Wednesday, November 21
Brooklyn, N.Y.
12 PM
Pitt
vs
Saint Louis
Game Notes: Panthers Face Saint Louis in Barclays Classic Wednesday
11/19/2018 2:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (5-0) vs. Saint Louis (4-0)
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 • 12:00 PM
ESPN3 • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Brooklyn, N.Y. • Barclays Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Brooklyn to play Saint Louis at the Barclays Center Wednesday, Nov. 21 (12 p.m. – ESPN3). The Panthers are 3-0 in the 2018 Barclays Classic with wins over Troy, Central Arkansas and North Alabama.
• Wednesday's game marks the first three consecutive games away from home for Pitt. The Panthers played five home games in the first 12 days of the season.
• Eight different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through five games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with five double-digit scoring efforts. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in the first five games of the season since Jerome Lane accomplished the feat during the 1985-86 season.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has come off the bench in all four games he has played and leads the team in scoring at 18.3 points per game. He became the first player in program history to register three consecutive 20-point games off the bench.
• The Panthers are shooting 50.2 percent (141-of-281) from the field on the season and have shot 55 percent or better in a half five times.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is one of two schools in the ACC, along with North Carolina, with five players averaging double figures in scoring. Jared Wilson-Frame (18.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (16.0 ppg.), Malik Ellison (11.0 ppg.), Au'Diese Toney (11.0 ppg.) and Trey McGowens (10.0 ppg.) combine for 66.3 points per game.
• Xavier Johnson is one of two players in the ACC, along with Virginia Tech's Nickeil Alexander-Walker, averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He leads the Panthers in assists (6.2 apg.), while ranking second on the team in scoring (16.0 ppg.) and third in rebounds (4.8 rpg.).
• Pitt is averaging 42.0 points in the paint through five games with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas. The Panthers' aggressiveness has also led to 134 free throw attempts.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging a team-high 18.3 points per game off the bench. He has made four or more three-point field goals and scored 20 or more points in three of four contests he has played this season.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.0 points, 14.4 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game. The trio has combined for 12 double-figure scoring games, while shooting 58-of-126 (.460) from the field and 58-of-72 (.806) from the foul line on the season.
• Malik Ellison is averaging 11.0 points per game while shooting 52.6 percent (20-of-38) 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 19.8 fast break points per game. The Panthers have registered 20 or more fast break points in three of the team's five contests. Pitt's 27 fast break points in the season opener against Youngstown State is the third most by the team since the stat began being tracked in the 2001-02 season.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first five games of the season. Freshmen combined to make 102 starts for Pitt last season.
• Pitt's post trio of Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown and Peace Ilegomah combines to average 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.9 percent (22-of-38) from the field.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over the past two games. He has gotten to the free throw line 17 times (12-of-17) in that span.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 15.5 points while shooting 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the field and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the foul line in the second half of play over the past two games. He went 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-10 from the foul line to score 19 points after halftime in the win over North Alabama.
• Pitt has gotten to the free throw line with regularity through the first five games of the season, averaging 19.8 made free throws per game. The Panthers are 57-of-77 (.740) from the charity stripe over the past two games.
• Pitt is 122-67 all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Panthers topped Duquesne, 76-64, Dec. 1, 2017 in their last meeting with an A10 opponent. Two of Pitt's next three games are against teams out of the Atlantic 10.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 • 12:00 PM
ESPN3 • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Brooklyn, N.Y. • Barclays Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Brooklyn to play Saint Louis at the Barclays Center Wednesday, Nov. 21 (12 p.m. – ESPN3). The Panthers are 3-0 in the 2018 Barclays Classic with wins over Troy, Central Arkansas and North Alabama.
• Wednesday's game marks the first three consecutive games away from home for Pitt. The Panthers played five home games in the first 12 days of the season.
• Eight different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through five games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with five double-digit scoring efforts. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in the first five games of the season since Jerome Lane accomplished the feat during the 1985-86 season.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has come off the bench in all four games he has played and leads the team in scoring at 18.3 points per game. He became the first player in program history to register three consecutive 20-point games off the bench.
• The Panthers are shooting 50.2 percent (141-of-281) from the field on the season and have shot 55 percent or better in a half five times.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is one of two schools in the ACC, along with North Carolina, with five players averaging double figures in scoring. Jared Wilson-Frame (18.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (16.0 ppg.), Malik Ellison (11.0 ppg.), Au'Diese Toney (11.0 ppg.) and Trey McGowens (10.0 ppg.) combine for 66.3 points per game.
• Xavier Johnson is one of two players in the ACC, along with Virginia Tech's Nickeil Alexander-Walker, averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He leads the Panthers in assists (6.2 apg.), while ranking second on the team in scoring (16.0 ppg.) and third in rebounds (4.8 rpg.).
• Pitt is averaging 42.0 points in the paint through five games with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas. The Panthers' aggressiveness has also led to 134 free throw attempts.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging a team-high 18.3 points per game off the bench. He has made four or more three-point field goals and scored 20 or more points in three of four contests he has played this season.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.0 points, 14.4 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game. The trio has combined for 12 double-figure scoring games, while shooting 58-of-126 (.460) from the field and 58-of-72 (.806) from the foul line on the season.
• Malik Ellison is averaging 11.0 points per game while shooting 52.6 percent (20-of-38) 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 19.8 fast break points per game. The Panthers have registered 20 or more fast break points in three of the team's five contests. Pitt's 27 fast break points in the season opener against Youngstown State is the third most by the team since the stat began being tracked in the 2001-02 season.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first five games of the season. Freshmen combined to make 102 starts for Pitt last season.
• Pitt's post trio of Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown and Peace Ilegomah combines to average 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.9 percent (22-of-38) from the field.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over the past two games. He has gotten to the free throw line 17 times (12-of-17) in that span.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 15.5 points while shooting 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the field and 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the foul line in the second half of play over the past two games. He went 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-10 from the foul line to score 19 points after halftime in the win over North Alabama.
• Pitt has gotten to the free throw line with regularity through the first five games of the season, averaging 19.8 made free throws per game. The Panthers are 57-of-77 (.740) from the charity stripe over the past two games.
• Pitt is 122-67 all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Panthers topped Duquesne, 76-64, Dec. 1, 2017 in their last meeting with an A10 opponent. Two of Pitt's next three games are against teams out of the Atlantic 10.
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