Providence men’s basketball pulls away from UMaine for season-opening win
Source Scout · Bangor Daily News reports: Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries The University of Maine men’s basketball team turned in a solid first-half performance in a mutual season-opener against the Providence College Friars in Providence on Monday night, trailing by just eight. But the Friars, picked fifth among 11 teams in the Big East preseason poll, kicked it into gear in the second half, scoring the first 13 points of the half to pull away for a comfortable 83-56 triumph in front of 11,685 people at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Friars put five players in double figures and forced 23 Black Bear turnovers.