Can Providence's revived offense continue to thrive on the road?
After Providence scored 91 points in their victory over Seton Hall on Saturday night, it marked the first time in program history that the Friars scored 84 points, or more, in three consecutive Big East games.
Raise your hand if you saw the Friar offense taking off after their 78-50 blowout loss at home to Marquette.
Beyond the points per game, the numbers are really impressive.
Providence’s Offensive Rating (points per 100 possessions) in the three games since the loss to Marquette is 131.6. To put that in perspective, Auburn is #1 in the country with a 129.3 O-Rating, while Villanova (126.0) and UConn (125.8) are both in the top five nationally.
Even with the dreadful performance against Marquette, one Kim English called humbling, Providence’s Offensive Rating in conference games is 111.3 — a mark that ranks 5th in the Big East.
What’s encouraging is that Providence has gotten it done offensively in different ways. They average 30.1 two-point field goal attempts per game this season, but took 47 against UConn and 46 against Butler — both season highs.
Unsurprisingly, they set season highs in two-pointers made against UConn (26) and Butler (24).
Nearly half of PC’s field goal attempts (46.3%) have come from beyond the arc this season, but against UConn (21.7% of their shots) and Butler (34.3%) those 3-point attempts were way down.
However, Saturday night against Seton Hall marked a return to taking a higher percentage from deep (48.1), but they also tied a season high in 3-point makes with 12 and had their second-best shooting game from deep (48%) thanks in large part to the scorching shooting of Bensley Joseph (7-9 from three).
Balance has been key during this stretch.
Take Corey Floyd Jr., for instance. Floyd is the team’s fourth-leading scorer during this three-game resurgence at 9.7 points per game and he’s shooting nearly 65% from two-point range.
Providence has five regulars scoring at least nine points per game during this stretch:
Bensley Joseph: 17.7
Jayden Pierre: 17.3
Wesley Cardet: 14.3
Corey Floyd: 9.7
Ryan Mela: 9.0