Holy Cross Crusaders at Providence Friars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Vaaks scores 19 as Providence takes down Holy Cross 89-79
Vaaks shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Friars. Jamier Jones scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Corey Floyd Jr. had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Tyler Boston led the Crusaders in scoring, finishing with 25 points, six assists and two steals. Aiden Disu added 16 points and two steals for Holy Cross. Gabe Warren had 13 points.
Providence took the lead for good with 12:43 to go in the first half. The score was 44-27 at halftime, with Vaaks racking up 15 points. Providence used a 13-2 run in the second half to build a 20-point lead at 69-49 with 10:01 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tyler Boston Turnover. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jaylin Sellers made Layup. Assisted by Corey Floyd Jr.. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Aidan Richard subbing in for Holy Cross | 79 - 87 |
Statistics
 HC |
 PROV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 31-62 |
| 41.5 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 11-33 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
| 14-21 | FT | 20-27 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 74.1 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Providence, RI
Attendance: 9,083 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |