Carey leads Georgetown against No. 15 Providence after 23-point showing

Published Feb. 6, 2022 1:02 a.m. ET

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Providence Friars (19-2, 9-1 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (6-14, 0-9 Big East)

Washington; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

LINE: Georgetown -6.5; over/under is 146

BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown faces the No. 15 Providence Friars after Don Carey scored 23 points in Georgetown's 90-77 loss to the Saint John's (NY) Red Storm.

The Hoyas are 6-7 on their home court. Georgetown is 4-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Friars are 9-1 against Big East opponents. Providence is eighth in the Big East allowing 64.8 points while holding opponents to 40.8% shooting.

The teams play for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Friars won the last meeting 83-75 on Jan. 20. Al Durham scored 15 points to help lead the Friars to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aminu Mohammed is shooting 39.4% and averaging 13.4 points for the Hoyas. Kaiden Rice is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Georgetown.

Durham is averaging 13.7 points and 3.2 assists for the Friars. Jared Bynum is averaging 8.2 points and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games for Providence.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 0-10, averaging 67.9 points, 31.7 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.2 points per game.

Friars: 9-1, averaging 70.4 points, 33.8 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.

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