
Illinois Coleman-Lands: 17  Hill: 11
Providence Bentil: 18 Bentil: 12

Notes:

  • Providence did not have a great overall game from Kris Dunn but he made some big plays down the stretch.
  • Ben Bentil carried a lot of the scoring load and had a double-double
  • Kyron Cartwright had a nice first half. He injured his knee in the second half and went to the locker room for a short stint but returned to the game.
  • Jalen Lindsey dressed for the game and got some action off the bench after missing the opener for a violation of team policy.
  • Friars return to action Saturday against Brown at the Dunk.

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Game Notes & Preview: Providence (1-0) vs. Illinois (1-1) 11/18/15

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Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI

When: 7:00PM

How: Fox Sports 1 (Tim Brando & Bill Raftery)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV

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Schedule

Providence Releases 2015-16 Non-Conference Schedule

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Providence has released their non-conference schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Friars should have another very strong strength of schedule in the non-conference with road games at Rhode Island and Massachusetts, home games against Harvard and Illinois and a potential neutral site matchup against Arizona in the Wooden Legacy tournament. Here’s a brief description of each of the games on Providence’s non=conference slate this upcoming season.

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General News

Providence to Host Illinois for Inaugural 2015 Gavitt Tipoff Games

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Jon Rothstein is reporting that Providence will host Illinois as part of the inaugural Gavitt Games series announced in May 2014 between the Big East and Big Ten conferences. Its fitting that Providence will be one of the Big East teams participating and hosting a game on Dave Gavitt Court at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

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