GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Providence 79, Butler 58
(AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Bryce Hopkins had 16 points and seven rebounds as No. 23 Providence dominated Butler inside and beat the Bulldogs 79-58.
Devin Carter added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Friars (16-5, 8-2 Big East), who have won two straight since back-to-back losses at Creighton and Marquette. Providence had a 42-24 rebounding edge and outscored the Bulldogs 48-20 in the paint.
Eric Hunter Jr. had 12 points and Jayden Taylor scored 10 with a team-high five rebounds for Butler (11-11, 3-8).
The Bulldogs led by seven early in the first half before Providence ran off 13 straight points to take a 22-16 lead. Carter hit a 3-pointer at the end of the half, then PC scored the first six points of the second to make it 42-26.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens sat in the first row behind the Butler bench to cheer on the team he took to back-to-back NCAA finals before leaving for the NBA in 2013. Stevens coached the Celtics for eight years before moving into the front office in 2021.
January 25, 2023
| Butler | ||||||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Bates | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| E. Hunter Jr | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| A. Ali | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Harris | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| S. Lukosius | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Thomas | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Wilmoth | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Tate | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Hughes | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Taylor | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| C. Turnbull | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 22-58 (.379) |
6-12 (.500) |
8-19 (.421) |
9-26 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 |
| Providence | ||||||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Locke | 2-5 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| E. Croswell | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| A. Breed | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| D. Carter | 3-8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| B. Hopkins | 6-10 | 4-4 | 0-3 | 0-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| C. Moore | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| J. Bynum | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Castro | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| K. O'Haire | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Floyd Jr. | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Pierre | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 30-54 (.556) |
14-18 (.778) |
5-17 (.294) |
11-44 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 79 |
