GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Providence 74, Georgetown 62
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
By BRENDAN McGAIR
Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Bryce Hopkins scored 17 points and No. 20 Providence beat Georgetown 74-62.
Devin Carter and Ed Croswell had 12 points apiece as the Friars (18-6, 10-3 Big East) won for the fourth time in five games. Noah Locke added 11 points, shooting 3 of 5 from 3-point range.
Bradley Ezewiro paced last-place Georgetown (6-19, 1-13) with 19 points and Primo Spears added 18. Brandon Murray scored 16 as the Hoyas dropped their fourth straight.
Providence threatened to pull away several times. Locke hit a 3 to make it 54-37, but the Hoyas were within 58-51 with eight minutes left. Another surge by the Friars featuring 3s from Locke and Hopkins helped them maintain a double-digit lead down the stretch.
The Hoyas had Providence on the run early, jumping out to a 16-14 lead that was sparked by Spears, their leading scorer. But the Friars ripped off a 16-1 spurt highlighted by a pair of strong takes from Hopkins.
Jayden Pierre made a 3-pointer that gave Providence 30-17 cushion. Murray trimmed it to 34-27 with a 3, but the Friars took a 39-30 advantage into halftime.
BIG PICTURE
Georgetown: On their way to a losing record in Big East play for the fourth consecutive season, the Hoyas are 74-103 since Patrick Ewing became coach of his alma mater in 2017.
Providence: The Friars have double-digit Big East wins for the third time in four seasons. The defending regular-season conference champions are tied with No. 23 Creighton for third place in the league standings, a half-game behind No. 10 Marquette and one game back of No. 13 Xavier.
February 8, 2023
| Georgetown | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Akok | F | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Q. Wahab | C | 16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| P. Spears | G | 39 | 6-16 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| B. Murray | G | 38 | 5-14 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Riley | G | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Ezewiro | 22 | 8-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | |
| W. Bristol Jr. | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Heath | 16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| B. Mozone | 9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 200 | 22-55 (.400) |
15-18 (.833) |
3-15 (.200) |
7-33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 62 | |
| Providence | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Croswell | F | 23 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| B. Hopkins | G | 38 | 6-15 | 3-3 | 2-5 | 0-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Carter | G | 32 | 4-12 | 4-6 | 0-3 | 2-9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| N. Locke | G | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Breed | G | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Moore | 19 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| J. Bynum | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| J. Pierre | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| C. Floyd Jr. | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 28-64 (.438) |
10-13 (.769) |
8-21 (.381) |
11-38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 74 | |
