Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Pittsburgh (Exhibition) on October 17, 2026 , Win , 87, to, 64
Men's Basketball
vs Pittsburgh (Exhibition)
Final
87
-
64
Saturday, October 24
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM
Providence College
0-0,0-0Big East
101
vs
73
Georgia Tech (Exhibition)
0-0,0-0ACC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| Providence | 43 | 58 | 101 |
10/24/2026 2:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Miles Byrd recorded a game-high 19 points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks to lead the Friars.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's basketball team defeated Georgia Tech, 101-73, in its final exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Senior Miles Byrd (Stockton, Calif.) led all scorers with 19 points and added six rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks. Gavin Hightower (Los Angeles, Calif.) contributed with 16 points and five assists. Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) and Leonardo Marangon (Vigodarzere, Italy) each added 14 points. Jacob Bannarbie (Anchorage, Alaska) was the fifth Friar to score in double figures as he registered 11 points on 5-5 shooting from the field.
"I'm really proud of them. I thought we played well tonight," Head Coach Bryan Hodgson said. "We have some things to tighten up and we have to get a lot better before November 2 and we will. I thought we've made a jump over the last few weeks, and that's all you want as a coach."
Gallery: (10-24-2026) Men's Basketball vs. GTech Exhibition
FIRST HALF:
• The Friars opened the game with two corner three-pointers from Leonardo Marangon (Vigodarzere, Italy) to take a 6-2 lead.
• After Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) grabbed his third rebound of the game, Marangon knocked down his third three-pointer in the opening four minutes to extend the Friars' lead to 11-4 (16:22).
• After Georgia Tech cut the deficit to 11-10, Gavin Hightower (Los Angeles, Calif.) scored four consecutive points on a layup and two free throws to make it 15-10 (12:47).
• Hightower found Samson Aletan (Dallas, Texas) under the basket on an out-of-bounds play for a dunk, extending the Providence lead to 19-12 (10:15).
• Mela and Malik Mack (Washington, D.C.) each drove to the basket for layups on consecutive possessions to make it 23-15 (9:25).
• Byrd recorded a steal at midcourt and converted the takeaway into a layup while drawing a foul. He made the free throw to give Providence its largest lead of the half at 30-19 (6:22).
• Mela converted a three-pointer and a layup on consecutive offensive possessions to keep the lead in double digits (35-25, 5:03).
• Following a steal by Jacob Bannarbie (Anchorage, Alaska), Byrd converted a catch-and-shoot three-pointer to push the Providence lead to 43-28 (0:36).
• Providence carried a 43-28 lead into halftime.
• The Friars shot 51.7% from the field (15-of-29), 35.7% from three-point range (5-of-14) and 80.0% from the free-throw line (8-of-10).
• Byrd led Providence with 10 points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field, including 1-of-3 from three-point range. He also went 5-of-5 from the free-throw line and recorded three rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Mela and Marangon each added nine points.
• Georgia Tech shot 35.5% from the field (11-of-31), 31.3% from three-point range (5-of-16) and 16.7% from the free-throw line (1-of-6).
SECOND HALF:
• Mack and Marangon opened the second-half scoring with back-to-back three-pointers as Providence extended its lead to 49-30 (19:09), continuing an 11-0 run that began in the first half.
• After Byrd knocked down another three-pointer from the wing, Mela recorded a steal and converted it into a layup while drawing a foul. He made the free throw to make it 58-35 (16:14).
• Following an offensive rebound by Hightower, the guard drew a foul on a layup attempt and converted the three-point play to make it 60-41 (15:11).
• Byrd recorded his third steal of the game and converted a fast-break dunk to give Providence its largest lead of the game at 65-42 (13:54).
• Javon Bardwell (Harlem, N.Y.) recorded dunks on consecutive possessions, with assists from Aletan and Byrd, to push the Friars' lead to 71-45 (12:19).
• Aletan found Hightower in the corner for a three-pointer to extend the Providence lead to 79-50 (10:14).
• After an 8-0 Georgia Tech run, Clyde Walters (Birmingham, Ala.) recorded his first points of the game on a layup to make it 83-61 (7:47).
• Bannarbie recorded consecutive layups to maintain a 90-69 Providence lead (5:06).
• Bardwell recorded his third dunk of the game on an assist from Byrd (92-69, 4:40).
• Mack connected on his second three-pointer of the game to extend the lead to 97-71 (3:24).
• Bardwell added another alley-oop dunk to push Providence past the 100-point mark and cap a 9-0 run (101-71, 1:41).
• Providence closed out the exhibition with a 101-73 victory.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Five Friars scored in double figures: Byrd (19), Hightower (16), Marangon (14), Mela (14) and Bannarbie (11).
• Mack and Hightower each recorded five assists. Over the last two exhibition games, the two guards combined for 24 assists in two games.
• Providence totaled 19 assists on 36 made field goals.
• The Friars outrebounded Georgia Tech, 46-31.
• Providence shot 51.4% from the field (36-of-70), 33.3% from three-point range (10-of-30) and 79.2% from the free-throw line (19-of-24).
• The Friars held advantages in points in the paint (50-28), points off turnovers (23-6) and fast-break points (21-12).
• Three Georgia Tech players reached double figures.
• Kam Craft led Georgia Tech with 17 points.
NOTES:
• The Friars have posted a 71-24 mark all-time in exhibition games.
UP NEXT: The Friars opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2 against Maine at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
-GO FRIARS!-
"I'm really proud of them. I thought we played well tonight," Head Coach Bryan Hodgson said. "We have some things to tighten up and we have to get a lot better before November 2 and we will. I thought we've made a jump over the last few weeks, and that's all you want as a coach."
FIRST HALF:
• The Friars opened the game with two corner three-pointers from Leonardo Marangon (Vigodarzere, Italy) to take a 6-2 lead.
• After Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) grabbed his third rebound of the game, Marangon knocked down his third three-pointer in the opening four minutes to extend the Friars' lead to 11-4 (16:22).
• After Georgia Tech cut the deficit to 11-10, Gavin Hightower (Los Angeles, Calif.) scored four consecutive points on a layup and two free throws to make it 15-10 (12:47).
• Hightower found Samson Aletan (Dallas, Texas) under the basket on an out-of-bounds play for a dunk, extending the Providence lead to 19-12 (10:15).
• Mela and Malik Mack (Washington, D.C.) each drove to the basket for layups on consecutive possessions to make it 23-15 (9:25).
• Byrd recorded a steal at midcourt and converted the takeaway into a layup while drawing a foul. He made the free throw to give Providence its largest lead of the half at 30-19 (6:22).
• Mela converted a three-pointer and a layup on consecutive offensive possessions to keep the lead in double digits (35-25, 5:03).
• Following a steal by Jacob Bannarbie (Anchorage, Alaska), Byrd converted a catch-and-shoot three-pointer to push the Providence lead to 43-28 (0:36).
• Providence carried a 43-28 lead into halftime.
• The Friars shot 51.7% from the field (15-of-29), 35.7% from three-point range (5-of-14) and 80.0% from the free-throw line (8-of-10).
• Byrd led Providence with 10 points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field, including 1-of-3 from three-point range. He also went 5-of-5 from the free-throw line and recorded three rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Mela and Marangon each added nine points.
• Georgia Tech shot 35.5% from the field (11-of-31), 31.3% from three-point range (5-of-16) and 16.7% from the free-throw line (1-of-6).
SECOND HALF:
• Mack and Marangon opened the second-half scoring with back-to-back three-pointers as Providence extended its lead to 49-30 (19:09), continuing an 11-0 run that began in the first half.
• After Byrd knocked down another three-pointer from the wing, Mela recorded a steal and converted it into a layup while drawing a foul. He made the free throw to make it 58-35 (16:14).
• Following an offensive rebound by Hightower, the guard drew a foul on a layup attempt and converted the three-point play to make it 60-41 (15:11).
• Byrd recorded his third steal of the game and converted a fast-break dunk to give Providence its largest lead of the game at 65-42 (13:54).
• Javon Bardwell (Harlem, N.Y.) recorded dunks on consecutive possessions, with assists from Aletan and Byrd, to push the Friars' lead to 71-45 (12:19).
• Aletan found Hightower in the corner for a three-pointer to extend the Providence lead to 79-50 (10:14).
• After an 8-0 Georgia Tech run, Clyde Walters (Birmingham, Ala.) recorded his first points of the game on a layup to make it 83-61 (7:47).
• Bannarbie recorded consecutive layups to maintain a 90-69 Providence lead (5:06).
• Bardwell recorded his third dunk of the game on an assist from Byrd (92-69, 4:40).
• Mack connected on his second three-pointer of the game to extend the lead to 97-71 (3:24).
• Bardwell added another alley-oop dunk to push Providence past the 100-point mark and cap a 9-0 run (101-71, 1:41).
• Providence closed out the exhibition with a 101-73 victory.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Five Friars scored in double figures: Byrd (19), Hightower (16), Marangon (14), Mela (14) and Bannarbie (11).
• Mack and Hightower each recorded five assists. Over the last two exhibition games, the two guards combined for 24 assists in two games.
• Providence totaled 19 assists on 36 made field goals.
• The Friars outrebounded Georgia Tech, 46-31.
• Providence shot 51.4% from the field (36-of-70), 33.3% from three-point range (10-of-30) and 79.2% from the free-throw line (19-of-24).
• The Friars held advantages in points in the paint (50-28), points off turnovers (23-6) and fast-break points (21-12).
• Three Georgia Tech players reached double figures.
• Kam Craft led Georgia Tech with 17 points.
NOTES:
• The Friars have posted a 71-24 mark all-time in exhibition games.
UP NEXT: The Friars opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2 against Maine at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
-GO FRIARS!-
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
GaTech
PROV
FG%
.444
.514
3FG%
.355
.333
FT%
.400
.792
RB
31
46
TO
17
13
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
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