Situational basketball hasn’t been a strong suit for Providence this season, which fell 72-70 at Seton Hall on Wednesday night in yet another game they had an opportunity to close out, but failed to do the little things late.
The Friars led by as many as 15 points in the first half, but saw that lead cut to one before they hit halftime, yet it was their execution down the stretch that ultimately did them in.
With just over five minutes to play and his team trailing by two, Ed Cooley drew up a perfect backdoor play out of a timeout for Kyron Cartwright (13 points, 5 assists, 6-17 shooting) who missed an open layup that would have tied it.