National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Providence 59, Southern 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Jim Bruno, # Andrew Maira, # Jeff Wagner
Attendance: 4369
Where: Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Officials: # Jim Bruno, # Andrew Maira, # Jeff Wagner
Attendance: 4369
Gerard Coleman scored 21 points and Providence overcame a frigid shooting night on its home floor to outlast Southern 59-53 in the South Padre Invitational on Tuesday.
The Friars (4-0) shot only 19 percent (5-for-26) from the floor in the first half, but still took a nine-point lead into halftime thanks to a massive differential in foul shots. Providence was 19-for-26 from the line in the opening period while the Jaguars (1-3) had only two attempts.
Southern tied the game at 43 with 8:32 remaining on a jump shot by Quinton Doggett, but the Friars went back in front to stay with back-to-back buckets by Lee Goldsbrough and Coleman.
Coleman also grabbed 11 rebounds for Providence, which shot 26.5 percent from the field.
Mike Celestin scored 18 points for the Jaguars.
Top Game Performances
| Southern | Providence | |
| Michael Celestin 18 | Scoring | Gerard Coleman 21 |
| Jameel Grace 4 | Assists | Gerard Coleman 2 |
| Quinton Doggett 10 | Rebounds | Gerard Coleman 11 |
| Quinton Doggett 5 | Free Throws Made | Gerard Coleman 11 |
| Jameel Grace 4 | Steals | Bryce Cotton 2 |
| Quinton Doggett 2 | Blocks | Bilal Dixon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Southern | 53 | 33.9 | 4-20 | 9-12 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Providence | 59 | 26.5 | 1-4 | 32-47 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 17 |