Heading into Saturday’s road tilt at #16 Butler, Luwane Pipkins was shooting over 97% from the free throw line. The stripe has been the saving grace in an otherwise disappointing grad transfer year for the former 1st Team All Atlantic 10 guard.
Both Pipkins’ field goal and 3-point percentages have hovered around 30% this year, the result of a guard who spent the entirety of his college career firing away at UMass only to try to learn to mix scoring with distributing at Providence — without the benefit of a healthy offseason with his new team.
When Pipkins has shot well from deep, Providence has generally won.