University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Monday, December 3
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Niagara
Game Notes: Pitt Back Home to Host Niagara Monday
12/2/2018 4:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (7-1) vs. Niagara (2-4)
Monday, December 3, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
the opening tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Niagara Monday, Dec. 3. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
• The Panthers are one win shy of matching their win total from a year ago. With a win Monday, Pitt would become the first team in the NCAA to match its win total from 2017-18.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through eight games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with eight double-digit scoring efforts. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in the first eight games of the season.
• The Panthers have four players averaging double figures in scoring with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way at 16.0 ppg.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are first-year players for the Panthers. Newcomers account for 65.8 percent (416-of-632) of the team's scoring with 23 double-figure scoring games.
• Pitt has won 10 consecutive games against teams currently in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Panthers are 17-6 overall against current MAAC teams.
By the numbers
• Pitt owns a 147-7 (.955) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 245 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is the sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers have won 12 consecutive home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• Pitt is averaging 40.3 points in the paint with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas. The Panthers have scored 40 or more points in the paint four times and have a +14.7 points in the paint margin on the season.
• Pitt has gotten to the free throw line with regularity through the first eight games of the season, averaging 18.9 made free throws per game. The Panthers have made 20 or more free throws in four of the past five contests.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC with 18.9 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (4.8), Trey McGowens (4.1) and Au'Diese Toney (2.6) combine for 11.5 made free throws per game, while shooting 82.1 percent (92-of-112) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.367). The Panthers have held six of their eight opponents to 40 percent or below shooting from the field.
• The Panthers have held each of their past two opponents to 19 made field goals. Iowa and Duquesne were held to a combined 34.9 percent (38-of-109) shooting from the field.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with nine offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 20 offensive fouls this season after recording just 15 charges drawn a year ago.
• Xavier Johnson is the only player in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He ranks among the league leaders in scoring (T-13th - 16.0 ppg.), assists (3rd - 5.5 apg.), assist-to-turnover ratio (10th - 1.91:1) and free throw percentage (7th - .844).
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the second leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 14.1 points per game. He has made four or more three-point field goals and scored 20 or more points in three times this season.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 10.3 points and 3.3 assists per game over the past three contests. He is 12-of-24 (.500) from the field, including 5-of-9 (.556) from three-point range in that span.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first eight games of the season. The trio is averaging 35.3 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. They have combined for 17 double-figure scoring games, while shooting 87-of-198 (.439) from the field and 92-of-112 (.821) from the foul line on the season.
• Pitt's post duo of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the field. The tandem is averaging 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game over the past six contests.
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in four of the past five games and is averaging 11.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in that span.
• Five players are averaging 4.0 rebounds per game or more for the Panthers with 6-6 forward Au'Diese Toney leading the way at 6.6 rpg. Toney has led the team in rebounds five times.
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Monday, December 3, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
the opening tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Niagara Monday, Dec. 3. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
• The Panthers are one win shy of matching their win total from a year ago. With a win Monday, Pitt would become the first team in the NCAA to match its win total from 2017-18.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through eight games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with eight double-digit scoring efforts. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in the first eight games of the season.
• The Panthers have four players averaging double figures in scoring with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way at 16.0 ppg.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are first-year players for the Panthers. Newcomers account for 65.8 percent (416-of-632) of the team's scoring with 23 double-figure scoring games.
• Pitt has won 10 consecutive games against teams currently in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Panthers are 17-6 overall against current MAAC teams.
By the numbers
• Pitt owns a 147-7 (.955) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 245 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is the sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers have won 12 consecutive home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• Pitt is averaging 40.3 points in the paint with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas. The Panthers have scored 40 or more points in the paint four times and have a +14.7 points in the paint margin on the season.
• Pitt has gotten to the free throw line with regularity through the first eight games of the season, averaging 18.9 made free throws per game. The Panthers have made 20 or more free throws in four of the past five contests.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC with 18.9 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (4.8), Trey McGowens (4.1) and Au'Diese Toney (2.6) combine for 11.5 made free throws per game, while shooting 82.1 percent (92-of-112) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.367). The Panthers have held six of their eight opponents to 40 percent or below shooting from the field.
• The Panthers have held each of their past two opponents to 19 made field goals. Iowa and Duquesne were held to a combined 34.9 percent (38-of-109) shooting from the field.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with nine offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 20 offensive fouls this season after recording just 15 charges drawn a year ago.
• Xavier Johnson is the only player in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He ranks among the league leaders in scoring (T-13th - 16.0 ppg.), assists (3rd - 5.5 apg.), assist-to-turnover ratio (10th - 1.91:1) and free throw percentage (7th - .844).
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the second leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 14.1 points per game. He has made four or more three-point field goals and scored 20 or more points in three times this season.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 10.3 points and 3.3 assists per game over the past three contests. He is 12-of-24 (.500) from the field, including 5-of-9 (.556) from three-point range in that span.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first eight games of the season. The trio is averaging 35.3 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. They have combined for 17 double-figure scoring games, while shooting 87-of-198 (.439) from the field and 92-of-112 (.821) from the foul line on the season.
• Pitt's post duo of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the field. The tandem is averaging 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game over the past six contests.
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in four of the past five games and is averaging 11.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in that span.
• Five players are averaging 4.0 rebounds per game or more for the Panthers with 6-6 forward Au'Diese Toney leading the way at 6.6 rpg. Toney has led the team in rebounds five times.
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