PROVIDENCE --- This was a proper rock fight befitting two bitter rivals, and the longer, stronger, more experienced team ultimately won out Saturday evening at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
A.J. Reeves starred in his first time on the state’s biggest college basketball stage, veterans Isaiah Jackson and Nate Watson pitched in off the bench and home court advantage did the rest.
Providence College won for the eighth straight time in this building against the University of Rhode Island, a 59-50 slugfest that marks the lowest-scoring meeting in the series in five years.
Reeves closed with a team-high 15 points while Jackson and Watson combined for 25 points and 16 rebounds off the bench.