Providence Post Game Thread

[HooperScooper]

Four 20 point scorers. Demery - 23 points, 15 assists ONE turnover.

O.K. this is one night we definitely should be spelling his name right. Demary. Wow, what a game. Was that good enough? Just about a week or two ago there were people on here questioning whether he was good enough to be our lead guard.

 

[homunculus]

Missed the game. Was the D bad? They were 14/24 from 3. Thank goodness we kept pace

No, it was not. Solo Ball had some pretty poor moments but apart from that, PC was just unconscious, simple as that. Bad 3 point shooters were hitting nothing but net on contested shots.

 

[TheHorde]

 

[WhereistheDove?]

It’s water under the bridge but my god, how did the refs not call one foul on the push off on every slip screen when PC was on offense? It was not subtle at all and I feel like English was smartly just daring them to call it. They finally nabbed them for something similar on defense.

 

[temery]

I don’t remember Kemba or Bazz having more though I guess it’s possible without looking it up

Marcus Williams’ 16 assists

 

[Husky Alien]

Great game, great come back, great atmosphere and great win!!!! WOW

 

[Mots010]

Missed the game. Was the D bad? They were 14/24 from 3. Thank goodness we kept pace

Could our defense have been better, yes. But Providence played the game of their life. 45 minutes of one on one hero ball, they were hitting everything. Terrible three point shooters looked like Steph curry.

 

[Scottobot]

Starting 5 scored 100 of the 103 points. That is a crazy line

 

[InKembaITrust]

Pickle Juice & Bray Allen, my dear lord.

 

[DogMania]

That was 37 minutes of uneven basketball by UConn, followed by 7 minutes of absolute championship hoops.

After that behind the back gem of a layup by Ryan Mila, it was pretty much all UConn.

(edited) After re-watching the last 3 minutes of the 2nd half and the 5 minute overtime, PC certainly made their share of big time plays. UConn simply made more, got a few lucky bounces and made a lot less mistakes than the Friars. What a signature come from behind win!

 

[TheChamps990411]

What a coming out party for Silas. And Braylon. And Alex did great. Say what you will about needing OT to beat Providence, coming back like that on the road is something great teams do.

Wasnt able to catch the game tonight (will watch replay when posted) but 25/15/5/1to is insane work!

 

[JakeTheDog]

Why did Hurley get T’d up at the beginning of the second half?

 

[Stinger92860]

Anyone know the last time UConn had 4 20 point scorers in a Big East game?

Jan 7, 2026 against the Friars

 

[WeAreUCONN]

English was our MVP tonight.

Nah, everything that Providence did tonight should have been enough to win that game, but UConn showed they are a championship team by overcoming that nonsense.

 

[blkknight1]

Missed the game. Was the D bad? They were 14/24 from 3. Thank goodness we kept pace

Horrible in the first half, bad for the first 10 of the second, okay for the next 5. Good the last 5 and OT

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Nah, everything that Providence did tonight should have been enough to win that game, but UConn showed they are a championship team by overcoming that nonsense.

They have some serious firepower. That team should be better than they are. Jones is fun to watch.

 

[HooperScooper]

Down but never out. What a comeback. I know our defense was terrible but I don’t understand how Providence is 8-7 with that shot making

I think Mullins’ shooting is OK, no @HooperScooper 😉

An emphatic yes! He puts up some crazy shots but I will take 6-10 from three and 8-14 overall any day of the week and twice on Sunday!

 

[TheHorde]

Marcus Williams’ 16 assists

Wow did not know that one interesting

 

[SellersElbow]

I never played point guard, but 15 assists to 1 turnover is pretty good, right?

 

[Waquoit]

If you wanna be the man, you have to beat the man.

 

[Scottobot]

Great job boys! Screw Peacock!

Peacock is awesome in my opinion. Way better quality picture than fox sports. I pay 15 a month and get both Peacock and Apple TV. $15 is the cost of a couple beers. Well worth it.

 

[3rdbass]

Unsung hero. His defense helped turn that game around

And he hit that huge 3 that started the run from Demary's pass.

 

[Stinger92860]

After that behind the back gem of a layup by Ryan Mila, it was pretty much all UConn.

That was sweet

 

[superjohn]

I think he deserves his own thread after that performance because we haven't seen many like it in our history.

He's not our most talented player but I think he's our best player because he does it on both ends. He's incredible on defense and one of the best guard defenders I can remember coming through here as long as he's not fouling.

 

[HooperScooper]

Braylon Mullins is the best 7th grader in the entire country

Just wait until he starts shaving. And gets a big boy haircut. 😀

 

[DW1361]

Exciting game and so much fun to watch those last five minutes of reg and ot. I can’t wait to see their A game!!!! I think it is coming soon

 

[Frank06830]

Demary = 15 Assists (and 5 assists)

Providence = 15 Assists

1 Turnover. How do you like that T/O ratio 😉

 

[RuffRuff]

Starting 5 scored 100 of the 103 points. That is a crazy line

The non starting 3 was a huge bucket though.

 

[JMick]

Still not sure if that was a good or bad performance tonight, I think mostly good with really poor effort at times. But this is a championship team

We got killed on 50/50 balls and letting nobodies nail threes. It was basically a D- effort (outside of silas and mullins) until the last few minutes and OT. Huge momentum win though. I think they'll learn a lot from it without having to add to the loss column

 

[RioDog]

Does anyone know the single game UConn assist record?? Can’t be much more than 15?

According to Perplexity it was Marcus Williams with 16 in 2004.