University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Post-Game Notes
1/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 24, 2007
Recap |
Box Score |
Photo Gallery 
POST-GAME NOTES
*Levance Fields hit a career-high six 3-point field goals. His previous career-high was three on five different games. He also tied a career-high with seven 3-point attempts. Fields was threatening Pitt's individual game 3-point record of eight 3-pointers held by both Jason Maile (vs. Villanova, Feb. 12, 1997) and Andre Alridge (vs.
*Fields hit double figure scoring for the ninth time on the year and 20th time in his career. It was his second highest scoring game this season as he finished with a career-high 24 points at
*With his 10 points this evening, Ronald Ramon hit double figure scoring for the fourth consecutive game. Over those four games, Ramon has converted 12-16 3-pointers. In those four games, Ramon has scored 10, 17, 21 and 10 points.
*Pitt won its third consecutive road game and third straight Big East road game. Pitt is now 5-1 on the road this season.
*Pitt's 16-point road victory ranked among its top-10 all-time largest Big East road wins in school history.
*Pitt hit 12 3-pointers in the game and hit 10 in the first half alone. It finished the first half 10-14 (71.4 percent). Pitt's season-high is 13 3-pointers vs. Florida A&M set on December 30, 2006. The school record for most 3-point field goals made in a game is 16 vs. Notre Dame on January 29, 1997.
*Pitt hit 60.5 percent (23-38) of its field goal attempts. The 60.5 percent clip was Pitt's second-highest shooting percentage of the season. Pitt hit 62.5 percent of its shots vs.
*Pitt improved to 6-1 in the Big East and 18-3 overall. The 6-1 record matches Pitt's all-time best start in Big East regular season play.
*Pitt limited its 18th opponent to less than 70 points on the year. Pitt has also yielded 70 or fewer points to six of seven Big East opponents and eight of its last nine opponents. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003-04, Pitt has held 99 of 118 opponents under 70 points.
*Pitt ended its one-game losing streak. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003-04, Pitt has lost back-to-back games only five times in 119 contests.
*Pitt improved to 3-6 all-time vs.
*Pitt improved to 8-2 vs. new Big East Conference members added in 2005-06. It is 2-0 vs.
