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Green scores 23 as Xavier knocks off Providence 85-65
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Trey Green helped lead Xavier past Providence on Saturday with 23 points off of the bench in an 85-65 win.
Green also contributed six rebounds for the Musketeers (8-8, 2-3 Big East Conference). Desmond Claude added 21 points while shooting 9 for 16, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc, and grabbed five rebounds. Gytis Nemeiksa had 11 points and shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.
The Friars (11-6, 2-4) were led by Josh Oduro, who posted 20 points and three blocks. Devin Carter added 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Providence. In addition, Jayden Pierre finished with 10 points and four assists.
Xavier took the lead with 1:28 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-40 at halftime, with Claude racking up 19 points. Green scored 18 points in the second half to help lead the way as Xavier went on to secure a victory, outscoring Providence by 19 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Musketeers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 |  | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | | Â | Ticket Gaines misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | | +2 | Jayden Pierre makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | | Â | Quincy Olivari turnover (Josh Oduro steals) | Â |
| 18:08 | | Â | Ticket Gaines turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Ticket Gaines steals) | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul | Â |
| 17:43 | | +2 | Devin Carter makes two point jump shot | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | | +2 | Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | | Â | Abou Ousmane blocks Devin Carter's two point layup | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Jayden Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:51 | | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (Abou Ousmane steals) | Â |
| 16:48 | | +2 | Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 8-4 |
| 16:46 | | Â | Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:46 | | +1 | Gytis Nemeiksa makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-4 |
| 16:32 | | Â | Ticket Gaines misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Ticket Gaines offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight turnover (Jayden Pierre steals) | Â |
| 15:51 | | +2 | Josh Oduro makes two point layup (Devin Carter assists) | 9-6 |
| 15:18 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Ticket Gaines defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | Desmond Claude personal foul | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:06 | | +3 | Josh Oduro makes three point jump shot (Devin Carter assists) | 9-9 |
| 14:54 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Jayden Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:36 | | +3 | Rich Barron makes three point jump shot (Josh Oduro assists) | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 14:17 | | +2 | Trey Green makes two point jump shot | 11-12 |
| 13:53 | | +2 | Devin Carter makes two point dunk (Josh Oduro assists) | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Abou Ousmane personal foul | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Trey Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Rich Barron personal foul | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Josh Oduro defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:46 | | +2 | Rich Barron makes two point layup (Josh Oduro assists) | 11-16 |
| 12:37 | | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot | 14-16 |
| 12:08 | | Â | Trey Green personal foul | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Josh Oduro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Friars offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:54 | | +2 | Josh Oduro makes two point layup (Jayden Pierre assists) | 14-18 |
| 11:26 | | Â | Sasa Ciani misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Ticket Gaines personal foul | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Ticket Gaines defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:07 | | +3 | Devin Carter makes three point jump shot | 14-21 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot | 17-21 |
| 10:12 | | Â | Devin Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Rafael Castro offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Rafael Castro makes two point layup | 17-23 |
| 10:10 | | Â | Desmond Claude shooting foul (Rafael Castro draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Rafael Castro misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Devin Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Quincy Olivari shooting foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Jayden Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot | 17-28 |
| 8:55 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Rafael Castro defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Devin Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 19-28 |
| 8:31 | | Â | Rafael Castro shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Friars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Ticket Gaines misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:00 | | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup | 21-28 |
| 7:40 | | Â | Dailyn Swain blocks Josh Oduro's two point layup | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | +3 | Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 24-28 |
| 7:09 | | +3 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 24-31 |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point jump shot | 26-31 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Josh Oduro misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | Trey Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Josh Oduro defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | +2 | Josh Oduro makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jayden Pierre assists) | 26-33 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Sasa Ciani makes two point jump shot | 28-33 |
| 4:57 | | Â | Devin Carter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Trey Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Josh Oduro blocks Trey Green's two point layup | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Dailyn Swain offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Friars defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | +3 | Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Devin Carter assists) | 28-36 |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 30-36 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Olivari steals) | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 33-36 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Quincy Olivari personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:04 | | +1 | Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Devin Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Devin Carter steals) | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:28 | | +1 | Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Devin Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Garwey Dual turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 36-37 |
| 2:05 | | Â | Garwey Dual turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Josh Oduro blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Devin Carter defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Devin Carter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | Devin Carter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:28 | | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists) | 39-37 |
| 0:57 | | Â | Josh Oduro misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 41-37 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Ticket Gaines makes three point jump shot | 41-40 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |