Friars Lose: Georgetown 76, Providence 67

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Stat Leaders

Points
Rebounds
Assists
GeorgetownLeBlanc: 17LeBlanc: 11Akinjo: 8
ProvidenceDiallo: 22Diallo: 6Jackson: 4

Starting Lineups

Providence
Georgetown
DialloMcClung
DukeAkinjo
WatsonGovan
ReevesLeBlanc
NicholsPickett

Recap

  • Even with freshman sharpshooter A.J. Reeves reinserted into the starting lineup, Providence got off to a slow start on the offensive end. Georgetown wasn’t lighting things up either, but the Hoyas got out to an 11-4 lead a little more than 4 minutes into action at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Providence eventually got things going behind Alpha Diallo and David Duke. Reeves ended up picking up 2 pretty quick fouls, the second being quite questionable, and his minutes were limited as a result. Nearly twelve minutes into play, the Friars owned a 1-point lead, 22-21. Both teams followed up a solid stretch of scoring by going ice cold to the tune of no points scored for more than 4 minutes before Kaleb Johnson made a layup after an offensive rebound to put the Hoyas ahead, 23-22.  Diallo answered with an old fashioned 3-point play to break a Providence scoring drought that went on nearly 6 minutes and included 12 straight missed field goals. That put the Friars back up by 2 with just under 4 minutes remaining in the first half. Josh LeBlanc made a pair of free throws with 1:46 to go to tie the game at 27 and Mac McClung followed that up with a thunderous flush off a LeBlanc steal to put the Hoyas up by 2 with 1:14 left. Jessie Govan, who was quiet in the first half, flushed one with 40 seconds left then made a 3-pointer that extended Georgetown’s scoring run to 11-0 heading into the locker room. The Friars struggle to close out first halves continued. Diallo led the way for Providence with 11 first half points.
  • Duke slammed home a planned backdoor alley oop to end the Georgetown scoring run to open the second half. The Hoyas still managed to stretch their lead all the way to 10 just over 2 minutes in. A quick 6-0 run by Providence, the final 2 field goals scored by Makai Ashton-Langford, brought the Friars back to within 4, 41-37, at the under-16 media timeout. Diallo was whistled for a phantom foul when it appeared James Akinjo lost the ball on his way to the rim, and then moments later Diallo was called for his 3rd foul with 13:31 to go in the second half when he bumped Akinjo after a Providence turnover. Ed Cooley kept the junior on the floor and Diallo awarded his coach with a 3-pointer that gave him 14 points for the game and 1,002 for his career. The Friars kept getting with a possession or two, but the Hoyas did a good job of answering to keep Providence at arm’s length. Among a stretch where Providence didn’t make a field goal for more than 5 minutes, Georgetown got up by 12. Diallo scored out of the under-8 media timeout and Reeves got on the board with about 7:30 to go to bring some life into the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, but the Hoyas didn’t let that last long. Just as Providence’s offense started to wake up their defense didn’t lock up. The teams largely traded baskets over the final several minutes and Providence never got closer than 7 over the final 8 minutes of the second half. The Friars went more than 3 minutes between field goals from 4:26 until 1:01.
  • Diallo is the 50th player in Providence College history to score at least 1,000 points in his career.
  • Providence was led by Diallo with 22 points and 6 rebounds. He was the only Providence player to score in double figures.
  • Georgetown was led by LeBlanc with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Providence shot 44.1% in the second half, but they only managed 37.3% for the game.
  • The Friars travel down to NYC to take on St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. That game tips at 12:00pm and will air on CBSSN.

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