College Hoops

Men’s Hoops Falls to Providence

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Score: Providence 93, UAlbany 55

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island   

 

Records: UAlbany (3-8, 0-0 America East) | Providence (8-3, 0-0 Big East)

 

Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball team fell on the road to Big East foe Providence on Saturday afternoon, 93-55. The Great Danes could not get in a rhythm shooting, going just 19-67 (28.4%) throughout the game. Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led all players with 19 points.

 

Head Coach Dwayne Killings: “The Providence men’s basketball program, led by one of the best head coaches in the country, they have a really good team… There’s a certain level of play you need to have when you come into buildings like this. I felt we had it for a little bit, eight or nine minutes, we got some loose balls and making some plays, hanging around… I thought they just wore us down, they broke us.”

 

Key Stat Lines

  • Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led the Great Danes with 19 points. He went 6-20 from the field and 5-14 from beyond the arc. He also had a team high in assists (3), blocks (2), and minutes (38).
  • Sarju Patel, back in the starting lineup, finished with eight points. He had a team-high eight rebounds.
  • Jonathan Beagle and Malik Edmead both finished with nine points. Edmead finished with a team-high five free throws made.
  • UAlbany shot just 28.4% (19-67) from the field and 20% (6-30) from three. Providence shot 54.8% (34-62) from the field and went just 4-19 from three.
  • Providence won the rebounding war, 48-30.
  • UAlbany was called for 22 personal fouls, Providence was called for…

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