University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Notre Dame vs. Pitt Post-Game Notes
1/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2006
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NOTRE DAME VS. PITT POST-GAME NOTES
*Pitt's last double overtime game was at Seton Hall on Feb. 9, 2004, a 68-67 Pitt loss. Pitt's last overtime game was at
*Aaron Gray scored a career-high 25 points to go along with 12 rebounds. He also set career-highs for field goals made (11), field goal attempts (18) and had his Big East leading seventh double-double of the season.
*Sam Young registered his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
*The last time Pitt had two players register double-doubles was on Feb. 14, 2005 when Chevon Troutman (20 points/10 reb.) and Chris Taft (14 points/10 reb.) each hit double-doubles.
*Pitt won its fifth straight contest against Notre Dame. It also won its sixth in the last seven meetings and improved to 26-25 in the all-time series vs. the Fighting Irish.
*Carl Krauser scored 20-plus points for the sixth time this year. He has now scored in double figures in nine consecutive games.
*Pitt scored 100 points for the first time since it scored 102 in a 102-78 victory over
*Notre Dame scored 97 points against Pitt. The last time a team scored 97 or more points against the Panthers was
*Pitt's 12 victories to begin its season rank as the fourth best start in school history. Pitt went 21-0 to start the 1927-28 season, 18-0 in 2003-04, 15-0 in 1915-16 and 12-0 in 1929-30.
*Pitt's 12 consecutive wins ranks seventh among the school's all-time win streaks. The school record is 22 wins from Dec. 4, 1973-Feb. 20, 1974.
*Pitt won its 10th straight home game. The 10-game home win streak ranks tied for seventh among the school's all-time longest home win streaks.
*Several
Longest Game: two overtimes,
Points: Chris Quinn, Notre Dame, 37
Field Goals Made: Chris Quinn, 13
Field Goal Attempts: Chris Quinn, 23
Team Points: Pitt, 100
Team Assists: Pitt, 30
Team 3-Point FG Made: Notre Dame, 14
Team 3-Point FG Attempts: Notre Dame, 36
*Pitt scored 100 points in an overtime game for the first time in school history.
