National Basketball Association
Massachusetts 77, Providence 75
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 15, 2012
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials:
# Jose Carrion, # Hal Lusk, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
4103
By SportsDirect Inc.
Massachusetts 77, Providence 75: Terrell Vinson’s tip-in as time expired powered the Minutemen to their second dramatic victory in as many games in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.
Jesse Morgan scored a team-high 18 points, Chaz Williams chipped in 17 and Vinson added 14 for Massachusetts (2-0), which will meet No. 6 North Carolina State in Friday's semifinals after winning its season opener against Harvard at the buzzer on a 3-pointer from Sampson Carter.
After a 3-pointer from Morgan tied the game at 75 with 1:26 remaining, Williams’ 15-foot jumper hit off the back iron with just over a second remaining, giving Vinson enough time to collect the rebound in mid-air and score off the glass.
Without the services of injured point guard Vincent Council, the Friars appeared to be rattled initially by Massachusetts’ full-court pressure. Providence settled in as the half wore on, trimming an 11-point lead to 41-35 at the break with 10 offensive rebounds while the Minutemen committed 10 turnovers.
Bryce Cotton had 23 points for the Friars (2-1).
GAME NOTEBOOK: In the first matchup between the schools since 2000, Massachusetts improved to 6-22 all-time against Providence. … Council’s injury in the season opener left the Friars with only six academically eligible scholarship players available for this entire event. … Cotton, Kadeem Batts and LaDontae Henton have accounted for 177 of the Friars’ 220 points this season.
Top Game Performances
| Providence |
|
Massachusetts |
|
Bryce Cotton 23 |
Scoring |
Jesse Morgan 18 |
|
Bryce Cotton 5 |
Assists |
Chaz Williams 6 |
|
LaDontae Henton 11 |
Rebounds |
Raphiael Putney 7 |
|
Bryce Cotton 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrell Vinson 4 |
|
LaDontae Henton 2 |
Steals |
Jesse Morgan 2 |
|
Kadeem Batts 1 |
Blocks |
Cady Lalanne 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Providence
|
75 |
48.1 |
5-19 |
18-24 |
9 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
| Massachusetts
|
77 |
50.8 |
6-19 |
9-17 |
10 |
34 |
2 |
7 |
17 |