Friar Starting Five: Butler Recap
Here are links to five topics that may be of interest to Friar fans:
1. Friars.com: Men’s Basketball Outlasts Butler in Overtime
2. Brendan McGair: Multiple Closers Come Through as Friars Escape Butler with One Point Win
3. Butler University Sports: No. 8 Providence Takes One Point Win Over Bulldogs
4. Associated Press: No. 8 Providence Rallies from 19 Points Down, Beats Butler in OT
5. Kevin McNamara: Great Escape: Friars Rally to Nip Butler
Off the Bench
Go Local Providence: PC Rallies From 19 Points Down, Beats Butler in Overtime
Video Highlights of PC’s Overtime Victory Over Butler:
Post Game Press Conferences:
Full Game Replay Courtesy of FriarTV:
Twitter Reactions:
Meanwhile everyone else cares about a sucker punch in a handshake line. I’d rather focus on this. #pcbb https://t.co/QABHzaWPs1
Providence MBB @PCFriarsmbb
Wins - literally the only stat in sports that matter. And we keep piling them up baby… #pcbb https://t.co/si2FG3DZWh
BIG EAST MBB @BIGEASTMBB
BOOM! @PeaSchoir
John Fanta @John_Fanta
In games decided by 2 possessions (6 points) or less, or in overtime, the great @CoachCooleyPC of @PCFriarsmbb is 75-34 since the start of the 2013-14 season, 68%. In his last 3 years at Fairfield, he was 23-11, 68%. It ain't luck.
#pcbb #GoFriars
Coming off of a heartbreaking loss to Villanova, playing without Al Durham, and trailing Butler by 19 points, Providence displayed the type of grit that has made this team special -- and silenced the doubters (at least temporarily) once more.
This didn't stand up too well, huh Pat?
Pat Forde @ByPatForde
I can’t emphasize enough how huge this shot was from @drewfonts_ at the end of the 1st half #pcbb #DrewFonts #SparkPlug
Providence has now won 12 Big East games for the second time in program history. The 2020 group finished 12-6 in league play.
This Friar team is 12-2.
ROAD KILL https://t.co/uarmJLU9vy
Jared Bynum $ @JBDimes3
One play that’s really sticking out to me in that game of the bunch of big ones - Croswells offensive board put back in the middle of the second half. Seemed like such a big one at the time #pcbb