Ben Bentil was once again a force for the Friars, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the first half. He led PC with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Rodney Bullock had 16 points and 12 boards, and Jalen Lindsey finished with 13 and 13 of his own.
Providence burst out to a 15-0 lead to start the game, but couldn’t shake Rider (now 2-9 on the season) despite the three double doubles and a 13 point, nine assist game from sophomore Kyron Cartwright, who stepped into the starting lineup in Dunn’s place.
PC saw a 15 point second half lead cut to five with two minutes to play, but Junior Lomomba hit a contested jumper with 1:26 remaining to push the lead to seven and all but end it, as PC eventually won 73-65.