PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Georgetown University men's basketball team fell, 83-75, at the No. 21/21 Providence College on Thursday evening at Dunkin' Donuts Center. The Hoyas are 6-9 overall with a 0-4 mark in BIG EAST action while PC improves to 15-2 with a 5-1 BIG EAST record.
 
ON THE RECORD
"Things didn't go as smoothly as I would have liked for it to have gone but I thought my guys showed resilience in terms of fighting back. It could have easily gone either way." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Donald Carey made an emphatic return, registering a game-high 21 points to go along with seven boards and four steals in 35 minutes of action. The Hoya captain tied a career-high with five triples, matching his mark set against St. John's (12/20/20).
• Kaiden Rice added 19 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 5-for-7 from distance in 21 minutes of work.
• Aminu Mohammed rounded out the Hoyas in double figures with 12 points while pulling down six rebounds.
• As a team, the Hoyas went 13-of-23 from the distance (56.5%) while shooting 10-of-11 from the charity stripe (90.9%).
• GU also forced more turnovers (12-10) and took advantage of the miscues (20-12).

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Carey hit a triple to open the scoring for GU before Rice hit a pair from distance to cut the Hoya deficit in half, 18-9.
• The Hoyas slashed the Providence lead to 25-20 with seven unanswered points, forcing the Friars to call a timeout (6:41).
• Tyler Beard capped off a 6-0 Hoya run to end the half with a buzzer-beating trey, sending GU into the break trailing, 37-34.
• Jalin Billingsley drained a turnaround jumper while being fouled before completing the three-point play (14:51).
• GU went on a 7-0 run in which Carey scored five points, pulling the Hoyas to within nine, 58-49 (9:53).
• Harris scored four of six unanswered points by the Hoyas, cutting the Friar lead to four, 64-60 (5:09).
• Rice tallied eight of the team's final 10 points, but it was not enough to complete the comeback before falling 83-75.

 
OF NOTE

• Tonight marked the sixth time this season the Hoyas have recorded more than 10 triples in a game.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown returns home to take on No. 11 Villanova on Saturday, Jan. 22 at Capital One Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for noon and the game will be broadcast live on FOX with Brandon Gaudin calling the play-by-play and Jim Jackson providing analysis. Saturday's contest can be heard locally on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.