Twitter Reactions: Friars Win on Senior Night

Providence trailed by eight points with 15 minutes to play, but rallied late behind 27 points from Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn’s 17 points, six rebounds and six assists in his final appearance at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

Bentil scored 13 points over the game’s final 10 minutes, and grabbed 10 rebounds, while sophomore Jalen Lindsey provided a needed lift with 13 points.

With the win PC improves to 21-9 on the season and 9-8 in the Big East.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Ed Cooley salutes The Dunk crowd after tonight’s game: https://t.co/6xhgc0iRoQ @PCFriarsmbb @PCAthletics

— Brendan McGair (@BWMcGair03) March 3, 2016

Winning locker room. Tough teams play well when something is on the line. We are and did. #gofriars pic.twitter.com/jojxMYRszI

— Bob Driscoll (@PCBobDriscoll) March 3, 2016

Shot of the night: @PCAthletics Kris Dunn, Rodney Bullock, Junior Lomomba and Ben Bentil… #GoFriars #pcmbb pic.twitter.com/64UAa6IvQG

— Ken Jancef (@kenjancef) March 3, 2016

Providence gets a MUCH-NEEDED win at home against Creighton. Friars get Greg St. Jean and the Johnnies next.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) March 3, 2016

Chalk up win No. 100 for Ed Cooley at @PCAthletics. pic.twitter.com/eAzV0hULnK

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) March 3, 2016

Senior night! So proud of the young man Kris has become at PC. Thank you to #pcbb for all the love and support you’ve shown him for 4 years

— Audra Seldon (@ASeldonA) March 2, 2016

PC All-American Kris Dunn honored for senior night #pcbb @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/LS82Nd736p

— Yianni Kourakis (@YianniKourakis) March 3, 2016

Kris Dunn.
Junior Lomomba.
Senior Night at the @DunkinDonutsCtr.
One last chance to #GetItDunn at home @CBSSportsNet pic.twitter.com/rjJNQqOSAJ

— Providence Friars (@PCAthletics) March 2, 2016

Kris Dunn post up game #pcbb https://t.co/vp4BvTQc5S

— Big East Hoops 24/7 (@BigEastTourney) March 3, 2016

Memo to Friar fans: the real Kris Dunn is back, has pep in his step

— Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) March 3, 2016

Senior night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Junior Lomomba and Kris Dunn honored. #gofriars @ESPNCBB @fs1 pic.twitter.com/gUj5vBEeeH

— Providence Friars (@PCAthletics) March 3, 2016

Kris Dunn and family being introduced during Senior Night https://t.co/6xxEUmvy6V

— Gavin Keefe (@GavinKeefe) March 3, 2016

PC All-American Kris Dunn honored for senior night #pcbb @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/LS82Nd736p

— Yianni Kourakis (@YianniKourakis) March 3, 2016

Kris Dunn’s present tonight pic.twitter.com/m8CPCzKQrO

— Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) March 3, 2016

Tonight is Kris Dunn’s last game at The Dunk in Providence. Wow, what a ride it’s been.

— Undercover Friar (@UndercoverFriar) March 3, 2016

Take a look back @ Kris Dunn’s amazin career (so far) https://t.co/9HXkayJUuy #PCBB @AdamFinkelstein #NewLondon pic.twitter.com/QjqYwTtBpc

— Cox Hub (@CoxHub) March 1, 2016

Ben Bentil has been a beast with 21 points.

HUGE finish coming up on CBS Sports Network. pic.twitter.com/FFVCd1UCI7

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) March 3, 2016

Ben Bentil on target to be 4th @PCFriarsmbb in 6 years to lead the @BIGEAST in scoring, joining @HentonBuckets23 @BCotton_11 and @Marshon2

— Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) March 1, 2016

Jalen Lindsey with a big basket for the Friars #pcbb @pcbb1917 https://t.co/BN0HAdhnlD

— Big East Hoops 24/7 (@BigEastTourney) March 3, 2016

Jalen Lindsey starting for Friars, Ed Cooley liking his board work of late

— Kevin McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33) March 3, 2016

PC’s Ed Cooley on what Kris Dunn told him: “I don’t just want to be a draft pick. I want to be an NBA player.” https://t.co/XJ7TbWh6Gk

— Damon Amendolara (@DAonCBS) March 2, 2016

Ben Bentil also has the most points in a season by any Providence sophomore in school history #pcbb

— Mike Hopkins #pcbb (@pcbb1917) March 3, 2016

Friars picked up 2 more RPI Top 50 wins with Butler’s win over the Hall tonight. Butler at 46 according to https://t.co/8CvWaO3AJY#pcbb

— FriarTV (@FriarTV) March 3, 2016

Twitter: @Kevin_Farrahar

Email: kevin.farrahar@friarbasketball.com

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