Providence basketball falls to Big East Power Uconn. Here is what happened on Saturday

Providence – No, this version of Connecticut is not the same batting RAM which has made its way through male university basketball in the last two seasons.

It’s just a note for all those who followed the action of the Mutuel d’Amica Pavilion this first day of March. The Huskies still seemed very powerful against a providence team which continues to fall from the middle of the Big East race.

The brothers seemed to be set up for a fence race before completing the section. Uconn granted the hosts less than seven points but not more close, withdrawing for a 75-63 victory.

Tarris Reed Jr. did the first damage inside and Alex Karaban provided the dagger late. Two veterans players seem to find their best form at the ideal time while the brothers slipped to 0-9 against the best four current teams in the League classification and abandoned a sixth consecutive meeting in this series.

“I thought we had two very good days of preparation,” said Providence Kim English coach. “But our Scout team is a little different from Alex Karaban, Liam McNeeley and Tarris Reed in the flesh.

“Our margin is simply very small. Very, very small – perhaps nonexistent. We must be really, really well consistent. »»

The Huskies produced an 8-0 race which finished it for good, opening what was an advance of 59-52 with 8:40 on the left. Solo Ball buried a transitional pointer 3 points from the left corner and Karaban fought inside for a pair of offensive rebounds that led to a conventional three -point game. Uconn crowned his cushion at 17 with 3:27 on the left when Ball nailed another pointer open 3 points high.

“Delighted with many of what we have done offensively,” said Uconn coach Dan Hurley. “And this guy here was the difference in the game.”

Hurley turned to his right on the post -match podium and gave a tape on the forearm to Reed, which set three new career summits with 24 points, 18 rebounds – half of the team total for Huskies – and six blocked shots. His leakage lay-up with 14:38 left punctuated a departure of 9 per 10 of the land and asked Providence a waiting period in a hole of 51-38.

“Offensively, it was incredible,” said English. “Seeing the strength he looked like in the panel was impressive.”

The 3 -point pointer from Ryan Mela of the left wing and basic jam along the right side broken the brothers with a gel 4 for 15 on the ground, and Providence made a boost while cutting a deficit of 14 points in two. Justyn Fernandez added a 3 -point in front of the reception bench, and the closed window crowds of 12,400 fans at hand begged to ignite. The Ball rider stopped the momentum and raised the two -digit Uconn thread for the outfits.

“A better effort than the last two times,” said English. “Our execution on both sides must be better. Ask a lot of most of these guys with what we have left. »»

The brothers (12-17, 6-12 Big East) continued with hemorrhage in the defensive while a fourth sequence of defeats this season has reached at least three or more games. Georgetown, Marquette and the Huskies have an average of 83.3 points per match and at least 1.21 points per possession during this last slip. Uconn’s ball screens, the reduction of great men and the triggering of the action of the leader Hassan Diarra – 10 assists and only five attempts to shoot it – helped to translate into a margin of 36-22 on the points of the painting.

“I play as hard as possible,” said Reed. “Coach always says that I must be fierce – be fierce on the ground. Crush the glass (offensive). This is where I can get a lot of my points.

The Huskies (20-9, 12-6) roughly locked up a return from the NCAA tournament before the visits to Marquette and Seton Hall this week. Providence will seek to generate a kind of momentum in the conference tournament with a home date against Depaul and a road trip to Xavier. The brothers need at least one victory to avoid what would only be the second season of 20 defeats in the history of the program, an unhappy brand currently owned by the 1984-85 team which closed 11-20.

“When you don’t stop and you don’t take pictures, it’s difficult,” said English. “Our fans are trying. They really do it, and God bless them not to have left us and stay with us. »»

Connecticut (75): Alex Karaban 6-13 3-3 17, Liam McNeeley 5-10 2-3 14, Samson Johnson 0-0 1-2 1, Solo Ball 5-9 0-14, Hassan Diarra 2-5 0-1 5, Tarris Reed Jr. 10-13 4-5 24, Jaylin Stewart 0-2 0-0 0, Ahmad Now 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0. Mahaney 0-0 0-1 0, Isaiah Abraham 0-0 0-0 0, Youssouf Singare 0-0 0 0; Totals 28-52 10-15 75.

Providence (63): Oswin Erhunmwunse 3-3 2-3 8, Wesley Cardet Jr. 4-6 0-0 9, Jayden Pierre 3-9 2-3 ​​10, Bensley Joseph 1-12 0-0 3, Corey Floyd Jr. 2-8 2-4 7, Ryan Mela 2-2 4-7 9, Christ Essandoko 2-3 2-2 6, Fonts 0-2 1, Kieran O’Haire 1-1 0-0 2; Totals 20-50 15-23 63.

Half-time -C, 41-33. 3 points-C 9-20 (Karaban 2-4, McNeley 2-5, ball 4-7, Diarra 1-2, Stewart 0-2), p 8-20 (Cardet 1-2, Pierre 2-4, Joseph 1-6, Floyd 1-2, Apple 1-1, Esandoko 0-1, Fernandez 2-4). REBOUND – C 36 (Reed 18), p 27 (Fernandez 5). Help – C 14 (Diarra 10), p 13 (Joseph 5).

This article originally appeared in Providence Journal: Connecticut Huskies beat Providence Friars, 75-63, Saturday March 1st