BOSTON -- Providence had stemmed the tide a bit but a fast-break three-pointer from Tyrese Rice cut the lead to 70-68 with 3:24 left in the game.

The Eagles are now out-rebounding the Friars, 24-22, meaning they hold a 17-8 edge on the boards in the second half.

Raji has 24 points for BC to account for all but five of the Eagles' bench points.

. . . Sanders picked up his fourth foul with 6:22 left and was replaced by Biko Paris.

. . . PC's Geoff McDermott fouled out with 4:53 left in the game, finishing with eight points, 10 assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes. It was one shy of McDermott's career-high in assists.