Cincinnati-Pitt Post Game Notes

Feb. 12, 2006

POST-GAME NOTES

*Pitt improved to 15-0 at home this season. It also won its 15^th consecutive home game, a streak that ranks third among home win streaks in school history.

*Pitt improved to 63-5 overall and 26-4 vs. Big East opponents at the Petersen Events Center.

*Pitt won its 19^th game on the year. It is now 19-3 overall and 8-3 in the Big East Conference. Pitt needs just one victory to reach 20 wins for a school-record fifth consecutive season.

*Head Coach Jamie Dixon won his 70^th career games. Dixon now has a career record of 70-17. Dixon becomes the fastest coach to reach 70 victories in Pitt men's basketball history.

*Keith Benjamin scored a career-high 16 points on the day. Benjamin made a career-high three 3-pointers on three attempts and tied a career-high with five field goals. It was his fourth double figure scoring contest of the year.

*Keith Benjamin's 16 points marked the 21^st time this season that a Pitt bench player scored in double figures. The Panthers improved to 14-0 when at least one player off the bench scored in double figures.

*Aaron Gray notched his Big East leading 13^th double-double of the season with a 15-point, 10-rebound afternoon. Gray also scored in double figures for the 18^th time this year and pulled down double figure rebounds for the 15^th time.

*Ronald Ramon reached double figure scoring for the sixth time over the last eight games. It was his third consecutive game in double figures.

*Pitt shot a season-high 56.1 percent (32-57) from the floor in the contest.

*Carl Krauser scored 18 points. It was the 18^th time in double figures for Krauser on the year and marked his 72^nd career 10-plus point contest.

*Pitt's 10-point halftime lead was its largest against Big East competition of the season.

*Pitt improved to 2-6 all-time vs. Cincinnati.