The Providence Friars have been in a free-fall as of late, dropping four out of their last six contests. Here's a look at three reasons behind the Friars skid.
Just three weeks ago, the Providence Friars were riding high. Despite head-scratching home losses to Marquette and Seton Hall, the Friars had just put together the finishing touches on their best performance of the season, an 82-76 overtime victory at Villanova. The win propelled the Friars back up to No. 10 in the country, improved their record to 17-3 overall, and made those Marquette and Seton Hall losses seem like outliers.