PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Kadeem Batts' career-high 27 points propelled Providence to a commanding 81-49 victory over Bryant on Monday night.
Bryce Cotton added 24 points in a dynamic performance for the Friars (2-0).
A strong first half gave the Friars a 47-21 advantage at the break. Batts had 23 of Providence's points in the opening 20 minutes, making 10 of 11 shots from the field and single-handedly outscoring the Bulldogs (0-2).
Bryant struggled on offense, missing its first 12 attempts from 3-point range and shooting just 7-of-22 in the half.
The Bulldogs cut their deficit to 16 points, 50-34, in the second half as the Friars went cold, but they recovered, as Cotton and LaDontae Henton stepped up for a combined 18 second-half points.
Alex Francis led the Bulldogs with 13 points and Frankie Dobbs contributed 12.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Bryant University (0-2) | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| Providence (2-0) « | 47 | 34 | 81 |
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| Bryant University Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Francis, F | 35 | 4-9 | 5-9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| V. Kondratyev, F | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D. Starks, G | 35 | 4-13 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| F. Dobbs, G | 34 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| J. O'Shea, G | 18 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Maynard | 25 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| S. McLaughlin | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Scocca | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| C. McMath | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Oakley | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Calandrillo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-52 | 12-18 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 49 | |
| 30.8% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Providence Friars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Batts, F | 32 | 12-15 | 3-5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| B. Cotton, G | 40 | 6-13 | 8-11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| J. Fortune, G | 39 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| L. Henton, G | 36 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| L. Goldsbrough, G | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Kofane | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Bancroft | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 31-54 | 11-18 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 81 | |
| 57.4% | 61.1% | ||||||
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