Wednesday, February 20
Atlanta, GA
9 PM
Pitt
at
Georgia Tech
Panthers Look to Snap Skid at Georgia Tech Wednesday
2/19/2019 12:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (12-14, 2-11) at Georgia Tech (11-15, 3-10)
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 • 9:00 PM
RSN • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Atlanta, Ga. • McCamish Pavilion
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-14, 2-11) travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (11-13, 3-10) Wednesday, Feb. 20 at McCamish Pavilion. Tipoff is set for 9:00 p.m. with RSN (AT&T SportsNet locally) broadcasting the game.
• The Panthers have dropped nine consecutive contests after going 2-2 in the first four games of conference play. Six of the team's 13 ACC games have been against ranked opponents.
• The Panthers have dropped 21 consecutive road contests, including their past 18 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Xavier Johnson is two points shy of passing Charles Smith (435, 1985) for most points scored by a Pitt freshman. Johnson has already set Pitt freshman records for 20-point scoring games (8) and games with 15 or more points scored (16).
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are newcomers. First-year players account for 59.4 percent (1121-of-1886) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 50.5 percent (953-of-1886) of Pitt's scoring.
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 65.2 points on 38.8 percent (311-of-801) shooting from the field, including 31.0 percent (97-of-313) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers are tied for the ACC lead with 17.0 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game eight times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (4.0) combine for 8.9 made free throws per game while shooting 78.1 percent (232-of-297) from the charity stripe. The duo has averaged 10.6 made free throws while going 127-of-152 (.836) from the line in Pitt wins.
• Pitt ranks fifth in the ACC and 34th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.404). The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 44.6 percent (221-of-486) from the field, including 42.2 percent (89-of-211) from three-point range, in Pitt's nine-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 46 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt is fifth in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.7 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 19.3 points off turnovers per game.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 33-of-81 (.407) from three-point range over the past eight games. He has scored in double figures in eight of the past nine games and 15 times overall on the season.
• Xavier Johnson ranks seventh in scoring in conference play at 17.1 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points four times overall in ACC play.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 8.7 points per game, while going 23-of-32 (.719) from inside the three-point arc, over the past nine games.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging a team-high 18.7 points per game in true road games. He has scored 20 or more points in four of Pitt's eight road contests, including a season-high 30 points at Clemson.
• 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 5.7 rpg. He is one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding (T-21st).
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.72) and seventh in three-point percentage (.384). He has made four or more three-point field goals in seven of the past nine contests.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 13 times this season and is tied for second in the ACC with 2.08 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 54 steals.
• Terrell Brown is one blocked shot shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to record 100 or more career blocks. He is nine blocks shy of moving into the top 10 of the Pitt blocked shots record books.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for fourth in the ACC with 23 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 23 double-figure scoring games are the fourth most all-time by a Pitt freshman. Sam Clancy (1978) and DeJuan Blair (2008) share the Pitt freshmen record with 25 double-figure scoring games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is two three-point field goals shy of becoming the third player in program history to make 70 or more three-point field goals in back-to-back seasons. Jason Matthews accomplished the feat in 1990 and 1991, while Ashton Gibbs had back-to-back-to-back seasons (2009-11) with 70+ made threes.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 • 9:00 PM
RSN • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Atlanta, Ga. • McCamish Pavilion
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-14, 2-11) travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (11-13, 3-10) Wednesday, Feb. 20 at McCamish Pavilion. Tipoff is set for 9:00 p.m. with RSN (AT&T SportsNet locally) broadcasting the game.
• The Panthers have dropped nine consecutive contests after going 2-2 in the first four games of conference play. Six of the team's 13 ACC games have been against ranked opponents.
• The Panthers have dropped 21 consecutive road contests, including their past 18 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Xavier Johnson is two points shy of passing Charles Smith (435, 1985) for most points scored by a Pitt freshman. Johnson has already set Pitt freshman records for 20-point scoring games (8) and games with 15 or more points scored (16).
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are newcomers. First-year players account for 59.4 percent (1121-of-1886) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 50.5 percent (953-of-1886) of Pitt's scoring.
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 65.2 points on 38.8 percent (311-of-801) shooting from the field, including 31.0 percent (97-of-313) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers are tied for the ACC lead with 17.0 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game eight times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (4.0) combine for 8.9 made free throws per game while shooting 78.1 percent (232-of-297) from the charity stripe. The duo has averaged 10.6 made free throws while going 127-of-152 (.836) from the line in Pitt wins.
• Pitt ranks fifth in the ACC and 34th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.404). The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 44.6 percent (221-of-486) from the field, including 42.2 percent (89-of-211) from three-point range, in Pitt's nine-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 37.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 46 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt is fifth in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.7 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 19.3 points off turnovers per game.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 33-of-81 (.407) from three-point range over the past eight games. He has scored in double figures in eight of the past nine games and 15 times overall on the season.
• Xavier Johnson ranks seventh in scoring in conference play at 17.1 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points four times overall in ACC play.
• Sidy N'Dir is averaging 8.7 points per game, while going 23-of-32 (.719) from inside the three-point arc, over the past nine games.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging a team-high 18.7 points per game in true road games. He has scored 20 or more points in four of Pitt's eight road contests, including a season-high 30 points at Clemson.
• 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 5.7 rpg. He is one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding (T-21st).
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.72) and seventh in three-point percentage (.384). He has made four or more three-point field goals in seven of the past nine contests.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 13 times this season and is tied for second in the ACC with 2.08 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 54 steals.
• Terrell Brown is one blocked shot shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to record 100 or more career blocks. He is nine blocks shy of moving into the top 10 of the Pitt blocked shots record books.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for fourth in the ACC with 23 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 23 double-figure scoring games are the fourth most all-time by a Pitt freshman. Sam Clancy (1978) and DeJuan Blair (2008) share the Pitt freshmen record with 25 double-figure scoring games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is two three-point field goals shy of becoming the third player in program history to make 70 or more three-point field goals in back-to-back seasons. Jason Matthews accomplished the feat in 1990 and 1991, while Ashton Gibbs had back-to-back-to-back seasons (2009-11) with 70+ made threes.
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