National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 80, Brown 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 5, 2011
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Jeff Anderson, # James Breeding
Attendance: 5002

Vincent Council led the way with 21 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and two blocks as host Providence dominated cross-town rival Brown 80-49 on Monday.

Freshman LaDontae Henton added 19 points and nine boards, and Bryce Cotton scored 19 points for the Friars (7-2), who have won three straight and host former Big East rival Boston College on Thursday.

Providence, which had one of the worst defensive teams in the country under coach Keno Davis last season, has tightened up on that end considerably under the direction of first-year coach Ed Cooley. The Friars limited the Bears to 29 percent shooting Monday, including 7-of-23 from beyond the arc.

Providence made its move early, jumping out to a 15-2 lead in the first half as Council knocked down his first three jumpers and Henton worked for a pair of easy layups.

The Friars would take a 34-19 lead into the break and never let the lead slip to single digits. A 27-2 run midway through the second half featured five 3-pointers and spread the lead to 80-39 before the Friars took their foot off the gas.

Andrew McCarthy collected 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Brown (4-6).
Top Game Performances
 
Brown   Providence
Andrew McCarthy 12 Scoring Vincent Council 21
Sean McGonagill 3 Assists Vincent Council 11
Andrew McCarthy 7 Rebounds Vincent Council 9
Andrew McCarthy 3 Free Throws Made Bryce Cotton 3
Sean McGonagill 2 Steals Vincent Council 2
Andrew McCarthy 2 Blocks Brice Kofane 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brown 49 29.1 7-23 10-13 10 30 3 4 18
Providence 80 50.0 9-20 5-10 18 37 10 6 11