Posh Alexander began to take the game over, and the Red Storm cut the deficit to 45-43. The Friars were also ready with a clear game plan for the half: feed Watson down low.Īfter the Friars scored to open the half, the Johnnies quickly responded with a Mathis drive and a Wheeler three from the right corner to cut the lead to five at the 18:31 mark. Fans wondered if the two stars would erupt in the second half. The Friars’ star center, Watson, was laying low in the first half with no points. The Johnnies were down by eight and Champagnie had only scored four points. Jared Bynum had some words for the student section Nick Bello Second half Bynum calmly made three of three shots and the Johnnies were down not two or three points but by eight at the half. He took a shot from 25 feet away and was fouled by Alexander. The Friars stole the inbounds pass and Jared Bynum of Providence raced down the court.
John’s got the ball out under the basket with four seconds to play and a chance to go into the half down three perhaps two points. It was deemed a technical foul and Wusu made one out of two. He drove to the Friar basket and was fouled going up for a layup. John’s to cut the lead going into halftime. Then a Wusu steal with six seconds to play set the stage for an opportunity for St. A Champagnie layup cut the lead to six at 37-31. With a minute to play the Friar lead was 37-29. Soon after he would return to the game to an applause by the fanbase.
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Esahia Nyiwe was fouled on a layup, assisted by Alexander, but missed the free throw - the first of many misses that would doom the team in the end.Īround the seven minute mark, Champagnie returned to the bench with a bandage above his right eye.
Providence went on a 10-2 run over the next five minutes taking a 22-15 lead. When not shooting, he was dishing to teammates he hit Stef Smith on the left wing and a 13-11 Red Storm lead at the 13:22 mark.
The Red Storm accepted the challenge to move forward despite the absence of their leading scorer and Posh Alexander began to assert himself aggressively on the offensive end.Īlexander was often able to get by the Friar defender guarding him and, instead of driving all the way to the basket, he would pull up and take a jumper from the foul line which he began to hit. He was not seen for some time as he required stitches to a wound above his right eye. Leaving the court, Champagnie was receiving attention from the Red Storm trainer. The crowd, noisy from the start, was really engaged after the play.Īt 16:20 in the game Coach Anderson replaced Champagnie with Dylan Addae-Wusu. Posh Alexander goes for the layup Nick Bello The play set the tone for the aggressive play both squads would have until the final seconds of the contest. Montez Mathis dove for the loose ball and, laying on the ground at midcourt with a Friar wrestling with him for the ball, somehow was able to make a bounce pass to Alexander sprinting down court for a layup. Was the team leader back on track?Ī three pointer by Noah Horchler 12 seconds later put Providence in the lead which was extended a minute later to 5-2 on a Al Durham layup.Īt 17:40 in the game Posh Alexander stole the ball and it bounced away from him down the court. Six foot ten Nate Watson won the opening tap only to have Julian Champagnie step in and steal his tip.Ĭenter Joel Soriano set a screen for Champagnie to go around, and he freed himself for a foul line jumper and a 2-0 Red Storm lead. With a nearly sold out Carnesecca Arena and chants, “Let’s Go Johnnies” emanating from the student section ten minutes before the tip off, the arena was electric. John’s falls in physical contest to Providence
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