Post-Game Notes
12/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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POST-GAME NOTES
Manhattan at Pitt • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. • December 17, 2014
Pitt 65, Manhattan 56
•Pitt improved to 7-3 on the year with a 65-56 win over Manhattan (2-7).
•Pitt won its 27th consecutive game against a non-conference opponent at home. Pitt improves to 114-3 all-time vs. non-conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has also won 135 of their last 139 home games against regular season non-conference opponents at home.
•With the win, Pitt improves to 197-27 all-time in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt now needs just three more victories to reach 200-win mark at the Petersen Events Center. It improves to 56-2 in December games played in the Petersen Events Center.
•Jamie Dixon improved to 295-99 all-time as a head coach in his 12th year at Pitt. He needs just five more wins to reach the 300-win plateau.
•Jamie Dixon improved to 139-15 overall vs. non-conference foes.
•Pitt shot 51.1 percent (23-45) from the floor. It tied for the team’s third best shooting performance of the year.
•Manhattan committed 10 turnovers in its first 11 possessions in the game, helping Pitt jump out to an 11-2 lead.
•Manhattan finished with a Pitt opponent season-high 20 turnovers.
•Pitt assisted on 20 of its 23 field goals for a 86.9 percent rate. It ranked as the 14th best assist:field goal ratio in school history. The record for most assisted field goals is 93.8 percent (30-32) vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 4, 2006.
•Sophomore Jamel Artis finished with a team-leading and career-high 20 points and a career-high five assists. He also converted a career-high 10-12 free throws. It marked his second consecutive double figure scoring game, his seventh career and fifth season double figure scoring contest.
•With his 14 points, Cameron Wright reached double figure scoring for the first time since March 20, 2014 vs. Colorado in the NCAA Tournament. It marked his 25th career double figure scoring game and first of the year. It was his third game back from injury.
•Michael Young finished with 16 points on 6-6 FG shooting. It marked his second consecutive double figure scoring game, 12th of his career and seventh of the year.
•Pitt improved to 3-0 all-time vs. Manhattan College and 17-6 all-time vs. MAAC schools.
