Providence Game Thread

[Kindog202]

Less than a hour away.

Very important game coming off 2 road losses. Sounds like this a perimeter oriented team, need big defensive games from the perimeter players. Also, sounds like there are going to be a few potential future Bearcats in the stands as well. Need an impressive win and performance today. Home stretch, less than a week remaining in the regular season.

[Thegreatone]

No reason for this, but I think Biggie has a good game... maybe 8 points 5 boards in 17 minutes? Dont hold me to it but I just think we will play well.

[Irishbearcat]

We need to win this one. No stupid turnovers!

[gocats45]

Does any website have this game? I really want to watch it.

This should be a win for the Cats, but we can't take anything for granted.

[mboston67]

Hello Larry Davis.

[MDW79]

Larry Davis!!! Where you been all year? Nice to see one of the frosh hitting some shots.

[jkwuc89]

The game is on ESPNU. It is not on ESPN360.

[shaunsimpson]

Larry davis is a zone breaker. Prov is 4-4 from 3 snd is now up 4 after a horrible no call on a walk and then a technical on Mick and shooting fts.

[brohar]

horrible no call and technical on cronin. Thought the refs were doing alright till then.

Its nice to see davis stepping up. I wonder what cronin was screaming about after davis drained that 3.

[MDW79]

Anybody notice any recruits at the game?

[jeffto]

horrible no call and technical on cronin. Thought the refs were doing alright till then.

Its nice to see davis stepping up. I wonder what cronin was screaming about after davis drained that 3.
I had the same question about Mick. I think it was some serious looking praise.

[jeffto]

Does any website have this game? I really want to watch it.

This should be a win for the Cats, but we can't take anything for granted.It's on the U

[shaunsimpson]

Mick has been vert active recruiting so I would be shocked if there are no recruits. Davis with 12. All with vaughn on benchand UC up 1. Until a 3 from prov.

[iamspen]

Larry Freaking Davis!

[Corporateballa]

LD! Showing advanced offensive skills...Yancy and another kid I dont recognize are at the game.

Sent from my iphone

[shaunsimpson]

Up 2 after very aggresive defense. Biggie with 2 missed bunnies

[brohar]

biggie showing some better hands and nice block too.

[Corporateballa]

gentry??? Put Larry back in!!!

[jeffto]

Let's hope Clark Kellogg says some nice things about UC on CBS.

[gocats45]

It's on the UI don't get the U.

[Corporateballa]

33-32 Prov a/2:09 left in 1st half.

[mboston67]

williamson ..... absolutely ridiculous. Should've got kicked out.

[brohar]

the offense has vanished suddenly

[iamspen]

Tim Higgins is reffing. That doesn't bode well for us.

[shaunsimpson]

Williamson should be kicked out of the game for that. Providence fighting for the ball harder now.

[Matt1982]

why can't I find the game on the radio anywhere????

[MDW79]

Its on 1360.

[jeffto]

Williamson should be kicked out of the game for that. Providence fighting for the ball harder now.It's usually the victim that gets tossed. I didn't see what provoked it.

[UCBCATS13]

What happemed with Williamson?

[Matt1982]

when i go to 1360 i get guys talking about the NFL... is it not streaming online because of some copyright rule or something?

[jeffto]

What happemed with Williamson?He threw a punch. It glanced off the other player. John got a foul - no tech. Mick benched him right away.

[Thegreatone]

He should have been thrown out of the gam ebut it doesnt bother me. He is a mean SOB and he will always play on the edge of crazy hard and dirty.

[Corporateballa]

He threw a punch. It glanced off the other player. John got a foul - no tech. Mick benched him right away.

If was a right handed punch that didn't do much damage...if he could have connected with a left, he might have taken the guy out!

[UCBCATS13]

Dion Dixon is the one visiting

[gocats45]

Hoard says it's Dixon that's at the game.

[Corporateballa]

Adam couldn't finish a drink of water! The fans here are being brutal on him...

[MDW79]

Hopefully there's more "BIG news" Dixon doesnt warrant all of the big time news talk these last few days. I'll be glad if we get him though, from I've read he sounds like he'd be a solid backup PG.

[gocats45]

Adam couldn't finish a drink of water! The fans here are being brutal on him...Good. He deserves it.

[Matt1982]

Theres no reason to be brutal on Adam, I think we all agree by now it's obvious he's not an offensive threat, but defensively he can create a lot of problems for the opposing teams, and that's fine by me for a guy who is in his first year of D1 bball.

[MDW79]

Listening to the game on the radio, how's the turnout at the game? It sounds like we actually got a good crowd from what little I can tell listening.

[mboston67]

I am not hating on Adam or making excuses. But I've heard over and over this is his first year of D1 ball so he should be excused. But didn't he also play in a " semi-pro" league? I may be mistaken but I thought thats why he had to sit out last year, even though he did not get paid.

[MDW79]

Where is Vaughn? He only taken 4 shots. :confused::confused:

[mboston67]

2 Big FT's by Adam. Lets make a run! Where are you Deonta?

[jeffto]

Where is Vaughn? He only taken 4 shots. :confused::confused:Vaughn likes to be the calvary. Coming on to save the day! I hope he doesn't wait too long.

[mboston67]

Larry Davis gets 2 pts.... gives up 3 ft's only made one though.

[shaunsimpson]

Well...we know why Davis has n't been playing. He gets lost on defense.

[Corporateballa]

is Deonta sick?

[shaunsimpson]

Layups must be hard to make.

No defense today.

8-0 run by prov including 2 time outs.

[mboston67]

I can't understand for the life of me why Deonta Vaughn has only taken 4 shots.
well now 5 and its a made 3. go figure.

[shaunsimpson]

Notgonnabe
Invited
Tournament

.....Unless something changes quickly

[shaunsimpson]

Silky moth long range jumper from Davis and then UC loses a defender. Adam with a bad offensive foul.

[mboston67]

Deonta Vaughn needs to learn to play all game the way he does at the end. Usually does. But sometimes becomes completely invisible.

[shaunsimpson]

Great play out of the time out. Down one!

[gocats45]

Tie game. 53 sec. left.

[gocats45]

2 point lead with 21 seconds to go!

[MDW79]

Yes! Come on lets get a stop.

[shaunsimpson]

Don't like that. You have a minute left yoy need to work for a quick shot so you can get a 2 for 1. Great play by williamson to get that ball up. What a shot by prov and it is tied.

[gocats45]

Overtime. That really sucks. We had two blocks in a row, and they still get one in.

[Corporateballa]

great D...lucky shot. OT :-(

Sikes needed to make that FT

[mboston67]

Don't like that. You have a minute left yoy need to work for a quick shot so you can get a 2 for 1. Great play by williamson to get that ball up. What a shot by prov and it is tied.

exactly what i was thinking. I was screamin to take a time out to let the kids know to get a shot up soon. So they could get a 2 for 1. Unreal shot from prov. to take it to OT. WE MUST WIN THIS GAME!

[iamspen]

Fouling early on Providence's last possession might have been clever. Give them an opportunity to tie the game, but not go ahead, and leave enough time to take a good shot. Instead, we go to overtime.

[mboston67]

Larry Davis must have no legs now. All of his threes have come up short.

[gocats45]

Cats by three. 2:19 left in OT.

[shaunsimpson]

Someone teach Davis to play defense because he needs to be on the court.

Great pass!

[Corporateballa]

exactly what i was thinking. I was screamin to take a time out to let the kids know to get a shot up soon. So they could get a 2 for 1. Unreal shot from prov. to take it to OT. WE MUST WIN THIS GAME!



2 possessions for 1 is difficult in college because the players aren't as skilled offensively - its hard to get a good shot quickly. UC in particular doesn't have a good 1-on-1 player that is able to consistently create for himself.

[mboston67]

Right... good points. And I understand, but in a perfect world.

[mboston67]

Tie game. Definately 2 for 1 here.

[Bcatfan08]

Thank god Providence has been shooting horrible free throws. It seems that they have been sure to miss one of two every time in the last ten minutes.

[Shroom]

What an ugly game, looking forward to next season.

[mboston67]

Do people on this team not know how to dunk?

[mboston67]

Well... I think the NIT is a lot to ask now.

[Corporateballa]

Do people on this team not know how to dunk?


Clean block - Biggie has one dunk, Williamson has several...no one else has dunked the ball. We none have the athletes yet...

[mboston67]

Ok. Perhaps I should've said it a different way. If Williamson had dunked it wouldn't have been blocked. When you go up soft. Only bad things can happen. Just one bad play though in an otherwise horrible day.

[SLMadiCat]

Yep. That was a very pathetic attempt from Williamson. He has to know the defense is coming. You can't lay up that soft crap and not expect it to get blocked.

Very poor game from UC, especially the Seniors. None of them even looked like they cared. Is it a coincedence that UC has been struggling lately and Warren has been playing terrible lately? He should never take 8 shots, even if they are layups. Who convinced him he could shoot?

[jeffto]

Vaughn likes to be the calvary. Coming on to save the day! I hope he doesn't wait too long.
Too little, too late.

[Kindog202]

Tough game to swallow, but give Providence credit, they played hard and didn't fold when we made our run.

The 'Cats can't hang their head. They need to push forward, take care of business at home on Thursday against Depaul to ensure at least a .500 conference record. We owe UCONN payback from earlier in the season.

[Wardboyz]

I agree, Williamson dunks the ball - game over.

[Kindog202]

I agree, Williamson dunks the ball - game over.

I'm surprised he didn't try to dunk it, shocked actually. If anyone is going to go hard to the basket on this team, it's Williamson.

[jeffto]

Probably pretty tired.

[mboston67]

Just a thought. Not trying to point blame. But is it possible we looked sooo sloppy out there today b/c maybe they had a long night trying to entertain recruits? 12:00 tip off might not have been such a good thing. I'm sure Mick had a curfew set, but who knows.

[SLMadiCat]

Fouling early on Providence's last possession might have been clever. Give them an opportunity to tie the game, but not go ahead, and leave enough time to take a good shot. Instead, we go to overtime.

Sorry, but you never purposely foul to give the other team an oppurtunity to tie the game.

[Kindog202]

It's funny, the same thought crossed my mind for about a second about what iamspen said when the game was going on. But I agree that you never purposefully foul to give the team a chance to tie. So many things could go wrong.

[Irishbearcat]

We need to win this one. No stupid turnovers!


So much for the above ^^

[BEARCATDARRELL]

Larry Davis must have no legs now. All of his threes have come up short.

no legs show me he got tired
more playing time early in the year mite have helped

[BEARCATDARRELL]

this year is now toast
look and hope next year to be better
but do not get your hopes up