National Basketball Association
Providence 84, Wyoming 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Where: Aventura Spa Palace, Cancun
Officials:
# Don Olson, # Darryl Smith, # Ken Turner
Attendance:
3949
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Vincent Council scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half and Gerard Coleman added 15 off the bench to lead Providence to an 84-77 victory Wednesday in the loser’s bracket of the Cancun Challenge.
Council sank 6-of-9 shots from the floor but did most of his damage at the line, sinking all 16 free throws. He added four rebounds and four assists to help offset great shooting from Wyoming (2-4), which shot 55.8 percent from the floor.
Djibril Thiam, Amath M’Baye and Desmar Jackson all scored 19 points for the Cowboys, who trailed 35-31 at the half. The three combined to shoot 23-of-34 from the floor.
Wyoming jumped to a 10-4 lead before Council and Coleman combined for 19 points the rest of the half to take the four-point lead at the break. The Cowboys tied it twice in the second half but Council scored seven points over a 90-second stretch to restore a 13-point lead.
Top Game Performances
| Providence |
|
Wyoming |
|
Vincent Council 29 |
Scoring |
Desmar Jackson 21 |
|
Vincent Council 4 |
Assists |
Afam Muojeke 3 |
|
Bilal Dixon 7 |
Rebounds |
Desmar Jackson 8 |
|
Vincent Council 16 |
Free Throws Made |
Desmar Jackson 5 |
|
Vincent Council 2 |
Steals |
Francisco Cruz 1 |
|
Marshon Brooks 1 |
Blocks |
Djibril Thiam 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Providence
|
84 |
47.4 |
8-20 |
22-30 |
12 |
27 |
4 |
5 |
|
| Wyoming
|
77 |
53.7 |
4-16 |
15-17 |
11 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
|
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