National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 88, Navy 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Mike Roberts, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 6051

Providence 88, Navy 51: LaDontae Henton scored 22 points and Kris Dunn handed out a career-high 14 assists as the host Friars rolled past the Midshipmen.

Freshman Ben Bentil scored a season-high 18 points off the bench for Providence (3-0), which has won 38 straight home games against nonconference opponents. Dunn chipped in 12 points and Tyler Harris had 11 as the Friars shot 55.4 percent, including an 11-of-21 effort from beyond the arc.

James Hemphill led Navy (0-3) with 10 points while Edward Alade added nine and a team-high five rebounds. Senior leader Brandon Venturini had just three points before fouling out with 12:25 left as the Midshipmen finished with fewer than 60 points for the third straight time to begin the season.

Venturini opened the scoring with a 3-pointer but Providence had the next 13 points - eight by Harris - and went up 18-4 on Bentil's layup less than seven minutes in. A dunk by Paschal Chukwu put the Friars up 40-20 at the break.

Henton had a 3-pointer, two layups and a three-point play to highlight a 14-2 surge that left Providence with a 62-32 lead midway through the second half. The lead ballooned to 44 points on Bentil's basket with just over four minutes remaining as the Friars poured it on.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The game was part of the on-campus portion of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, which continues this weekend at Mohegan Sun in Montville, Conn. Providence will play Florida State on Friday and Notre Dame on Saturday. ... Henton was 9-of-13 from the floor and made 3-of-4 3-pointers. ... Dunn had three of Providence's nine steals.
Top Game Performances
 
Navy   Providence
James Hemphill 10 Scoring LaDontae Henton 22
Tilman Dunbar 3 Assists Kris Dunn 14
Edward Alade 5 Rebounds Kris Dunn 7
Shawn Anderson 4 Free Throws Made Ben Bentil 4
Brandon Venturini 2 Steals Kris Dunn 3
N/A Blocks Carson Desrosiers 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Navy 51 38.8 4-17 9-14 13 23 0 4 17
Providence 88 55.4 11-21 15-23 24 32 7 9 11