National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 61
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 12, 2011
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: #0 Sean Corbin, # John Gaffney, # Robert Riley
Attendance: 6586

It wasn’t pretty, but Providence did just enough to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 72-61 on Saturday and give Ed Cooley, a Providence native, a win in his debut with the Friars.

Gerard Coleman led Providence with 18 points and seven rebounds. The Friars got 16 points from Bryce Cotton, 12 points from Vincent Council, and 10 points and six rebounds from LaDontae Henton.

Fairleigh Dickinson (0-1) was led by Lonnie Hayes, who scored 26 points, 14 of which came in the first half. But the point guard’s outburst was offset by seven turnovers. Kinu Rochford scored 15 points before fouling out.

Providence led 33-28 at halftime. The Friars didn’t achieve a double-digit lead over the pesky Knights until there were three minutes left.

Providence now leads the series 2-1 and is 50-13 against members of the Northeast Conference.
Top Game Performances
 
Fairleigh Dickinson   Providence
Lonnie Hayes 26 Scoring Gerard Coleman 18
Lonnie Hayes 4 Assists Vincent Council 5
Kinu Rochford 12 Rebounds Gerard Coleman 7
Lonnie Hayes 9 Free Throws Made Gerard Coleman 6
Kinu Rochford 2 Steals Bryce Cotton 2
Kinu Rochford 2 Blocks Brice Kofane 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fairleigh Dickinson 61 36.8 4-18 15-20 8 31 3 5 12
Providence 72 44.3 6-14 12-22 13 36 5 5 9