Providence played its best half of the season on Tuesday night, ringing in the New Year right with a 54-23 first half that saw the Friars make 10-18 from beyond the arc and limit Georgetown to 7-25 shooting.
PC closed the non-conference portion of the schedule with a blowout win over Texas, and followed a similar formula in Tuesday’s 76-60 victory over the Hoyas. Providence led the Texas game 43-28 at the break after hitting 7-12 from deep. They fell apart offensively in the second half against Texas (10-32 from the field, 1-7 from 3), but built up enough of a lead so that it didn’t matter.