National Basketball Association
Providence 87, Rhode Island 74
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Jeff Anderson, # Ed Corbett, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
12410
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Marshon Brooks had a game-high 26 points and Vincent Council nearly had a triple-double as Providence defeated visiting rival Rhode Island 87-74 on Saturday.
Council finished with 17 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and Gerald Coleman added 15 points.
Providence led 43-39 at the half and opened the second on a furious run to take a 13-point lead. Rhode Island (5-3) closed the gap to 64-55, but the Rams could get no closer, as the Friars committed just one turnover in the first 15 minutes of the second half to take control. Providence (8-1) extended the lead to 17 points in the closing minutes.
URI, which buried 14 3-pointers in its season-opening 83-75 loss against Pitt, tried to come back in this one by the same route. But the Rams went just 9-of-25 from long range.
Delroy James led Rhode Island with 25 points and Marquis Jones had 15.
Top Game Performances
| Rhode Island |
|
Providence |
|
Delroy James 25 |
Scoring |
Marshon Brooks 26 |
|
Delroy James 4 |
Assists |
Vincent Council 10 |
|
Will Martell 8 |
Rebounds |
Bilal Dixon 12 |
|
Daniel West 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Marshon Brooks 12 |
|
Marquis Jones 3 |
Steals |
Bryce Cotton 3 |
|
Ryan Brooks 2 |
Blocks |
Bilal Dixon 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Rhode Island
|
74 |
38.9 |
9-26 |
9-14 |
11 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
|
| Providence
|
87 |
47.5 |
5-18 |
26-34 |
17 |
39 |
10 |
8 |
|
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