PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Freshman AJ Reeves scored 29 points, making seven 3-pointers, and Alpha Diallo added 16 points with 11 assists as Providence defeated Siena 77-67 in a season opener Tuesday night.
Reeves knocked down the most 3-pointers by a Providence player since 2012. With three minutes left in the first half, Reeves, Diallo and Isaiah Jackson were a combined 8 of 10 from distance as the Friars jumped out to a 50-34 lead by halftime. Jackson also finished with 16 points.
The teams combined for 25 3-pointers.
Freshman Sloan Seymour and Evan Fisher paced Siena with 15 and 11 points, respectively.