Coach Theo is a Providence alum, who has been a coach at the Division 1 high school level and was employed by two D1 college programs. Here is what he saw:
I’ve also seen an alarming trend that when the Friars don’t score many points or are out-scored by their opponents they tend to lose the game. For example during the Xavier game the Friars only scored 89 points whereas the Musketeers scored 94. 94! And what happened? The Friars lost. Same trend with the recent Connecticut game too. If the Friars want to win they need to outscore their opponents.
I’ve also seen an alarming trend that when the Friars don’t score many points or are out-scored by their opponents they tend to lose the game. For example during the Xavier game the Friars only scored 89 points whereas the Musketeers scored 94. 94! And what happened? The Friars lost. Same trend with the recent Connecticut game too. If the Friars want to win they need to outscore their opponents.