Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 21 factors, Bryce Hopkins made his season debut and Providence earned an 83-64 win over BYU Tuesday evening in a Big 12-Big East battle.
Hopkins, who injured his anterior cruciate ligament in opposition to Seton Hall on Jan. 3, performed 26 minutes in opposition to BYU and completed with 16 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. He acquired a standing ovation when he left the sport with 2:44 remaining. Hopkins averaged 15.5 factors and eight.6 rebounds in 14 video games final season.
Abdur-Rahim shot 5-of-9 and made 4 of the Friars’ 12 3-pointers. Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph every added 12 factors for Providence (6-3).
Dawson Baker scored 16 factors for BYU (6-2). Keba Keita added 9 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Abdur-Rahim scored 11 first-half factors and Joseph added 10 to assist Providence, which shot 71 p.c (15 of 21) and made 8 of 12 from lengthy vary within the first half, take a lead 46-34 on the break. Trevin Knell’s 3-pointer capped a 12-7 surge that minimize BYU’s deficit to 53-46 however they acquired no nearer.
It was the Friars’ first win over BYU in three tries, however the first recreation since December 21, 1982 in Provo, Utah.
It was additionally BYU’s first non-conference highway recreation within the Eastern Time Zone since November 15, 2007, after they defeated Princeton 65-56.
Associated Press reporting.
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