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Brooks scores 26 as Providence edges Mercer 79-77

Ken Bell

Story Created: Nov 16, 2009 at 9:15 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 9:15 PM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Marshon Brooks scored 26 points and
Jamine Peterson added 22 rebounds, the most for a Providence player
since 2000, as the Friars sneaked past Mercer 79-77 on Sunday.

Brooks came out firing, scoring 14 of his team's first 18 points
as Providence cruised into halftime with a 47-32 lead.

The Friars (3-0), who set a team record with just three
turnovers, led 70-54 with 10:34 remaining when Mercer (2-1) used a
17-3 run to pull within three. Free throws by James Florence cut
the Friars' lead to 78-77 with 1:10 remaining, but Brooks missed
three foul shots to keep the game within one possession.

Mercer had the ball and the time for a shot, but E.J. Kusnyer's
3-point attempt with 7 seconds remaining hit the side of the
backboard, and the Friars eked out the win along with the World
Vision Invitational title.

Florence scored 23 points and Jeff Smith added 19 for Mercer.

Former PC star and radio analyst Joey Hassett breaks down the Friars.


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