University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Post-Game Notes
2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2007
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*Aaron Gray became the 34th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point mark this afternoon. He entered the game with 996 points and needing four points and finished the game with five points. He now has 1,001 career points. He went over 1,000 points on a layup with 2:45 to go in the game after he received a pass from Levance Fields. Gray also finished with 10 rebounds, his 16th double figure rebounding contest of the season and 36th of his career.
*Mike Cook finished the game with 15 points on 6-11 shooting. It was the 15th double figure scoring game of the year.
*With his 14 points, Levance Fields reached double figure scoring for the 12th time this year and 23rd time in his career.
*Sam Young reached double figures for the ninth time this year and 21st time in his career.
*Head Coach Jamie Dixon improved to 99-26 all-time as Pitt's head coach. He needs one more win to reach the 100-career victory milestone. Pitt's next game is on Monday, Feb. 19 at Seton Hall. He will reach 100 victories faster than any other coach in school history. He will also rank among the all-time top-15 fastest coaches in reaching 100 career victories.
*Pitt won its 19th consecutive home game against a non-conference opponent and improves to 47-1 vs. non-conference opponents at the
*Pitt also won the 24th of its last 26 games against non-conference opponents.
*For the second time this season and second consecutive game, Pitt shot below 40 percent from the floor. Pitt shot just 36.2 percent (21-58) from the floor. It shot a season-low 35.4 percent (17-48) and converted just 3-21 3-pointers vs.
*Pitt committed a season-low six turnovers on the year. Its previous low was seven turnovers two different times. The six turnovers were the least committed against
*Pitt concludes its non-conference schedule with a 13-2 record. Pitt has now won 10-plus non-conference games in each of the last six seasons (13-2 in 2006-07, 11-0 in 2005-06, 10-1 in 2004-05, 14-0 in 2003-04, 10-1 in 2002-03 and 11-1 in 2001-02).
*Pitt improves to 15-2 in home games this season. Pitt improves to 79-8 all-time in the
*Pitt has now limited 11 of 12 Big East opponents, 14 of its last 15 opponents and 24 of its 27 total opponents under 70 points. Under Jamie Dixon, Pitt has held opponents to 70 points or less in 105 of his 125 games.
*The game marked the latest non-conference game played by Pitt since a Feb. 13, 1993 meeting with
*Pitt improved to 1-2 all-time vs.
*Pitt concluded its one-game losing streak. Since
