National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 64, New Jersey Tech 63
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2012
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Gary Prager, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 5739


Providence 64, NJIT 63: LaDontae Henton scored 24 points and Bryce Cotton hit the go-ahead free throw with five seconds to play as the host Friars avoided a stunning upset.

Cotton scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and accounted for the only points in the final four minutes, hitting a tying free throw with 2:19 left before sinking the game-winner to lift Providence (1-0).

Chris Flores scored a game-high 28 points and led a furious rally by the Highlanders (0-1), who stormed back to take the lead and held the Friars without a field goal for the final 7:07.

Providence led 60-52 after Cotton's layup with 7:07 left, but Flores scored eight points in an 11-2 run and buried a 3-pointer to make it 63-62 with 4:17 to play. NJIT went scoreless the rest of the way.

The Friars trailed for most of the first half before Henton capped a personal 7-0 run with a dunk off an alley-oop, giving him 18 points and the Friars a 30-27 lead en route to a 32-29 edge at the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Sophomore Henton had his fifth career 20-point game and matched the second-highest total of his career. ... Terrence Smith had 10 rebounds to help the Highlanders hold their own on the boards, with Providence holding a 37-36 edge. ... Both Cotton (hand) and Kadeem Batts (10 points, eight rebounds) were in the starting lineup despite pregame concerns about their availability due to injuries.

Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey Tech   Providence
Chris Flores 28 Scoring LaDontae Henton 24
PJ Miller 6 Assists Bryce Cotton 4
Terrence Smith 10 Rebounds Brice Kofane 9
Chris Flores 4 Free Throws Made Bryce Cotton 7
Chris Flores 2 Steals Bryce Cotton 2
Daquan Holiday 2 Blocks Brice Kofane 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Jersey Tech 63 36.7 7-17 12-14 13 36 4 5 13
Providence 64 32.3 3-21 21-27 10 37 6 5 11