Tuesday, February 12
Chestnut Hill, MA
7 PM
Pitt
at
Boston College
Pitt On The Road To Face Boston College Tuesday
2/11/2019 12:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (12-12, 2-9) at Boston College (11-11, 2-8)
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 • 7:00 PM
ESPNU • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Silvio O. Conte Forum
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-12, 2-9) travels to Boston College (11-11, 2-8) Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with ESPNU broadcasting the contest.
• The Panthers have dropped 20 consecutive road contests, including their past 17 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers with first-year players accounting for 59.8 percent (1056-of-1765) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 51.0 percent (900-of-1765) of the team's scoring.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for third in the ACC with 22 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 22 double-figure scoring games are the fourth most all-time by a Pitt freshman.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.74 3pg.) and ninth in three-point percentage (.404). He has made four or more three-point field goals in six of the past seven games.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is averaging 81.1 points per game on 47.6 percent (323-of-679) shooting from the field in its 12 wins. In comparison, the Panthers have averaged just 66.0 points on 39.3 percent (271-of-689) shooting from the field in their losses.
• The Panthers are second in the ACC with 17.3 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game eight times. Xavier Johnson (5.0) and Trey McGowens (4.2) combine for 9.2 made free throws per game while shooting 79.0 percent (222-of-281) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt ranks fifth in the ACC and 22nd nationally in field goal percentage defense (.399). The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. The opposition is shooting 43.7 percent (176-of-403) from the field, including 41.3 percent (71-of-172) from three-point range, during Pitt's seven-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.9 steals per game. They have combined for 44 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.6 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 19.5 points off turnovers per game.
• Xavier Johnson is fifth in scoring in conference play at 17.8 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points in two of the past four games and four times overall in ACC play.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while going 28-of-60 (.467) from three-point range over the past seven games. He has made four or more three-point field goals in each of the past five games and nine times overall on the season.
• Trey McGowens is four points shy of becoming the ninth Pitt freshman to score 300 points in a season. He ranks ninth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 296 points.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 8.1 points in 23.9 minutes per game over the past seven contests. He is 21-of-43 (.488) from the field, including 17-of-23 (.739) from inside the three-point arc, in that span.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 20.4 points on 50.0 percent (47-of-94) shooting from the field, including 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from three-point range in seven road games. He has scored 17 or more points in six of the seven contests, including four games with 20 or more points scored.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game over the past four contests. He has scored in double figures in all four contests and in 22 of 24 games this season.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game nine times and leads the Panthers in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. He is one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding (20th).
• Xavier Johnson is 28 points shy of passing Charles Smith (1985) for most points scored as freshmen in program history. He has 408 points this season to rank third all-time at Pitt on the freshmen scoring list.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 11 times this season and is sixth in the ACC with 2.00 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 48 steals.
• Xavier Johnson (21) and Trey McGowens (14) have combined to draw 35 offensive fouls this season. Pitt drew just 33 offensive fouls in the past two seasons combined.
• Terrell Brown is two blocks shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to record 100 or more career blocks. He is 10 blocks shy of moving into the top 10 of the Pitt blocked shots record books.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive meetings with Boston College at Silvio O. Conte Forum and is 12-4 all-time at the venue.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 • 7:00 PM
ESPNU • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Silvio O. Conte Forum
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-12, 2-9) travels to Boston College (11-11, 2-8) Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with ESPNU broadcasting the contest.
• The Panthers have dropped 20 consecutive road contests, including their past 17 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers with first-year players accounting for 59.8 percent (1056-of-1765) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 51.0 percent (900-of-1765) of the team's scoring.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for third in the ACC with 22 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 22 double-figure scoring games are the fourth most all-time by a Pitt freshman.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.74 3pg.) and ninth in three-point percentage (.404). He has made four or more three-point field goals in six of the past seven games.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is averaging 81.1 points per game on 47.6 percent (323-of-679) shooting from the field in its 12 wins. In comparison, the Panthers have averaged just 66.0 points on 39.3 percent (271-of-689) shooting from the field in their losses.
• The Panthers are second in the ACC with 17.3 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game eight times. Xavier Johnson (5.0) and Trey McGowens (4.2) combine for 9.2 made free throws per game while shooting 79.0 percent (222-of-281) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt ranks fifth in the ACC and 22nd nationally in field goal percentage defense (.399). The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. The opposition is shooting 43.7 percent (176-of-403) from the field, including 41.3 percent (71-of-172) from three-point range, during Pitt's seven-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.9 steals per game. They have combined for 44 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.6 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 19.5 points off turnovers per game.
• Xavier Johnson is fifth in scoring in conference play at 17.8 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points in two of the past four games and four times overall in ACC play.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while going 28-of-60 (.467) from three-point range over the past seven games. He has made four or more three-point field goals in each of the past five games and nine times overall on the season.
• Trey McGowens is four points shy of becoming the ninth Pitt freshman to score 300 points in a season. He ranks ninth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 296 points.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 8.1 points in 23.9 minutes per game over the past seven contests. He is 21-of-43 (.488) from the field, including 17-of-23 (.739) from inside the three-point arc, in that span.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 20.4 points on 50.0 percent (47-of-94) shooting from the field, including 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from three-point range in seven road games. He has scored 17 or more points in six of the seven contests, including four games with 20 or more points scored.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game over the past four contests. He has scored in double figures in all four contests and in 22 of 24 games this season.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game nine times and leads the Panthers in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. He is one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding (20th).
• Xavier Johnson is 28 points shy of passing Charles Smith (1985) for most points scored as freshmen in program history. He has 408 points this season to rank third all-time at Pitt on the freshmen scoring list.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 11 times this season and is sixth in the ACC with 2.00 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 48 steals.
• Xavier Johnson (21) and Trey McGowens (14) have combined to draw 35 offensive fouls this season. Pitt drew just 33 offensive fouls in the past two seasons combined.
• Terrell Brown is two blocks shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to record 100 or more career blocks. He is 10 blocks shy of moving into the top 10 of the Pitt blocked shots record books.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive meetings with Boston College at Silvio O. Conte Forum and is 12-4 all-time at the venue.
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