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Joseph's 14 lead Providence past Georgetown 78-68

AP
Jan 25, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Bensley Joseph's 14 points helped Providence defeat Georgetown 78-68 on Saturday.

Joseph added six rebounds for the Friars (10-10, 4-5 Big East Conference). Jayden Pierre scored 14 points, shooting 7 for 12, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jabri Abdur-Rahim shot 2 for 3 from beyond the arc and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

The Hoyas (13-7, 4-5) were led in scoring by Micah Peavy, who finished with 27 points. Thomas Sorber added 25 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and three blocks for Georgetown. Malik Mack finished with eight points.

Providence led Georgetown at the half, 38-33, with Pierre (12 points) its high scorer before the break. Christ Essandoko's 3-pointer with 11:44 left in the second half gave Providence the lead for good at 47-45.

Both teams play on Tuesday. Providence visits Seton Hall and Georgetown hosts St. John's.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GTWN
Hoyas
33
PROV
Friars
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Friars gains possession)
19:46		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
19:44		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
19:35	+3	Thomas Sorber makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:16		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Sorber steals)
19:05	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point jump shot (Drew Fielder assists)	5-0
18:34		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
18:32		Friars offensive rebound
18:30		Friars turnover (shot clock violation)
18:19		Jayden Pierre personal foul
18:11		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
18:09		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
17:56		Jayden Epps personal foul
17:45		Thomas Sorber blocks Corey Floyd Jr.'s two point layup
17:43		Bensley Joseph offensive rebound
17:40	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot	5-3
17:15		Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Christ Essandoko steals)
17:05		Malik Mack shooting foul (Ryan Mela draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Ryan Mela makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
17:05		Ryan Mela misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:05		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
16:55		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
16:53		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
16:29		Ryan Mela turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
16:17		Thomas Sorber misses two point layup
16:15		Drew Fielder offensive rebound
16:12	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-4
15:41		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point driving layup
15:39		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
15:29		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	9-4
14:58		Thomas Sorber blocks Ryan Mela's two point layup
14:56		Friars offensive rebound
14:53	+3	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mela assists)	9-7
14:33	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk	11-7
14:14		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
14:12		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
14:02	+3	Thomas Sorber makes three point jump shot (Malik Mack assists)	14-7
13:40		Drew Fielder blocks Wesley Cardet Jr.'s two point layup
13:38		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
13:35	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk (Jayden Epps assists)	16-7
13:13		Wesley Cardet Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Sorber steals)
13:07		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
13:05		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)	18-7
12:54		Friars 30 second timeout
12:40		Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:38		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
12:36	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point tip layup	18-9
12:12		Drew Fielder turnover (out of bounds)
12:05	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point pullup jump shot	18-11
11:51	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point alley-oop dunk (Micah Peavy assists)	20-11
11:26		Bensley Joseph misses three point stepback jump shot
11:24		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Malik Mack makes three point jump shot	23-11
10:42	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point stepback jump shot	23-13
10:21	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	25-13
10:08		Bensley Joseph misses two point driving layup
10:06		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point tip dunk	25-15
9:39		Malik Mack misses two point stepback jump shot
9:37		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point driving layup	25-17
9:06		Malik Mack turnover
9:06		TV timeout
8:55	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point driving layup	25-19
8:32		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
8:30		Curtis Williams Jr. offensive rebound
8:22	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists)	27-19
8:13	+3	Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	27-22
7:44		Bensley Joseph personal foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	29-22
7:06	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point turnaround jump shot	29-24
6:40		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
6:38		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
6:31		Caleb Williams personal foul
6:29		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Christ Essandoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-25
6:29		Christ Essandoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:29		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
6:14	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point pullup jump shot (Thomas Sorber assists)	31-25
5:53	+2	Justyn Fernandez makes two point turnaround jump shot	31-27
5:34		Thomas Sorber misses three point jump shot
5:32		Caleb Williams offensive rebound
5:31		Caleb Williams turnover (out of bounds)
5:25		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
5:23		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
5:00		Micah Peavy misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
4:58		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
4:52	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	31-30
4:48		Hoyas 30 second timeout
4:35		Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Mela steals)
4:20	+2	Christ Essandoko makes two point dunk (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	31-32
3:53		Jayden Epps misses two point driving layup
3:51		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
3:38		Drew Fielder blocks Bensley Joseph's two point driving layup
3:36		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
3:31		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
3:29		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
3:10		Christ Essandoko misses three point jump shot
3:08		Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
3:02		Ryan Mela misses three point jump shot
3:00		Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
2:49	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup	31-34
2:31		Bensley Joseph personal foul
2:31		TV timeout
2:24		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul
2:22	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup (Malik Mack assists)	33-34
1:57	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point alley-oop layup (Ryan Mela assists)	33-36
1:36		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
1:34		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point driving layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	33-38
1:06		Justyn Fernandez blocks Malik Mack's two point layup
1:04		Justyn Fernandez defensive rebound
0:36		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:34		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
0:30		Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot
0:28		Curtis Williams Jr. defensive rebound
0:03		Malik Mack turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Fernandez steals)
0:01		Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot
0:00		Hoyas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GTWN
Hoyas
35
PROV
Friars
40

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Pierre steals)
19:25		Ryan Mela misses three point jump shot
19:23		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
19:13		Ryan Mela misses two point layup
19:11		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
19:09		Thomas Sorber personal foul (Oswin Erhunmwunse draws the foul)
19:01		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
18:59		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
18:55		Jump ball. Jayden Pierre vs. Thomas Sorber (Friars gains possession)
18:54		Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Malik Mack steals)
18:28	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	35-38
18:07		Oswin Erhunmwunse misses two point dunk
18:05		Bensley Joseph offensive rebound
17:59		Ryan Mela misses two point layup
17:57		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk	35-40
17:42		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
17:42		Malik Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:42	+1	Malik Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-40
17:42	+1	Malik Mack makes regular free throw 3 of 3	37-40
17:28	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	37-42
17:08		Corey Floyd Jr. blocks Jayden Epps's two point jump shot
17:06		Friars defensive rebound
16:41		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
16:39		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
16:31		Bensley Joseph personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
16:29		Malik Mack misses two point jump shot
16:27		Malik Mack offensive rebound
16:24		Malik Mack misses two point layup
16:22		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
16:18	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point dunk (Ryan Mela assists)	37-44
15:59	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	39-44
15:39		Ryan Mela misses three point jump shot
15:37		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup	41-44
15:02		Jayden Pierre turnover (traveling)
15:02		TV timeout
14:53		Christ Essandoko personal foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
14:43		Thomas Sorber misses two point jump shot
14:41		Malik Mack offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Malik Mack makes two point layup	43-44
14:11		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
14:09		Caleb Williams defensive rebound
13:52		Jayden Pierre blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
13:50		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
13:37		Christ Essandoko misses two point hook shot
13:35		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
13:15		Thomas Sorber misses two point jump shot
13:13		Caleb Williams offensive rebound
13:05		Corey Floyd Jr. blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
13:03		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
12:53	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	45-44
12:33		Caleb Williams personal foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
12:23		Thomas Sorber blocks Ryan Mela's two point layup
12:21		Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
12:14		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
12:12		Friars offensive rebound
12:12		Friars turnover (shot clock violation)
12:03		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
12:01		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
11:44	+3	Christ Essandoko makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mela assists)	45-47
11:13		Christ Essandoko blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
11:11		Caleb Williams offensive rebound
11:07		Caleb Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
11:01	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup (Jabri Abdur-Rahim assists)	45-49
10:44	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	47-49
10:19		Ryan Mela misses two point layup
10:17		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
10:13		Caleb Williams personal foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
10:13		TV timeout
10:08	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	47-52
9:39	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point hook shot	49-52
9:18		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:16		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
9:03		Jayden Epps turnover (traveling)
8:35		Thomas Sorber shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 3	49-53
8:35	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3	49-54
8:35	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-55
8:17		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
8:15		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup	51-55
8:12		Oswin Erhunmwunse shooting foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-55
8:00	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	52-57
8:00		Jordan Burks shooting foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-58
7:47		Jayden Epps turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Pierre steals)
7:40	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	52-60
7:25	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	54-60
7:23		Hoyas 30 second timeout
7:23		TV timeout
7:16		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
7:14		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	56-60
6:43		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
6:43		Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover (offensive foul)
6:28		Thomas Sorber misses two point layup
6:26		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
6:25		Micah Peavy personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
5:58		Thomas Sorber shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
5:58		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:58	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
5:41		Thomas Sorber turnover (bad pass) (Oswin Erhunmwunse steals)
5:25	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	56-63
5:08		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
5:06		Friars defensive rebound
4:59		Thomas Sorber shooting foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
4:59		Bensley Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:59	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
4:46		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
4:44		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists)	56-66
4:39		Hoyas 30 second timeout
4:27		Oswin Erhunmwunse shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
4:27	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
4:06	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point jump shot	58-68
3:44		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
3:42		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
3:39		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
3:37		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
3:23		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
3:21		Curtis Williams Jr. defensive rebound
3:13	+3	Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot	61-68
3:11		Christ Essandoko personal foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
3:11		TV timeout
3:11	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
3:11	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
2:51		Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:49		Hoyas defensive rebound
2:36		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
2:34		Jayden Epps offensive rebound
2:32		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
2:31		Hoyas offensive rebound
2:30	+2	Drew Fielder makes two point layup (Malik Mack assists)	65-68
2:30		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Drew Fielder draws the foul)
2:30		Drew Fielder misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:30		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	65-71
1:52	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot (Thomas Sorber assists)	67-71
1:23		Friars 30 second timeout
1:20		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
1:18		Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
1:07		Friars 30 second timeout
1:01		Drew Fielder shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 3	67-72
1:01	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3	67-73
1:01	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	67-74
0:55		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
0:53		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
0:50		Thomas Sorber misses two point layup
0:48		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
0:44		Malik Mack personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
0:44	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
0:38		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
0:38		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:38		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
0:34		Micah Peavy personal foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-77
0:34	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-78
0:28		Corey Floyd Jr. shooting foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Malik Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
0:28		Malik Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bensley Joseph defensive rebound