Marist Red Foxes at Providence Friars

Providence routs Marist 93-48

Kadeem Batts added 22 points and 10 rebounds and LaDontae Hinton 21 points and eight boards for the Friars (3-0). Cotton, a pre-season All-Big East pick, also had five rebounds and was 11-for-11 from the foul line.

Ty Harris added 13 points and five rebounds in the win, while Khalid Hart had 21 points for the Red Foxes (0-4), 16 in the second half.

It was Providence's largest win since Feb. 22, 2001, when the Friars beat Binghamton 119-58.

Batts, preseason honorable mention in his conference, scored 11 points and Cotton 10 during the first-half explosion that saw the Friars hold the Red Foxes without a field goal for 12 minutes.

Marist led 6-4 3:26 into the game but then couldn't score as the Friars ran wild.

The Friars shot 19-for-34 in the opening 20 minutes. They then opened the second half with a 9-0 burst to lead by 39. The lead grew to 51 in the second half.

Batts started the run with a basket that tied the score at 6-6 before Cotton, a preseason All-Big East selection, drained a 3-pointer and then stole the ball and slammed it home at the other end. The rout was on.

Henton had eight points during the rally, hitting a pair of 3-pointers.

By the time the Foxes scored again, it was 41-8 and they actually outscored the Friars 9-6 over the final 4:30 of the first half to trail by 30 at the break.

Marist was picked to finish fifth in the MAAC, with both Adam Kemp and Chevaughn Lewis both tabbed preseason second team All-League. Kemp had eight points and five rebounds and Lewis four points on 3-for-14 shooting.

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