National Basketball Association
Providence 69, New Hampshire 58
When: 6:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 18, 2021
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Tommy Morrissey, # Tony Henderson, # Evon Burroughs
Attendance:
4872
By Field Level Media
Al Durham scored 19 points and Nate Watson added 17 as Providence posted a 69-58 home victory over New Hampshire on Thursday.
Durham and Watson combined to shoot 13-of-17 for the Friars (4-0), who shot a crisp 55.1 percent from the field despite a 4-of-15 performance from 3-point range. Noah Horchler registered 10 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, while Justin Minaya contributed eight points and 10 boards off the bench.
The Wildcats (1-2) were paced by Qon Murphy's 15 points and Nick Guadarrama's 13 points. Blondeau Tchoukuiegno pitched in eight points and seven assists for New Hampshire, which fell to 1-16 in the all-time series.
The teams jockeyed back and forth early in the second half before the Friars opened up a 55-43 lead, capped by Watson's layup with 10:18 to play. The Wildcats did not score from the 14:42 mark until Guadarrama's bucket with 7:55 remaining.
Watson's three-point play with 5:16 left increased the advantage to 62-49. He added a layup on Providence's next possession, as well.
New Hampshire snuck back within eight as Jayden Martinez knocked down a 3-pointer and Murphy made two foul shots. But Horchler responded with a 3-pointer of his own, and the Wildcats never seriously threatened again.
Providence led 30-27 at half behind eight points apiece from Durham and Watson. The Friars led by 10 with under seven minutes left before Murphy made two 3-pointers to highlight a 9-2 push by the visitors.
New Hampshire stayed close in the first half thanks to its bench. The Wildcats' starters scored only 11 first-half points on 5-of-18 shooting, while the reserves had 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, led by Murphy (11 points, 4-of-5).
The game was extremely clean as the teams combined for only nine turnovers, with New Hampshire committing just three. Providence dominated the boards, 37-23, highlighted by Horchler's second double-double of the season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| New Hampshire |
|
Providence |
|
Qon Murphy 15 |
Scoring |
Aljami Durham 19 |
|
Blondeau Tchoukuiegno 7 |
Assists |
Noah Horchler 4 |
|
Nick Johnson 7 |
Rebounds |
Noah Horchler 12 |
|
Qon Murphy 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Aljami Durham 7 |
|
Qon Murphy 1 |
Steals |
Brycen Goodine 1 |
|
Nick Guadarrama 1 |
Blocks |
A.J. Reeves 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Hampshire
|
58 |
39.3 |
9-24 |
5-5 |
7 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Providence
|
69 |
55.1 |
4-15 |
11-18 |
15 |
34 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
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