National Basketball Association
Providence 75, Xavier 63
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Matt Potter, # Gary Pager
Attendance:
10102
By The Sports Xchange
Kyron Cartwright totaled 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Providence scored 46 points in the second half to beat Xavier 75-63 on Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
Rodney Bullock added a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Jalen Lindsey scored 13 for the Friars (16-11, 6-8 in Big East), who has won three of their last five and improved to 13-3 at home this season.
The Friars earned their second win over a ranked team this season on Saturday, beating then No. 22 Butler 71-65 behind a 15-point night from Alpha Diallo. Providence upset then No. 21 Rhode Island 63-60 on Dec. 3.
RaShid Gaston also had a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds and J.P. Macura added 17 points for the Musketeers (18-8, 8-5).
The Musketeers were without Trevon Bluiett, who was spotted before the game wearing a walking boot. Bluiett was sidelined with an ankle injury and is day-to-day.
Edmond Sumner was also sidelined for Xavier. Bluiett and Sumner combined for 35 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the team's first meeting on Dec. 28, an 82-56 rout for the then 17th-ranked Musketeers.
Xavier fell out of the AP Top 25 after being ranked 24th last week. The Musketeer had their four-game winning streak snapped Saturday with a 73-57 loss against No. 2 Villanova.
Xavier was up 31-29 at halftime after leading by as many as 10 in the opening 20 minutes.
The Musketeers were within 49-46 with 12:30 to go before Providence reeled off a 25-10 run to put the game out of reach.
Quentin Goodin's jumper at 7:44 of the opening half gave the Musketeers their largest lead of the period at 20-10.
The Friars closed the half on a 12-4 run that was capped by Cartwright's layup with two seconds left in the period to pull within two.
Top Game Performances
Xavier |
|
Providence |
RaShid Gaston 19 |
Scoring |
Kyron Cartwright 17 |
J.P. Macura 4 |
Assists |
Kyron Cartwright 5 |
RaShid Gaston 14 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Bullock 10 |
J.P. Macura 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyron Cartwright 5 |
Malcolm Bernard 2 |
Steals |
Kyron Cartwright 3 |
Malcolm Bernard 2 |
Blocks |
Emmitt Holt 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Xavier
|
63 |
43.1 |
5-17 |
8-17 |
10 |
36 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
Providence
|
75 |
49.2 |
6-20 |
9-13 |
12 |
29 |
7 |
13 |
8 |