Pitt Travels to Florida to Face Kansas State in Fort Myers Tip-Off Semifinal Monday

Monday, November 25

Fort Myers, Fla

6 PM

Pitt

Kansas State

Xavier Johnson walking up the court at Robert Morris.

Pitt Travels to Florida to Face Kansas State in Fort Myers Tip-Off Semifinal Monday

11/23/2019 11:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Pitt (4-2, 1-0 ACC) vs. Kansas State (4-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Semifinal
Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 • 6:00 PM • FS1
Fort Myers, Fla. • Suncoast Credit Union Arena

The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Fort Myers, Florida to play Kansas State Monday, Nov. 25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in the semifinals of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Game time is set for 6 p.m. with FS1 broadcasting the contest.
• The Panthers' backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.3 ppg.), Ryan Murphy (11.7 ppg.) and Xavier Johnson (10.3 ppg.) combine to average 34.3 points per game. The group has accounted for 53.4 percent (206-of-386) of Pitt's scoring through six games.
• Freshman Justin Champagnie is averaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and has scored in double figures in each of the past four contests. Champagnie is coming off a season-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds in a win over Arkansas Pine Bluff.
• Xavier Johnson has recorded five or more assists in each of the past four games and is averaging 6.8 assists per game with a 2.25:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in that span. Johnson has 14 assists and no turnovers over the past 52:42 of game action.

By The Numbers
• Pitt has held three of its six opponents to under 60 points scored in a game this season. The Panthers are 3-0 on the year and 10-0 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 60 points scored.
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 17.2 made free throws per game this season. Pitt have made 20 or more free throws in a game three times this season to improve to 10-4 under Jeff Capel when making 20 or more free throws in a game.
• Ryan Murphy (.882) is third in the ACC in free throw percentage, while Justin Champagnie (.810) ranks 13th in that category. The tandem has combined to make 22 of their past 23 free throw attempts.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.367) and offensive rebounds per game (13.3 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney leads the team with 14 offensive boards, while Justin Champagnie (11) and Terrell Brown (10) have also gather double-digit offensive rebounds.
• Pitt has four players averaging 10 or more points per game with the quartet of Trey McGowens (12.3), Ryan Murphy (11.7), Justin Champagnie (10.8) and Xavier Johnson (10.3) combining for 45.1 points per game and 70.2 percent (271-of-386) of the team's scoring. The Panthers have had four or more double figure scorers in four games this season.
• Ryan Murphy has scored in double figures in four of Pitt's games, including a season-high 28 points against Nicholls State. He leads the team with 11 three-point field goals and is second in scoring at 11.7 points per game.
• Xavier Johnson has recorded five or more assists in each of the past four games and ranks seventh in the ACC with 5.2 assists per game.
• The forward tandem of Justin Champagnie and Au'Diese Toney has combined to average 22.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 15-of-29 (.517) from the field over the past two games.
• Terrell Brown is tied for fourth in the ACC with 2.0 blocks per game and is now sixth at Pitt with 118 career blocked shots. He is 12 blocks shy of moving into a tie for fifth with Aaron Gray (2003-07) in the record books.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in five of Pitt's six contests and is averaging a team-high 12.3 points per game.
• Justin Champagnie is tied for eighth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.8 points per game. He is also fifth in rebounds at 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Pitt has received seven double-figure scoring games off the bench this season. Panther reserves combine to averaging 24.2 bench points per game. Ryan Murphy has a pair of games off the bench with 10 or more points scored, including a career-best 28 points against Nicholls State, while Justin Champagnie has also scored in double figures twice off the bench.
• Pitt has held five of its six opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 13-4 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting.
• The Panthers committed just six turnovers in a win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, the fewest turnovers in a game since committing four turnovers in an 89-84 win over Georgia Tech Jan. 6, 2016.
• Pitt signed three highly touted players - Max Amadasun, Noah Collier and John Hugley - during the early signing period. The three-man class is currently ranked 36th in the country by Rivals and 37th by 247 Sports.