PC was ahead 10-7 at the media timeout with 15:28 remaining in the half. The URI players handled the environment reasonably well: the crowd, the dance cams, and the Taylor Swift songs.
The sellout crowd, overwhelmingly pro-Providence crowd, seemed somewhat stunned by the closeness of the game. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE - SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTĪfter the game, URI head coach Archie Miller said, “They wore us down in the last eight minutes of the game.”
The Friars are now 7-1 and URI falls to 5-3. He had 19 points in the second half - finishing with a game-high 24 points. The game remained close until the Friar and Bryce Hopkins took over midway through the second half. The Rams tied the game 38-38 at the 17:44 mark in the second half. Providence College men’s basketball ultimately won the rivalry game 84 to 69 victory over the University of Rhode Island - a game that was surprisingly close for more than 30 minutes. Devin Carter with a double- double PHOTO: GoLocal
