Providence Friars Capture 83-55 Exhibition Victory over Bowie State’s Bulldogs

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Division I Providence College went on an 8-0 run to end the half up 37-29 and never looked back to capture an 83-55 exhibition victory over Bowie State University on Saturday afternoon.

Junior transfer Rinardo Perry (Washington, D.C.) led Bowie State with 16 points and added five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. Junior Saiquan Jamison (Upper Marlboro, Md.) just missed a double-double, grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds and scored eight points for the Bulldogs. Sophomore Justin Route (Washington, D.C.) contributed eight points while juniors Juwan Smith (Lexington Park, Md.) and David Belle (Hyattsville, Md.) chipped in seven points each in the setback.



Emmitt Holt opened the scoring for the Friars recording the first six points, starting with a put back dunk at the 19:19 mark. Bowie State answered with a Belle three before Holt received back-to-back assists on the block, coming from Alpha Diallo on a fast break and a no look pass from David Duke. Bowie State started hot from three-point range, going 3-of-3 in the first four minutes of play.

The Friars struggled for the next 2:08, going scoreless as the Bulldogs went 3-of-3 to tie the game, 15-all with 12:11 left in the first half. Providence's A.J. Reeves broke the scoring drought as he cut behind the defense on the baseline, where he received a bounce pass from Makai-Ashton Langford for an easy dunk.

Both teams traded buckets over the next eight minutes, Nate Watson broke into the scoring column with three buckets in the paint while the Bulldogs scored four fast break points and connected on a three to make the game even, 29-29 with 3:23 left in the first half.

Providence found success in the paint in the second half, increasing their lead to 51-36 with 14:17 left in regulation. Alpha Diallo drove twice down the lane before dumping the ball off for two thunderous dunks by Nate Watson. Watson finished with a team-high 14 points and five rebounds.

Providence turned over the Bulldogs five times during a 12-2 run starting at the 12:05 mark, producing back-to-back threes for Reeves and Diallo. Minutes later, Makai Ashton-Langford came up with a steal that he threw up to Reeves for an acrobatic alley-oop dunk to make the lead 65-40.

BOX SCORE

Watson led five Friars in double figure scoring with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Isaiah Jackson, Diallo and Holt contributed 12 points apiece and Duke finished to contest with 10 points. Emmitt ended the game with a team-high nine rebounds.

Providence shot 47.7 percent from the field (31-of-65) compared to 32.3 percent (21-of-65) for Bowie State. Turnovers (23) really hurt the Bulldogs which translated into 32 points off turnovers for the Friars. Bowie State was able to out-rebound Providence, holding a 44-41 advantage on the glass.

Bowie State will begin the regular season portion of its schedule Friday, November 9th at 5:30 p.m. when they take on the University of Charleston in the opening game of the PSAC/MEC Conference Challenge in Charleston, W.Va.

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