His latest, and best effort of the season, came on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Arena, where Pipkins scored 27 points and made all of the big plays in the Friars’ 58-54 win over #12 Villanova.
Pip got Providence going early, making a step-back jumper and a 3-pointer to push them ahead 7-1.
Then came a 3-pointer when PC led 17-15 (Villanova flipped the momentum after trailing 10-1), and another deep shot to push the Friars ahead by eight late in the first half.
With under seven minutes to go in the game, Pipkins drew a charge on Villanova’s leading scorer Saddiq Bey — it was Bey’s fifth and final foul of the afternoon.