University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Post-Game Notes
1/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 7, 2007
POST-GAME NOTES
*Pitt improved to 14-2 overall and 2-0 in Big East play. The Panthers begin a Big East regular season at 2-0 for the fifth time in the last six years.
*Levance Fields reached double figure scoring for the seventh consecutive game. He was the only Panther in double figures with 11 points and tied his career-high with three 3-point field goals made.
*Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon won his 90th career game. He reached 90 wins faster than any other coach in Pitt basketball history. He is now 90-24 overall with a .789 winning percentage. He also won 70 and 80 games faster than any other Pitt head coach. Here is a list of the other coaches:
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|
Games |
|
|
|
|
Pitt Coach |
to 90 wins |
W-L |
1st Year |
Date of 90th victory |
|
Jamie Dixon |
114 |
90-24 |
2003 |
Jan. 7, 2007 vs. |
|
H.D. Carlson |
129 |
90-39 |
1922 |
Jan. 4, 1930 vs. |
|
Paul Evans |
137 |
90-47 |
1986 |
Jan. 2, 1991 vs. Villanova |
*Pitt's 21-point victory over USF ranked tied for 16th among all-time largest Big East Conference wins in school history. It also marked Pitt's 19th Big East regular season win of 20 or more points in school history. The largest-ever Big East regular season victory was a 36-point win over
*Pitt and USF met for the first time in Big East play. The two schools did not play last season. The Panthers improved to 1-2 all-time vs. USF.
*Pitt won its fourth consecutive game.
*Pitt limited USF to a season opponent-low 48 points. This season, Pitt previously yielded 50 points to
*Pitt's bench outscored USF's 28-2. In its 16 games, Pitt's bench has outscored its opponents in 13 games. Additionally, Pitt's bench has outscored its opponents in 40 of its last 49 games played.
*Pitt improved to 6-1 vs. new Big East Conference teams which were added in 2005-06. It is now 1-0 vs. USF, 2-0 vs.
*Pitt won its 10th consecutive home game and improved to 10-0 at home this year. The 10-game win streak ranks tied for eighth among all-time best win streaks in Pitt basketball history.
*The win improves Pitt to 74-6 all-time in the
