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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, February 19
Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM
Providence College
12-15,6-10Big East
72
at
93
Georgetown
16-10,7-8Big East
1
2
F
Providence
31
41
72
Georgetown
48
45
93
Photo by: Danny Sikkenga
Men’s Basketball Defeated At Georgetown, 93-72, At The Capital One Arena
2/19/2025 10:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Providence College men's basketball team (12-15, 6-10) was defeated by the Georgetown Hoyas (16-10, 7-8 BIG EAST), 93-72, on Wednesday, February 19 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Friars fell to 12-15 overall and 6-10 in BIG EAST play. Senior Bensley Joseph (Arlington, Mass.) led the Friars' with a team-high 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, three-steal effort. Redshirt sophomore Justyn Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) added 11 points.
FIRST HALF:
• Joseph opened the scoring with a driving layup.
• Joseph then scored 12 straight points, including three straight threes, to help the Friars take a 16-13 lead at the under-12 media timeout (11:03).
• Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin, Nigeria) slammed a lob from Joseph that snapped a 10-0 Georgetown scoring run (6:40).
• Fernandez knocked down a three that beat the shot clock to cut the Hoya lead to 29-28 (5:14).
• Fernandez ended a 7-0 Georgetown scoring run with a three to bring the score to 30-31 (2:28).
• Georgetown ended the half with a 19-3 run on offense to take a 48-31 lead to end the half.
• Jospeh was the only Friar to score in double figures in the first half (14).
• Micha Peavy scored 19 points in the first half for Georgetown
SECOND HALF:
• Fernandez started the Friars second-half scoring with an and-one.
• Georgetown then went on a 9-0 run that extended their lead to 34-59 (16:11).
• Ryan Mela made a driving layup to cut the Georgetown lead to 18 at 41-59 (13:54).
• The Friars had a positive 8-4 scoring stretch following the under-16 media timeout. Georgetown led 63-43 at the under-12 media timeout (11:33).
• Wesley Cardet Jr (Tallahassee, Fla.) scored four straight points for the Friars to cut the Hoya lead to 73-57 (6:18).
• Jayden Pierre (Elizebeth, N.J.) knocked down back-to-back threes for the Friars. Georgetown led 81-67 (3:12).
• The Hoyas continued to edge out the Friars for much of the half, holding a 19-point lead as time expired at 93-72.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Three players finished in double figures for the Friars: Joseph (24), Fernandez (11) and Pierre (10).
• Georgetown's Micha Peavy finished with a game-high 30 points.
• Providence and Georgetown each recorded 36 rebounds.
NOTES:
• PC has now registered a 38-48 mark all-time versus Georgetown, including a 12-26 record on the road.
UP NEXT:
• The Friars will head to Milwaukee, Wis. to play the Marquette Golden Eagles (20-6, 11-4 BIG EAST) on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Fiserv Forum.
• Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
PROV
GTown
FG%
.371
.508
3FG%
.313
.435
FT%
.800
.821
RB
36
36
TO
14
10
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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