National Basketball Association
Providence 88, Navy 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Mike Roberts, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
6051
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Providence 88, Navy 51: LaDontae Henton scored 22 points and Kris Dunn handed out a career-high 14 assists as the host Friars rolled past the Midshipmen.
Freshman Ben Bentil scored a season-high 18 points off the bench for Providence (3-0), which has won 38 straight home games against nonconference opponents. Dunn chipped in 12 points and Tyler Harris had 11 as the Friars shot 55.4 percent, including an 11-of-21 effort from beyond the arc.
James Hemphill led Navy (0-3) with 10 points while Edward Alade added nine and a team-high five rebounds. Senior leader Brandon Venturini had just three points before fouling out with 12:25 left as the Midshipmen finished with fewer than 60 points for the third straight time to begin the season.
Venturini opened the scoring with a 3-pointer but Providence had the next 13 points - eight by Harris - and went up 18-4 on Bentil's layup less than seven minutes in. A dunk by Paschal Chukwu put the Friars up 40-20 at the break.
Henton had a 3-pointer, two layups and a three-point play to highlight a 14-2 surge that left Providence with a 62-32 lead midway through the second half. The lead ballooned to 44 points on Bentil's basket with just over four minutes remaining as the Friars poured it on.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The game was part of the on-campus portion of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, which continues this weekend at Mohegan Sun in Montville, Conn. Providence will play Florida State on Friday and Notre Dame on Saturday. ... Henton was 9-of-13 from the floor and made 3-of-4 3-pointers. ... Dunn had three of Providence's nine steals.
Top Game Performances
Navy |
|
Providence |
James Hemphill 10 |
Scoring |
LaDontae Henton 22 |
Tilman Dunbar 3 |
Assists |
Kris Dunn 14 |
Edward Alade 5 |
Rebounds |
Kris Dunn 7 |
Shawn Anderson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Bentil 4 |
Brandon Venturini 2 |
Steals |
Kris Dunn 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Carson Desrosiers 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Navy
|
51 |
38.8 |
4-17 |
9-14 |
13 |
23 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
Providence
|
88 |
55.4 |
11-21 |
15-23 |
24 |
32 |
7 |
9 |
11 |