BUTLER

PROV

Joseph scores 18 as Providence defeats Butler 84-65

AP
Jan 08, 2025

Providence Friars, R.I. (AP) Bensley Joseph helped lead Providence over Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 18 points off the bench in an 84-65 victory.

Joseph added five rebounds for the Friars (8-8, 2-3 Big East Conference). Jayden Pierre went 7 of 16 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to add 18 points. Wesley Cardet Jr. went 7 of 11 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 17 points.

The Bulldogs (7-9, 0-5) were led by Pierre Brooks, who posted 17 points. Butler also got 17 points and two steals from Jahmyl Telfort. Patrick McCaffery had 12 points. The loss was the Bulldogs' eighth straight.

Providence took the lead with 5:21 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 37-29 at halftime, with Ryan Mela racking up eight points. Providence outscored Butler by 11 points over the final half, while Joseph led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

Both teams play again on Saturday. Providence hosts Seton Hall and Butler hosts Creighton.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
29
PROV
Friars
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:31	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:13		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
19:11		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	2-2
18:48	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	4-2
18:28	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point layup (Jayden Pierre assists)	4-4
18:05		Wesley Cardet Jr. shooting foul (Kolby King draws the foul)
18:05		Kolby King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:05	+1	Kolby King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:48		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:46		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	5-6
17:24		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
17:22		Andre Screen offensive rebound
17:17		Andre Screen misses two point jump shot
17:15		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
17:05	+3	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes three point jump shot	5-9
16:48		Wesley Cardet Jr. shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-9
16:48	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
16:34		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
16:32		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	9-9
16:12		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive foul
16:12		Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover (offensive foul)
15:45	+2	Kolby King makes two point jump shot	11-9
15:21		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
15:19		Kolby King defensive rebound
15:06	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	14-9
14:47		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
14:43		Andre Screen personal foul
14:43		TV timeout
14:32		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
14:30		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:01		Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
13:59		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	14-11
13:26		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
13:24		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk (Jayden Pierre assists)	14-13
12:47		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
12:45		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
12:36		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
12:34		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
12:34		Oswin Erhunmwunse misses two point layup
12:32		Boden Kapke defensive rebound
12:30		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul)
12:16	+2	Boden Kapke makes two point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	16-13
11:56		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
11:54		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
11:37		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
11:35		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
11:17		Finley Bizjack personal foul
11:17		TV timeout
11:00	+2	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point dunk	16-15
10:46		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul
10:29		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
10:27		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
10:22		Pierre Brooks II blocks Bensley Joseph's two point layup
10:20		Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
10:06	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	16-18
10:06		Landon Moore shooting foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-19
9:50		Landon Moore misses two point jump shot
9:48		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
9:41		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
9:39		Andre Screen defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	18-19
9:10		Anton Bonke offensive foul
9:10		Anton Bonke turnover (offensive foul)
8:46	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	20-19
8:30	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point jump shot	20-21
8:09		Kolby King turnover (bad pass)
7:56	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point jump shot	20-23
7:29		Andre Screen misses two point layup
7:27		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	20-25
7:06		Anton Bonke blocks Kolby King's two point jump shot
7:04		Andre Screen offensive rebound
6:50		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
6:48		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
6:35		Anton Bonke offensive foul
6:35		Anton Bonke turnover (offensive foul)
6:35		TV timeout
6:13	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	23-25
5:57		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
5:55		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Andre Screen makes two point dunk (Patrick McCaffery assists)	25-25
5:21	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point jump shot	25-27
5:21		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-28
5:02	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	27-28
4:46	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Anton Bonke assists)	27-31
4:26		Andre Screen misses two point jump shot
4:24		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
3:59		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
3:57		Anton Bonke offensive rebound
3:51	+2	Anton Bonke makes two point layup	27-33
3:35		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-33
3:35	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
3:18		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
3:16		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:00		Pierre Brooks II turnover (bad pass) (Bensley Joseph steals)
2:52	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point dunk (Ryan Mela assists)	29-35
2:33		Jump ball. Kolby King vs. Ryan Mela (Bulldogs gains possession)
2:25		Landon Moore turnover (out of bounds)
2:12		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
2:10		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
2:03		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
2:01		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
1:54		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
1:52		Kolby King defensive rebound
1:32		Boden Kapke turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
1:15		Ryan Mela misses two point layup
1:13		Kolby King defensive rebound
1:03		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
1:01		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:51		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
0:49		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
0:44		Justyn Fernandez misses two point layup
0:42		Jayden Pierre offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point dunk	29-37
0:31		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:12		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
0:05		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
0:02		Friars 30 second timeout
0:03		Kolby King shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
0:03		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
0:01		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUT
Bulldogs
36
PROV
Friars
47

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:45		Kolby King defensive rebound
19:41		Kolby King turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
19:31		Jayden Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Andre Screen steals)
19:18		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
19:16		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
19:03		Ryan Mela misses two point layup
19:01		Kolby King defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	31-37
18:22		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
18:20		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
18:20		Kolby King shooting foul (Oswin Erhunmwunse draws the foul)
18:20		Oswin Erhunmwunse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:20	+1	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-38
18:05	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	33-38
17:49		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
17:47		Kolby King defensive rebound
17:36		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
17:34		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
17:12	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot	33-41
16:49		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
16:47		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point jump shot	33-43
16:21		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Andre Screen's two point layup
16:19		Andre Screen offensive rebound
16:17		Jump ball. Andre Screen vs. Oswin Erhunmwunse (Bulldogs gains possession)
16:08	+2	Andre Screen makes two point dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists)	35-43
15:40		Wesley Cardet Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:38		Friars offensive rebound
15:38		TV timeout
15:35	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot	35-46
15:15		Andre Screen misses two point hook shot
15:13		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	35-48
14:49		Andre Screen misses two point layup
14:47		Anton Bonke defensive rebound
14:44		Ryan Mela turnover (bad pass) (Andre Screen steals)
14:36	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	38-48
14:25		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
14:23		Anton Bonke offensive rebound
14:19	+2	Anton Bonke makes two point dunk	38-50
13:53		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
13:51		Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound
13:46		Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Anton Bonke draws the foul)
13:45		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
13:39	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	41-50
13:18		Wesley Cardet Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:16		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
13:04		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-50
13:04	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-50
12:43	+2	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point layup	43-52
12:14		Evan Haywood misses two point layup
12:12		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
12:04	+3	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	43-55
11:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:52		TV timeout
11:32		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
11:30		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
11:27		Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
11:27		TV timeout
11:27	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
11:27	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
11:06	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	45-57
10:50		Jabri Abdur-Rahim blocks Evan Haywood's two point layup
10:48		Friars defensive rebound
10:34		Finley Bizjack blocks Bensley Joseph's two point layup
10:32		Bensley Joseph offensive rebound
10:25		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:23		Wesley Cardet Jr. offensive rebound
10:21		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:19		Friars offensive rebound
10:19		Pierre Brooks II personal foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
10:13	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot	45-60
9:53	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	47-60
9:45		Bensley Joseph offensive foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
9:45		Bensley Joseph turnover (offensive foul)
9:44		Wesley Cardet Jr. shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-60
9:44		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:44		Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound
9:30		Wesley Cardet Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:28		Landon Moore defensive rebound
9:10		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
9:08		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
8:59		Jayden Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
8:49		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
8:47		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
8:35		Bensley Joseph misses two point jump shot
8:33		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
8:17		Oswin Erhunmwunse shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
8:17		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:17	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-60
8:17		Friars 30 second timeout
8:17		TV timeout
7:57	+2	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point layup	49-62
7:31		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
7:29		Boden Kapke offensive rebound
7:28		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul)
7:18		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
7:16		Wesley Cardet Jr. defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes two point hook shot	49-64
6:38	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	51-64
6:20		Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot
6:18		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	53-64
5:37	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point layup	53-66
5:37		Landon Moore shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-67
5:21	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point hook shot	55-67
5:07		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:05		Justyn Fernandez offensive rebound
5:03		Jump ball. Justyn Fernandez vs. Jahmyl Telfort (Friars gains possession)
4:49		Andre Screen shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
4:49	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
4:36		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Wesley Cardet Jr. steals)
4:31	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point dunk	55-71
4:10		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
4:08		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
4:01	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	55-73
3:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:53		TV timeout
3:42		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
3:40		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
3:12		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
3:10		Landon Moore defensive rebound
3:10		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-73
3:10		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:10		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
2:41	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mela assists)	56-76
2:28	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup	58-76
2:17	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Wesley Cardet Jr. assists)	58-79
2:00	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup	60-79
1:37	+3	Wesley Cardet Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mela assists)	60-82
1:21	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)	62-82
1:21		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-82
0:58		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:56		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
0:45		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
0:44		Ryan Mela personal foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Boden Kapke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-82
0:44	+1	Boden Kapke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-82
0:44		Friars 30 second timeout
0:43	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup (Ryan Mela assists)	65-84
0:33		Finley Bizjack misses two point layup
0:31		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ryan Mela defensive rebound