Jason Walker, University of Providence Sports Information 

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - For the second straight game and fourth time this season, the University of Providence men went to overtime and improved to 3-1 in those games with an 81-80 win over Carroll College Saturday at Great Falls in Frontier Conference action.  

Providence took an early 7-2 lead less than four minutes into the game only to see the Saints turn a 10-9 lead into a double-digit advantage with a 10-0 run to make the score 19-9 with just under 12 minutes left in the first half. Both teams played back and forth with Carroll taking a six-point lead into the locker room.  

An Andrew Cook jumper made it a 10-point Saints lead with 19:08 left in regulation before the Argos went on an 18-3 run over the next six minutes to give Providence a five-point lead with 13:37 to play. From that point on, there were five ties and three lead changes before Eric Milner hit two free throws with three seconds left to send the game to the extra session.  

In overtime, the Saints went up by six with just under two minutes remaining but a layup by Marcus Stephens, a Milner three and four straight points from Davien Harris-Williams lifted the Argos to the victory. Providence closed the game on a 9-1 run over the final 1:48.  

Carroll (11-10, 5-5) shot 43.6% (34-78) from the field, 4 of 14 from three-point range and 8 of 11 at the free throw line. Brendan Temple scored 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Cook hit for 25 and Jonny Hillman added 10. The Saints had 46 rebounds and outscored the Argos 48-32 in the paint.  

Providence finished 29 of 70 (41.4%) from the floor, 8 of 30 from three, and 15 of 18 at the line. Harris-Williams scored a game-high 33 points with seven rebounds, Stephens added 15 points and seven rebounds, Milner scored 13 with Jake Olsen adding eight points and 13 rebounds with four blocks.  

The Argos move back into a tie atop the Frontier standings with Montana Tech with 7-3 league marks after the No. 12 Orediggers were upset at MSU-Northern 67-60 Saturday. Tech owns the tiebreaker over the Argos by virtue of two wins this season (for tournament seeding).  

Providence, 13-10 overall will play at Rocky Thursday, Northern Saturday next week.