GAME Notes: Pitt Looks to Extend Win Streak Monday Against Troy

Monday, November 12

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7 PM

Pitt

Troy

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

GAME Notes: Pitt Looks to Extend Win Streak Monday Against Troy

11/11/2018 6:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Game Notes (PDF)

Pitt (2-0) vs. Troy (1-1)
Monday, November 12, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center (12,508)

THe Opening TIp
• Pitt returns to action Monday, Nov. 12 with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Troy at the Petersen Events Center in an opening round game of the Barclays Classic.
• The Panthers are coming off a 39-point win over VMI Friday, Nov. 9 as the team shot 63.5 percent (33-of-52) from the field in the contest.
• Six different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through two games with freshmen Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney posting double-digit efforts in both contests.
• The Panthers are shooting 56.1 percent (60-of-107) from the field through two games, while limiting the opposition to 30.2 percent (38-of-126) shooting.
• Pitt owns a 144-7 (.954) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 242 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season ranks fifth-most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers have won nine consecutive home games against unranked non-conference opponents.

By The Numbers
• Pitt is 66-2 all-time in the month of November
at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses
coming to Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first two games of the season. Freshmen combined to make 102 starts for Pitt last season.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 103-28 (.785) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his nine seasons as a head coach.
• The Panthers have had three 12-0 runs in the first two games of the season. Pitt scored 12 consecutive points early in the first half against VMI to break the game open and again at the start of the second half to push its lead to 29 points before the first media timeout.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is off to a strong start, averaging 38.5 points, 16.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game through Pitt's first two contests. The trio is 27-of-56 (.482) from the field and 18-of-22 (.818) from the foul line on the season.
• Jared Wilson-Frame came off the bench to score 20 points with five three-point field goals against VMI. Pitt finished the game with a 54-5 edge in bench scoring.
• Malik Ellison is averaging 10.5 points per game while shooting 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the field. He entered the season averaging 7.4 points per game on 39.9 percent shooting in 57 career games (35 starts) at St. John's.
• Pitt is averaging 46.0 points per game while shooting 65.3 percent (34-of-52) from the field in the second half of play.
• The Panthers made 13 three-point field goals against VMI, tied for the eighth most in a game in program history. Jared Wilson-Frame (5-of-9), Khameron Davis (3-of-4), Xavier Johnson (2-of-2) and Au'Diese Toney (2-of-3) combined to go 12-of-18 (.667) from beyond the arc in the win.
• Pitt is averaging 24.5 fast break points per game. The Panthers registered 27 fast break points in the season opener against Youngstown State, the third most by the team since the stat began being tracked in the 2001-02 season.
• The Panthers have a +10.5 rebounding margin and are averaging 43.0 rebounds per game despite starting just one player taller than 6-6 in each of the first two games. Three players - Au'Diese Toney (8.5 rpg.), Kene Chukwuka (6.5 rpg.) and Malik Ellison (5.0 rpg.) - are averaging five or more rebounds per game.
• Jeff Capel-led teams are 94-10 when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting from the field. The Panthers held Youngstown State to 26.9 percent shooting and VMI to 33.9 percent shooting in the first two games of the season.
• Pitt is averaging 43.0 points in the paint through two games with a season-high 48 points in the paint against Youngstown State. The Panthers have also gotten to the free throw line 40 times through two games.
• Pitt has an ACC-high five international players - Kene Chukwuka, Samson George, Peace Ilegomah, Sidy N'Dir and Shamiel Stevenson - on the roster. Wake Forest and Virginia each have four international players on its rosters.

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