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Pierre leads Providence against BYU after 22-point game
BYU Cougars (6-1) at Providence Friars (5-3)
Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays BYU after Jayden Pierre scored 22 points in Providence’s 89-73 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Friars have gone 5-0 at home. Providence is 1-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.3 turnovers per game.
The Cougars play their first true road game after going 6-1 with a 1-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. BYU is 5-1 in games decided by at least 10 points.
Providence is shooting 42.0% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 40.9% BYU allows to opponents. BYU averages 11.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 5.9 more made shots on average than the 5.4 per game Providence allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre is shooting 46.8% and averaging 13.1 points for the Friars.
Egor Demin is averaging 14.3 points, 6.3 assists and 1.9 steals for the Cougars.
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