Wednesday, March 13
Charlotte, N.C.
9 PM
Pitt
vs
Syracuse
Panthers Face Syracuse in ACC Tournament Second Round Wednesday
3/13/2019 12:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
14Pitt (14-18, 3-15) vs. 6Syracuse (19-12, 10-8)
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 • 9:00 PM
ESPN2 / Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Charlotte, N.C. • Spectrum Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (14-18, 3-15) plays Syracuse (19-12, 10-8) in the second round of the 2019 New York Life ACC Tournament Wednesday, March 12. The 14th-seed Panthers will face the sixth-seed Orange at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and Raycom.
• The winner of the Pitt-Syracuse matchup will play third-seed Duke in Thursday's quarterfinal contest scheduled for 9 p.m. tipoff.
• Pitt dropped a pair of meeting to Syracuse this season with both losses coming by nine points. Jared Wilson-Frame and Xavier Johnson are each averaging 15.5 points per game against the Orange this season.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are newcomers. First-year active Panthers account for 64.9 percent (1458-of-2247) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 50.0 percent (1123-of-2247) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 55-of-136 (.404) from three-point range over the past 15 games. He has scored in double figures in 13 of the past 15 games and 20 times on the season.
By the numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.6 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game 11 times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (3.9) combine for 8.8 made free throws per game while shooting 75.7 percent (283-of-374) from the charity stripe. The duo has averaged 10.7 made free throws while going 150-of-186 (.806) from the line in Pitt wins.
• Pitt is averaging 79.2 points per game on 46.8 percent (371-of-792) shooting from the field in its 14 wins. In comparison, the Panthers have averaged 63.2 points on 38.2 percent (380-of-994) shooting from the field, including 31.2 percent (122-of-391) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers have held 11 opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Pitt has held its past two opponents to a combined 34.2 percent (38-of-111) shooting from the field.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 54 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt has drawn 66 offensive fouls, with Xavier Johnson (25) and Trey McGowens (17) combining to draw 42 offensive fouls. The Panthers combined for 57 offensive fouls drawn over the previous three seasons.
• Jared Wilson-Frame made three three-pointers in Tuesday's win over Boston College to become just the third player in program history to make 90 or more threes in a season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for fifth in the ACC with 28 double-figure scoring games, including a Pitt freshman record nine contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, becoming the first Pitt freshman named to the team since the Panthers joined the ACC prior to the 2013-14 season.
• Trey McGowens scored a Pitt ACC Tournament record 26 points in Tuesday's win over Boston College. The 26 points is tied for the fifth most by a Pitt freshman in a game. McGowens owns three of the top five freshman scoring games in program history.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.90) and fifth in three-point percentage (.388). He has made four or more three-point field goals in 10 of the past 15 contests and 13 times overall this season.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 16 times this season and ranks fourth in the ACC with 1.97 steals per game. He also ranks third in the Pitt freshman record books with 63 steals.
• Terrell Brown is two blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 106 blocks in 63 career games.
• Kene Chukwuka was named to the 2019 All-ACC Academic Team as announced by the league office Friday, March 8. He is the 19th Pitt player selected to the team over the past six seasons.
• Trey McGowens ranks fifth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 382 points. Chris Taft sits one spot ahead of McGowens with 392 points scored during the 2003-04 season.
• Xavier Johnson is the 10th Pitt underclassman and first freshman to score 500 or more points in a season. Ashton Gibbs was the last Panther to accomplish that feat with 533 points as a sophomore during the 2009-10 season. Johnson has scored a Pitt freshman record 508 points on the season.
• After allowing Boston College to score the first seven points of the game, Pitt used a 51-19 run to take a commanding 25-point lead with 14:39 remaining in Tuesday's win over the Eagles.
• Trey McGowens (26), Xavier Johnson (23) and Jared Wilson-Frame (16) accounted for 81.3 percent (65-of-80) of Pitt's scoring in Tuesday's win over Boston College.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019 • 9:00 PM
ESPN2 / Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Charlotte, N.C. • Spectrum Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (14-18, 3-15) plays Syracuse (19-12, 10-8) in the second round of the 2019 New York Life ACC Tournament Wednesday, March 12. The 14th-seed Panthers will face the sixth-seed Orange at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and Raycom.
• The winner of the Pitt-Syracuse matchup will play third-seed Duke in Thursday's quarterfinal contest scheduled for 9 p.m. tipoff.
• Pitt dropped a pair of meeting to Syracuse this season with both losses coming by nine points. Jared Wilson-Frame and Xavier Johnson are each averaging 15.5 points per game against the Orange this season.
• Five of Pitt's top six scorers are newcomers. First-year active Panthers account for 64.9 percent (1458-of-2247) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 50.0 percent (1123-of-2247) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 55-of-136 (.404) from three-point range over the past 15 games. He has scored in double figures in 13 of the past 15 games and 20 times on the season.
By the numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.6 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game 11 times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (3.9) combine for 8.8 made free throws per game while shooting 75.7 percent (283-of-374) from the charity stripe. The duo has averaged 10.7 made free throws while going 150-of-186 (.806) from the line in Pitt wins.
• Pitt is averaging 79.2 points per game on 46.8 percent (371-of-792) shooting from the field in its 14 wins. In comparison, the Panthers have averaged 63.2 points on 38.2 percent (380-of-994) shooting from the field, including 31.2 percent (122-of-391) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers have held 11 opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Pitt has held its past two opponents to a combined 34.2 percent (38-of-111) shooting from the field.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 54 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt has drawn 66 offensive fouls, with Xavier Johnson (25) and Trey McGowens (17) combining to draw 42 offensive fouls. The Panthers combined for 57 offensive fouls drawn over the previous three seasons.
• Jared Wilson-Frame made three three-pointers in Tuesday's win over Boston College to become just the third player in program history to make 90 or more threes in a season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for fifth in the ACC with 28 double-figure scoring games, including a Pitt freshman record nine contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, becoming the first Pitt freshman named to the team since the Panthers joined the ACC prior to the 2013-14 season.
• Trey McGowens scored a Pitt ACC Tournament record 26 points in Tuesday's win over Boston College. The 26 points is tied for the fifth most by a Pitt freshman in a game. McGowens owns three of the top five freshman scoring games in program history.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.90) and fifth in three-point percentage (.388). He has made four or more three-point field goals in 10 of the past 15 contests and 13 times overall this season.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 16 times this season and ranks fourth in the ACC with 1.97 steals per game. He also ranks third in the Pitt freshman record books with 63 steals.
• Terrell Brown is two blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 106 blocks in 63 career games.
• Kene Chukwuka was named to the 2019 All-ACC Academic Team as announced by the league office Friday, March 8. He is the 19th Pitt player selected to the team over the past six seasons.
• Trey McGowens ranks fifth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 382 points. Chris Taft sits one spot ahead of McGowens with 392 points scored during the 2003-04 season.
• Xavier Johnson is the 10th Pitt underclassman and first freshman to score 500 or more points in a season. Ashton Gibbs was the last Panther to accomplish that feat with 533 points as a sophomore during the 2009-10 season. Johnson has scored a Pitt freshman record 508 points on the season.
• After allowing Boston College to score the first seven points of the game, Pitt used a 51-19 run to take a commanding 25-point lead with 14:39 remaining in Tuesday's win over the Eagles.
• Trey McGowens (26), Xavier Johnson (23) and Jared Wilson-Frame (16) accounted for 81.3 percent (65-of-80) of Pitt's scoring in Tuesday's win over Boston College.
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