Watson scores 22 to carry Providence past Fairfield 80-73
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Nate Watson had 22 points as Providence topped Fairfield 80-73 on Tuesday night in a season opener.
Aljami Durham had 18 points for Providence. A.J. Reeves added 13 points and Noah Horchler had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Zach Crisler had 14 points for the Stags. Taj Benning added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Jake Wojcik had 12 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Supreme Cook vs. Nate Watson (Friars gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Jake Wojcik shooting foul (A.J. Reeves draws the foul) | Â | |
19:47 | +1 | A.J. Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:47 | +1 | A.J. Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:31 | Â | Nate Watson blocks Supreme Cook's two point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Noah Horchler defensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | +2 | Nate Watson makes two point layup (Aljami Durham assists) | 0-4 | |
19:05 | Â | Caleb Green misses two point layup | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Noah Horchler defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | +3 | A.J. Reeves makes three point jump shot (Jared Bynum assists) | 0-7 | |
18:19 | +3 | Zach Crisler makes three point jump shot (Supreme Cook assists) | 3-7 | |
17:56 | Â | Noah Horchler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Caleb Green defensive rebound | Â | |
17:43 | +3 | Jake Wojcik makes three point jump shot (Taj Benning assists) | 6-7 | |
17:18 | Â | Aljami Durham turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wojcik steals) | Â | |
17:02 | +3 | Zach Crisler makes three point jump shot (Caleb Green assists) | 9-7 | |
16:34 | +3 | Aljami Durham makes three point jump shot (Jared Bynum assists) | 9-10 | |
16:21 | Â | Nate Watson blocks Caleb Green's two point jump shot | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Jared Bynum defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Noah Horchler turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
16:02 | +2 | Taj Benning makes two point layup (Jake Wojcik assists) | 11-10 | |
15:46 | Â | Aljami Durham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Supreme Cook defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Supreme Cook turnover | Â | |
15:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Justin Minaya offensive foul | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Justin Minaya turnover | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Noah Horchler blocks Supreme Cook's two point layup | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Noah Horchler defensive rebound | Â | |
15:15 | +2 | Aljami Durham makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
14:54 | +3 | TJ Long makes three point jump shot (Zach Crisler assists) | 14-12 | |
14:32 | Â | Noah Horchler turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wojcik steals) | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Zach Crisler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Noah Horchler defensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | +2 | Nate Watson makes two point jump shot (Aljami Durham assists) | 14-14 | |
13:46 | Â | Jake Wojcik misses two point layup | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Supreme Cook offensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | +2 | Supreme Cook makes two point layup | 16-14 | |
13:24 | Â | Justin Minaya turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wojcik steals) | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Taj Benning misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Noah Horchler defensive rebound | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Taj Benning shooting foul (Aljami Durham draws the foul) | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Aljami Durham misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Aljami Durham misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Caleb Green turnover (bad pass) (Noah Horchler steals) | Â | |
12:48 | +2 | Ed Croswell Jr. makes two point layup (Aljami Durham assists) | 16-16 | |
12:42 | Â | Noah Horchler shooting foul (Allan Jeanne-Rose draws the foul) | Â | |
12:42 | +1 | Allan Jeanne-Rose makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-16 | |
12:42 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Ed Croswell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
12:14 | Â | Ed Croswell Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose turnover (traveling) | Â | |
11:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:31 | +2 | Jared Bynum makes two point jump shot | 17-18 | |
11:03 | Â | Chris Maidoh turnover (bad pass) (Jared Bynum steals) | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Ed Croswell Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Ed Croswell Jr. turnover | Â | |
10:35 | +2 | Allan Jeanne-Rose makes two point layup | 19-18 | |
10:18 | Â | Justin Minaya misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:16 | Â | TJ Long defensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | Â | TJ Long turnover (lost ball) (Ed Croswell Jr. steals) | Â | |
10:01 | +2 | A.J. Reeves makes two point layup (Alyn Breed assists) | 19-20 | |
9:52 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose offensive foul | Â | |
9:52 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose turnover | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Nate Watson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Justin Minaya offensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | +2 | Justin Minaya makes two point layup | 19-22 | |
9:19 | +3 | Jesus Cruz makes three point jump shot (Jake Wojcik assists) | 22-22 | |
8:59 | Â | A.J. Reeves misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:57 | Â | Taj Benning defensive rebound | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Supreme Cook offensive foul | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Supreme Cook turnover | Â | |
8:29 | +2 | Nate Watson makes two point layup (Alyn Breed assists) | 22-24 | |
8:07 | Â | Caleb Green misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Jesus Cruz offensive rebound | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Alyn Breed personal foul (Jesus Cruz draws the foul) | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Taj Benning misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Stags offensive rebound | Â | |
8:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Supreme Cook offensive rebound | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Aljami Durham personal foul | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Jake Wojcik misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Aljami Durham defensive rebound | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Aljami Durham turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wojcik steals) | Â | |
7:20 | +2 | Taj Benning makes two point layup | 24-24 | |
6:48 | Â | Brycen Goodine misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Jesus Cruz defensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Jake Wojcik turnover (lost ball) (Alyn Breed steals) | Â | |
6:10 | +2 | Alyn Breed makes two point layup (Justin Minaya assists) | 24-26 | |
6:00 | Â | Alyn Breed personal foul (Jake Wojcik draws the foul) | Â | |
5:49 | +2 | Taj Benning makes two point layup | 26-26 | |
5:21 | Â | Jared Bynum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Chris Maidoh defensive rebound | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Chris Maidoh offensive foul | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Chris Maidoh turnover | Â | |
4:58 | +2 | Noah Horchler makes two point layup (A.J. Reeves assists) | 26-28 | |
4:39 | +2 | Taj Benning makes two point hook shot | 28-28 | |
4:14 | Â | Aljami Durham misses two point layup | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Nate Watson offensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | +2 | Nate Watson makes two point dunk | 28-30 | |
4:09 | Â | Taj Benning turnover | Â | |
3:54 | +2 | Nate Watson makes two point layup (Noah Horchler assists) | 28-32 | |
3:46 | Â | Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Friars defensive rebound | Â | |
3:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Jalen Leach personal foul | Â | |
3:24 | Â | A.J. Reeves misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Chris Maidoh defensive rebound | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Chris Maidoh turnover (lost ball) (Nate Watson steals) | Â | |
2:55 | +2 | Jared Bynum makes two point layup | 28-34 | |
2:55 | Â | Stags 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:35 | +2 | Supreme Cook makes two point layup | 30-34 | |
2:17 | Â | A.J. Reeves misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Jake Wojcik defensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | +2 | Supreme Cook makes two point layup | 32-34 | |
2:06 | Â | Nate Watson shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul) | Â | |
2:06 | +1 | Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-34 | |
1:50 | Â | Jake Wojcik shooting foul (A.J. Reeves draws the foul) | Â | |
1:50 | Â | A.J. Reeves misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:50 | +1 | A.J. Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-35 | |
1:34 | Â | Allan Jeanne-Rose turnover (traveling) | Â | |
1:22 | +3 | Noah Horchler makes three point jump shot (Jared Bynum assists) | 33-38 | |
1:01 | +2 | Taj Benning makes two point jump shot | 35-38 | |
0:51 | Â | Caleb Green shooting foul (Jared Bynum draws the foul) | Â | |
0:51 | +1 | Jared Bynum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-39 | |
0:51 | +1 | Jared Bynum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-40 | |
0:41 | Â | Caleb Green turnover (lost ball) (Jared Bynum steals) | Â | |
0:34 | +2 | Aljami Durham makes two point jump shot | 35-42 | |
0:01 | Â | Taj Benning misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Friars defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |