HOLY

PROV

Vaaks scores 19 as Providence takes down Holy Cross 89-79

AP
Nov 03, 2025

Providence Friars, R.I. (AP) Stefan Vaaks' 19 points off the bench led Providence to an 89-79 victory over Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday in a series opener for both teams.

Vaaks shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Friars. Jamier Jones scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Corey Floyd Jr. had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Tyler Boston led the Crusaders in scoring, finishing with 25 points, six assists and two steals. Aiden Disu added 16 points and two steals for Holy Cross. Gabe Warren had 13 points.

Providence took the lead for good with 12:43 to go in the first half. The score was 44-27 at halftime, with Vaaks racking up 15 points. Providence used a 13-2 run in the second half to build a 20-point lead at 69-49 with 10:01 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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1st Half
HC
Crusaders
27
PROV
Friars
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aiden Disu vs. Oswin Erhunmwunse (Crusaders gains possession)
19:39		Aiden Disu misses three point jump shot
19:37		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk (Jason Edwards assists)	0-2
18:54	+2	Joe Nugent makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Tyler Boston assists)	2-2
18:24		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
18:22		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
18:15		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
18:13		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
18:08		Tyler Boston personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
17:55		Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:53		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
17:39		Aiden Disu misses three point jump shot
17:37		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
17:30		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
17:28		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
17:21		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
17:19		Aidan Richard offensive rebound
17:11		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
17:03		Joe Nugent turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Sellers steals)
16:50		Aiden Disu blocks Cole Hargrove's two point layup
16:48		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
16:43		Cole Hargrove misses two point layup
16:41		Aiden Disu defensive rebound
16:37		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
16:35		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup	2-4
16:13		Jason Edwards shooting foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
16:13	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
16:05	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup	4-6
15:50	+2	Gabe Warren makes two point turnaround jump shot	6-6
15:35		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
15:33		Tyler Boston defensive rebound
15:21	+2	Tyler Boston makes two point running pullup jump shot	8-6
15:03		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
15:01		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
14:53		Aiden Disu misses two point jump shot
14:51		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
14:42		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
14:40		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
14:26		Gabe Warren misses two point layup
14:24		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
14:13		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
14:11		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
13:53		Cole Hargrove blocks Aiden Disu's two point layup
13:51		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
13:44		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
13:44		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
13:44		Jaylin Sellers personal foul
13:41		TV timeout
13:29		DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot
13:27		DeAndre Williams offensive rebound
13:19		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Will Aljancic's two point layup
13:17		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	8-8
12:52		DeAndre Williams turnover (Stefan Vaaks steals)
12:43	+2	Stefan Vaaks makes two point layup	8-10
12:23		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Will Aljancic's two point layup
12:21		Crusaders offensive rebound
12:15		Declan Ryan turnover (lost ball) (Oswin Erhunmwunse steals)
12:01		Stefan Vaaks misses three point jump shot
11:59		Tyler Boston defensive rebound
11:34		Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot
11:32		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
11:22	+3	Stefan Vaaks makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	8-13
11:22		Crusaders 30 second timeout
11:22		TV timeout
11:00		Daquan Davis personal foul (John St. Germain III draws the foul)
10:41		Aiden Disu misses three point jump shot
10:39		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point alley-oop dunk (Daquan Davis assists)	8-15
10:10		Stefan Vaaks personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
10:05	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point driving dunk	10-15
9:49		Jamier Jones turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Warren steals)
9:49		John St. Germain III misses three point jump shot
9:47		Jamier Jones defensive rebound
9:31	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point layup	10-17
9:26		Daquan Davis personal foul
9:20	+2	Joe Nugent makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	12-17
9:12		Aidan Richard personal foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
9:01	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Duncan Powell assists)	12-19
8:42	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point driving dunk (DeAndre Williams assists)	14-19
8:27		DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Stefan Vaaks draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-20
8:27	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-21
8:04		Joe Nugent turnover (lost ball) (Jason Edwards steals)
7:50		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
7:48		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
7:35		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Gabe Warren draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Gabe Warren makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
7:35		Gabe Warren misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Crusaders offensive rebound
7:23		Gabe Warren misses two point layup
7:21		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
7:14		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
7:12		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
7:12		Joe Nugent personal foul (Cole Hargrove draws the foul)
7:06	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup	15-23
6:48		DeAndre Williams turnover
6:38	+2	Corey Floyd Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	15-25
6:16	+2	Tyler Boston makes two point layup	17-25
5:53		Ryan Mela misses three point jump shot
5:51		Crusaders defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point driving layup	19-25
5:23	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	19-27
5:03		Aiden Disu misses three point jump shot
5:01		Jamier Jones defensive rebound
4:54		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:52		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
4:52		Joe Nugent personal foul (Ryan Mela draws the foul)
4:48	+3	Stefan Vaaks makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	19-30
4:33		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
4:31		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
4:24	+3	Stefan Vaaks makes three point jump shot (Jamier Jones assists)	19-33
4:22		Crusaders 30 second timeout
4:22		TV timeout
4:00		Gabe Warren turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
3:42		Stefan Vaaks misses three point jump shot
3:40		Ryan Mela offensive rebound
3:34	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	19-35
3:05		John St. Germain III turnover (lost ball) (Stefan Vaaks steals)
3:05		Stefan Vaaks misses three point jump shot
3:03		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
2:59		Stefan Vaaks shooting foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-35
2:59	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-35
2:47	+3	Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot	21-38
2:24		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-38
2:24	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-38
2:18		Aiden Disu personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
2:05		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
2:03		Aiden Disu defensive rebound
2:02		Aiden Disu turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
1:58	+2	Ryan Mela makes two point layup	23-40
1:42		Aidan Richard turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
1:34		Ryan Mela turnover (lost ball) (Aiden Disu steals)
1:34	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point dunk	25-40
1:24		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
1:22		Tyler Boston defensive rebound
1:16		Tyler Boston misses three point jump shot
1:14		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
1:14		Aidan Richard personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
1:14		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:14		Tyler Boston defensive rebound
1:01		Jason Edwards personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-40
1:01	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-40
0:40		Gabe Warren personal foul (Stefan Vaaks draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-41
0:40	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-42
0:19		Jamier Jones personal foul (Will Aljancic draws the foul)
0:19		Will Aljancic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19		Will Aljancic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
0:15		Friars 30 second timeout
0:05		DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-43
0:05	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-44
0:01		Tyler Boston misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jamier Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HC
Crusaders
52
PROV
Friars
45

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup	27-46
19:30	+3	Gabe Warren makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)	30-46
19:09		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
19:07		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
19:07		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Gabe Warren draws the foul)
18:53		Corey Floyd Jr. personal foul
18:39		Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot
18:37		Aiden Disu offensive rebound
18:29		Gabe Warren misses three point jump shot
18:27		Cole Hargrove defensive rebound
18:20		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
18:18		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point pullup jump shot (Gabe Warren assists)	33-46
17:59		Jaylin Sellers offensive foul (Joe Nugent draws the foul)
17:59		Jaylin Sellers turnover (offensive foul)
17:47	+3	Aidan Richard makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)	36-46
17:44		Friars 30 second timeout
17:44		TV timeout
17:31		Gabe Warren shooting foul (Ryan Mela draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Ryan Mela makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-47
17:31	+1	Ryan Mela makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-48
17:02	+3	Tyler Boston makes three point jump shot (Gabe Warren assists)	39-48
16:40		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
16:38		Cole Hargrove offensive rebound
16:29		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
16:27		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
16:23	+3	Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot (Duncan Powell assists)	39-51
16:03		Tyler Boston turnover (bad pass) (Corey Floyd Jr. steals)
15:59		Joe Nugent shooting foul (Friars draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Ryan Mela misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:59	+1	Ryan Mela makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-52
15:34		Ryan Mela blocks Joe Nugent's three point jump shot
15:32		Crusaders offensive rebound
15:26		Tyler Boston misses three point jump shot
15:24		Aidan Richard offensive rebound
15:19	+3	Aiden Disu makes three point jump shot (Aidan Richard assists)	42-52
15:01		Joe Nugent shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-53
15:01	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-54
14:54		DeAndre Williams turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mela steals)
14:45	+2	Stefan Vaaks makes two point layup (Ryan Mela assists)	42-56
14:19		Ryan Mela personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
14:07	+2	Gabe Warren makes two point layup	44-56
13:56		Ryan Mela misses three point jump shot
13:54		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Gabe Warren makes two point driving layup	46-56
13:47		Cole Hargrove shooting foul (Gabe Warren draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Gabe Warren makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-56
13:36		Aiden Disu shooting foul (Stefan Vaaks draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
13:36	+1	Stefan Vaaks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-58
13:17		DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
13:15		Aidan Richard offensive rebound
13:06		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
13:04		Stefan Vaaks defensive rebound
13:04		Stefan Vaaks turnover (lost ball)
12:44		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Gabe Warren's two point layup
12:42		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
12:40		Gabe Warren personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
12:34		Tyler Boston personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
12:20	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk (Stefan Vaaks assists)	47-60
12:12		John St. Germain III turnover (bad pass) (Jamier Jones steals)
12:11		John St. Germain III personal foul (Jamier Jones draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Jamier Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-61
12:11	+1	Jamier Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-62
11:58	+2	Tyler Boston makes two point driving floating jump shot	49-62
11:58		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58		Tyler Boston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:58		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	49-64
11:24		Aiden Disu misses three point jump shot
11:22		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
11:16	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists)	49-67
10:43		Tyler Boston misses two point layup
10:41		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
10:36		Stefan Vaaks misses three point jump shot
10:34		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
10:28		Jaylin Sellers personal foul (Aidan Richard draws the foul)
10:28		Aidan Richard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:28		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
10:06		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
10:04		Jamier Jones offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point putback layup	49-69
9:44	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	51-69
9:33	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point alley-oop dunk (Oswin Erhunmwunse assists)	51-71
9:10	+3	Tyler Boston makes three point jump shot (Aiden Disu assists)	54-71
9:02		Will Aljancic shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
9:02		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02		Aiden Disu defensive rebound
8:33		DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
8:31		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
8:23		Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:21		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
8:08		Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
8:06		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
7:53		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Aiden Disu steals)
7:46		Gabe Warren misses three point jump shot
7:44		Aidan Richard offensive rebound
7:44		Cole Hargrove shooting foul (Aidan Richard draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44		Aidan Richard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44	+1	Aidan Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-71
7:25	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point driving layup (Stefan Vaaks assists)	55-73
7:07		Joe Nugent misses two point jump shot
7:05		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
7:01		Ryan Mela turnover (lost ball) (Joe Nugent steals)
6:52	+2	DeAndre Williams makes two point layup	57-73
6:35		Aidan Richard blocks Corey Floyd Jr.'s two point layup
6:33		Friars offensive rebound
6:25		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
6:23		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
6:17		Gabe Warren misses two point jump shot
6:15		Ryan Mela defensive rebound
5:53		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
5:51		Gabe Warren defensive rebound
5:41	+3	DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)	60-73
5:39		Friars 30 second timeout
5:25		DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
5:25		Daquan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:25		Aiden Disu defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Aiden Disu makes two point turnaround jump shot	62-73
4:58	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Oswin Erhunmwunse assists)	62-76
4:43		Corey Floyd Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-76
4:43	+1	Tyler Boston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-76
4:34	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point alley-oop dunk (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	64-78
4:19	+3	DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot (Aiden Disu assists)	67-78
4:00		Stefan Vaaks turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Boston steals)
3:47	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)	70-78
3:38	+2	Jamier Jones makes two point driving layup	70-80
3:25		Tyler Boston misses three point jump shot
3:20		Friars defensive rebound
3:20		TV timeout
3:03		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
3:01		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
2:47		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
2:45		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
2:41		Aiden Disu personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-81
2:41		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:41		Aidan Richard defensive rebound
2:27		Gabe Warren misses two point layup
2:25		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
2:18		Aidan Richard shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-82
2:18	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-83
2:09		Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
2:07		Jamier Jones defensive rebound
2:00		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Boston steals)
1:48		Oswin Erhunmwunse shooting foul (Aiden Disu draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Aiden Disu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-83
1:48		Aiden Disu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:48		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
1:29		Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Williams steals)
1:23	+3	Tyler Boston makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)	74-83
1:21		Crusaders 30 second timeout
1:07		Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Williams steals)
0:59	+3	DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)	77-83
0:43	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point driving layup	77-85
0:43		Aiden Disu shooting foul (Jaylin Sellers draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Jaylin Sellers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-86
0:36		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks DeAndre Williams's two point jump shot
0:34		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
0:34		Tyler Boston personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-87
0:34		Corey Floyd Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Gabe Warren makes two point driving layup	79-87
0:23		Crusaders 60 second timeout
0:21	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point layup (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)	79-89
0:11		Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball)