National Basketball Association
Providence 77, Robert Morris 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 25, 2013
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Nathan Farrell, # Thomas Regan
Attendance:
7149
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Providence 77, Robert Morris 68: LaDontae Henton scored 21 points as the host Friars edged the Colonials in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Henton shot 6-for-7 and 8-for-8 at the foul line and Bryce Cotton added 20 points for Providence (19-14), which will play at Baylor in the Region 1 final on Wednesday. Vincent Council pitched in 12 points and 10 assists for the Friars, who outrebounded Robert Morris 43-18.
Karvel Anderson scored 18 points to lead the Colonials (24-11). Russell Johnson added 16 and Mike McFadden had 14.
After falling behind 9-2, Providence rallied to tie the game at 34 entering halftime behind 10 points by Henton - six coming on dunks. Back-to-back Cotton 3-pointers gave the Friars a 44-37 lead with 15:29 left before Anderson and Johnson 3-pointers keyed an 8-0 Robert Morris response as the Colonials pulled ahead 62-61 with 6:20 to go.
Council made a pair of free throws and converted a three-point play as Providence went ahead 70-64 with 3:03 to go. The Friars scored seven consecutive points down the stretch to seal it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Providence F Kadeem Batts scored 10 points. … The Friars hadn’t won consecutive postseason contests since 1997, when Austin Croshere led them to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. … Henton’s 21 points marked his third-highest scoring total of the season and most since a 37-point effort against Brown on Dec. 28.
Top Game Performances
| Robert Morris |
|
Providence |
|
Karvel Anderson 18 |
Scoring |
LaDontae Henton 21 |
|
Anthony Myers-Pate 7 |
Assists |
Vincent Council 10 |
|
Lucky Jones 6 |
Rebounds |
Lee Goldsbrough 9 |
|
Mike McFadden 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Vincent Council 10 |
|
Russell Johnson 5 |
Steals |
Ted Bancroft 1 |
|
Russell Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Vincent Council 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Robert Morris
|
68 |
45.1 |
11-25 |
11-15 |
15 |
16 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
| Providence
|
77 |
42.9 |
4-14 |
31-36 |
14 |
40 |
1 |
3 |
15 |