Harris, a sophomore who sat out last season after playing his freshman year at North Carolina State, led three scorers in double figures for Providence (2-0), along with Kadeem Batts (19 points) and LaDontae Henton (15). The taller Friars outrebounded the Bears 45-33 as Batts had a game-high 11 rebounds with Henton adding eight.

Sean McGonagill had 21 points and Cedric Kuakumensah added 16 points - 10 in the second half - for the Bears (1-1), who overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to pull ahead 66-63 with 3:02 remaining. The Bears outscored the Friars 39-29 in the second half after shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor in the first.

Trailing 48-32 in the opening minute of the second half, Brown roared back behind Kuakumensah to outscore Providence 26-10 and tie the game at 58 on a pair of Kuakumensah free throws with 8:59 remaining. Brown's last lead came at 66-63 on a McGonagill 3-pointer before back-to-back 3-pointers by Henton and Josh Fortune - the last coming with 36 seconds left - put the Friars ahead to stay after Providence had missed on its first eight 3-point attempts after halftime.

The Friars held a seemingly comfortable 44-30 lead at the half after jumping out to a 20-4 advantage to open the game behind 18 combined points from Carson Desrosiers, Batts and Henton. The Bears clawed back to within 32-22 on a pair of free throws by Dockery Walker (11 points) with 4:40 remaining before the Friars scored eight of the next 10 points to regain their early momentum.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Providence improved to 93-27 all-time over Brown for the most wins the Friars own against any school. ... Paschal Chukwu, a 7-2, 235-pound center from Westport, Conn., was among three high school seniors to sign a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to play basketball for Providence. ... Henton had four of the five steals for the Friars.