Projo College Hoops

The Friars are leading Alabama at the half, 37-33. Marshon Brooks is not only healthy, he's playing superbly. He leads the Friars with 14 points.

Alabama scored the game's opening five points but the Friar offense kicked into gear mainly do to an early flurry by Greedy Peterson.

Duke Mondy hit PC's first field goal and first 3-pointer of the game to get PC rolling but then Peterson took over. He put back his own miss for a hoop, hit a nice floater in the lane and then banged home a 3-point shot. A Alabama turnover led to a fastbreak that ended with Peterson gliding to the rim with a nice finger-roll finish.

That score gave PC a 17-13 lead and then it was Brooks' turn. His swished a deep 3-pointer for a 22-16 lead, a nice stop-and-pop 12 foot jumper and then a driving runner off the glass that kept PC in charge, 26-21. Alabama responded with its best run of the half as it ripped off nine straight points to grab a 30-26 lead.

The Friars switched defenses into a zone at that point and the Tide went cold. Over the final 4:25 of the half, Providence outscored the home team, 11-3. Brian McKenzie hit a nice 3-pointer at the start of the run but Brooks ended it with a behind-the-back, Paul Pierce-like fallaway jumper that gave the Friars a 37-33 lead at the half.

Brooks is playing in front of his mother, Darlyn, young sister Naya and five friends from his home in Georgia. Peterson has 11 points and 5 rebounds.

 Tags  Greedy Peterson Marshon Brooks

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