Saturday, December 8
Morgantown, W.Va.
12 PM
Pitt
at
West Virginia
Pitt-West Virginia Square Off In Backyard Brawl Saturday in Morgantown
12/6/2018 8:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (7-2) at West Virginia (5-3)
Saturday, December 8, 2018 • 12:00 PM
ESPNU • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Morgantown, W.V. • WVU Coliseum
The Opening Tip
• Pitt plays away from home for the fourth time in a five-game span when it travels to Morgantown to face West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Saturday, Dec. 8. Game time is set for noon with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla calling the game on ESPNU.
• Saturday's game marks the 186th meeting between Pitt and West Virginia, the most for the Panthers against any opponent all-time.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through nine games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with nine double-digit scoring efforts.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are first-year players for the Panthers. Newcomers account for 66.8 percent (469-of-702) of the team's scoring with 26 double-figure scoring games.
• The Panthers have four players averaging double figures in scoring with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way at 16.3 ppg.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.379). The Panthers have held five opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field.
By the Numbers
• Pitt has won six of the past 10 meetings with West Virginia, posting a 3-1 mark against the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum in that span.
• The Panthers have won the past two meetings at WVU Coliseum and will look to match their longest win streak at the venue Saturday (3 - Feb. 16, 2002 - Feb. 21, 2004).
• Four of the past five games for Pitt have been decided by five points or fewer, including one-point losses to Iowa and Niagara.
• Pitt is averaging 38.0 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 +12.2 points in the paint margin on the season. Pitt had a season-low 20 points in the paint in Monday's loss to Niagara.
• Pitt has made 20 or more free throws in four of the past six contests and has made more free throws than its opponent seven times.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC with 18.1 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (4.4), Trey McGowens (3.9) and Au'Diese Toney (2.8) combine for 11.1 made free throws per game, while shooting 80.6 percent (100-of-124) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt currently ranks 27th in the NCAA in KenPom Raw Defensive Efficiency. Last season, the Panthers ranked 289th in that category.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with 10 offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 27 offensive fouls this season, including a season-high seven against Niagara.
• The Panthers have forced 20 or more turnovers in each of the past two games, including a season-high 24 turnovers against Niagara.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the third leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 13.4 points per game. He ranks among the league leaders in three-point percentage (10th - .440) and three-point field goals (4th - 2.75 3pg.).
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in five of Pitt's seven wins. He is averaging 11.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the seven wins, compared to 5.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in the team's two losses.
• Xavier Johnson ranks among the league leaders in scoring (T-12th - 16.3 ppg.) and assists (3rd - 5.2 apg.). He has led the Panthers in scoring four times and in assists in six games. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to open a season with nine consecutive double-figure scoring games.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in three consecutive games and is averaging 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game in that span. He is 4-of-8 from three-point range and 14-of-16 (.875) from the foul line over the past three games.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first nine games of the season. The trio is averaging 36.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.7 steals per game. They have combined for 20 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game three times.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has made a three-point field goal in 20 consecutive games and in 35 of 40 games at Pitt. Wilson-Frame has 96 three-point field goals in his career.
• Pitt's post duo of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combines to average 10.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.3 percent (34-of-65) from the field.
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Saturday, December 8, 2018 • 12:00 PM
ESPNU • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Morgantown, W.V. • WVU Coliseum
The Opening Tip
• Pitt plays away from home for the fourth time in a five-game span when it travels to Morgantown to face West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Saturday, Dec. 8. Game time is set for noon with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla calling the game on ESPNU.
• Saturday's game marks the 186th meeting between Pitt and West Virginia, the most for the Panthers against any opponent all-time.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through nine games with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way with nine double-digit scoring efforts.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are first-year players for the Panthers. Newcomers account for 66.8 percent (469-of-702) of the team's scoring with 26 double-figure scoring games.
• The Panthers have four players averaging double figures in scoring with freshman Xavier Johnson leading the way at 16.3 ppg.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.379). The Panthers have held five opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field.
By the Numbers
• Pitt has won six of the past 10 meetings with West Virginia, posting a 3-1 mark against the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum in that span.
• The Panthers have won the past two meetings at WVU Coliseum and will look to match their longest win streak at the venue Saturday (3 - Feb. 16, 2002 - Feb. 21, 2004).
• Four of the past five games for Pitt have been decided by five points or fewer, including one-point losses to Iowa and Niagara.
• Pitt is averaging 38.0 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 +12.2 points in the paint margin on the season. Pitt had a season-low 20 points in the paint in Monday's loss to Niagara.
• Pitt has made 20 or more free throws in four of the past six contests and has made more free throws than its opponent seven times.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC with 18.1 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (4.4), Trey McGowens (3.9) and Au'Diese Toney (2.8) combine for 11.1 made free throws per game, while shooting 80.6 percent (100-of-124) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt currently ranks 27th in the NCAA in KenPom Raw Defensive Efficiency. Last season, the Panthers ranked 289th in that category.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with 10 offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 27 offensive fouls this season, including a season-high seven against Niagara.
• The Panthers have forced 20 or more turnovers in each of the past two games, including a season-high 24 turnovers against Niagara.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the third leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 13.4 points per game. He ranks among the league leaders in three-point percentage (10th - .440) and three-point field goals (4th - 2.75 3pg.).
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in five of Pitt's seven wins. He is averaging 11.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the seven wins, compared to 5.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in the team's two losses.
• Xavier Johnson ranks among the league leaders in scoring (T-12th - 16.3 ppg.) and assists (3rd - 5.2 apg.). He has led the Panthers in scoring four times and in assists in six games. Johnson is the first Pitt freshman to open a season with nine consecutive double-figure scoring games.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in three consecutive games and is averaging 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game in that span. He is 4-of-8 from three-point range and 14-of-16 (.875) from the foul line over the past three games.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first nine games of the season. The trio is averaging 36.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.7 steals per game. They have combined for 20 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game three times.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has made a three-point field goal in 20 consecutive games and in 35 of 40 games at Pitt. Wilson-Frame has 96 three-point field goals in his career.
• Pitt's post duo of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combines to average 10.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.3 percent (34-of-65) from the field.
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