Providence Friars vs. UConn Huskies

Jan 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PROV	39	45	84
CONN	27	60	87

Game Recap

No. 11 UConn erases a 14-point deficit to top Providence 87-84 and stay unbeaten in the Big East. Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games.

Player Stats

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	32	3-5	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	3	1	5	6
10Rich Barron	19	3-8	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	9
1Jayden Pierre	37	8-16	3-8	5-5	3	0	1	0	2	3	24
0Wesley Cardet, Jr.	28	7-13	0-1	4-5	3	0	1	1	2	3	18
14Corey Floyd Jr.	29	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	4	6
5Anton Bonke	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
11Ryan Mela	22	4-8	0-0	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	4	10
7Bensley Joseph	20	2-6	1-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	2	3	7
3Jabri Abdur-Rahim	6	0-1	0-0	2-3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	30-6050.0%	4-1330.8%	20-2387.0%	28	5	3	4	9	25	84

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	39	5-8	1-3	2-3	4	3	0	4	0	4	13
23Jayden Ross	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35Samson Johnson	20	5-9	0-0	0-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	10
1Solo Ball	37	5-9	2-4	4-5	4	2	1	0	0	1	16
10Hassan Diarra	38	4-8	1-2	10-11	2	8	3	0	3	3	19
3Jaylin Stewart	17	1-2	0-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	4
5Tarris Reed Jr.	18	3-5	0-0	4-4	5	2	1	3	3	1	10
20Aidan Mahaney	20	4-5	2-2	5-6	0	0	0	0	1	3	15

TOTAL	-	27-4856.3%	6-1346.2%	27-3284.4%	21	16	6	7	7	16	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPROVCONN

+2 (19:34) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
02
+2 (19:16) Wesley Cardet Jr. made Layup.
22
(18:48) Solo Ball missed Jumper.
(18:43) Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:42) Solo Ball made Layup.
24
(18:28) Oswin Erhunmwunse Turnover.
(18:28) Hassan Diarra Steal.
+2 (18:22) Hassan Diarra made Layup.
26
(17:51) Jayden Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:46) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Samson Johnson missed Layup.
(17:33) Oswin Erhunmwunse Block.
(17:28) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(17:20) undefined.
46
+2 (16:59) Solo Ball made Layup. Assisted by Samson Johnson.
48
+2 (16:38) Rich Barron made Jumper.
68
(16:18) Foul on Rich Barron.
+2 (16:12) Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
610
+2 (15:51) Jayden Pierre made Dunk.
810
(15:24) Jayden Ross missed Jumper.
(15:20) Wesley Cardet Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Wesley Cardet Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:11) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Oswin Erhunmwunse missed Layup.
(15:07) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:58) Samson Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
812
+3 (14:43) Jayden Pierre made Three Point Jumper.
1112
(14:16) Alex Karaban missed Jumper.
(14:16) Oswin Erhunmwunse Block.
(14:15) Providence Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Wesley Cardet Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:57) Providence Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:41) Bensley Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Floyd Jr..
1412
(13:15) Foul on Wesley Cardet Jr..
+2 (13:12) Alex Karaban made Jumper.
1414
+2 (12:53) Wesley Cardet Jr. made Jumper.
1614
(12:34) Tarris Reed Jr. Turnover.
(12:17) Jayden Pierre missed Jumper.
(12:13) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:06) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:59) Oswin Erhunmwunse made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Mela.
1814
(11:28) Aidan Mahaney missed Layup.
(11:28) Oswin Erhunmwunse Block.
(11:23) Jayden Pierre Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Oswin Erhunmwunse missed Layup.
(11:19) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(11:15) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:11) Aidan Mahaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1817
+2 (10:53) Ryan Mela made Jumper. Assisted by Jabri Abdur-Rahim.
2017
+3 (10:31) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
2020
(9:56) Rich Barron missed Layup.
(9:53) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(9:46) Ryan Mela Steal.
(9:40) Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed Layup.
(9:35) Ryan Mela Offensive Rebound.
(9:35) Ryan Mela missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(9:35) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:23) Jaylin Stewart made Dunk. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..
2022
+2 (9:10) Wesley Cardet Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Mela.
2222
(8:49) Jayden Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:45) Jaylin Stewart Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:40) Providence Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:24) Ryan Mela made Layup.
2422
(8:00) Tarris Reed Jr. Turnover.
+2 (7:37) Jayden Pierre made Layup.
2622
(7:19) Foul on Wesley Cardet Jr..
(7:18) Solo Ball missed Free Throw.
(7:18) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:18) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2623
+1 (7:18) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2624
(7:10) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
+1 (6:59) Corey Floyd Jr. made Free Throw.
2724
(6:59) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (6:59) Corey Floyd Jr. made Free Throw.
2824
(6:30) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:26) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Jayden Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:15) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
(5:57) Solo Ball missed Jumper.
(5:54) Jayden Pierre Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Rich Barron missed Layup.
(5:33) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:22) Jayden Pierre Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Corey Floyd Jr. made Layup.
3024
(4:36) Foul on Corey Floyd Jr..
(4:35) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(4:35) Jayden Pierre Steal.
(4:30) Jayden Pierre missed Layup.
(4:29) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:57) Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
3027
(3:37) Ryan Mela missed Layup.
(3:37) Alex Karaban Block.
(3:36) Providence Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:27) Jayden Pierre made Three Point Jumper.
3327
(2:55) Hassan Diarra missed Jumper.
(2:51) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Corey Floyd Jr. Turnover.
(2:20) Foul on Ryan Mela.
(2:11) Samson Johnson missed Jumper.
(2:07) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:45) Ryan Mela made Jumper.
3527
(1:24) Samson Johnson missed Layup.
(1:21) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:04) Oswin Erhunmwunse made Layup. Assisted by Corey Floyd Jr..
3727
(0:46) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:44) Providence Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:21) Ryan Mela made Layup.
3927

2nd half

Team Stats

PROV

CONN

84Points87

30-60(50.0%)Field Goal(%)27-48(56.3%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)6-13(46.2%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)27-32(84.4%)

34(15)Rebounds(Offensive)22(5)

5Assists16

3Steals6

4Blocks7

10Turnovers7

25(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

14Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, January 5, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 10,299 (101.3%)

tv: NBC