Tuesday, March 5
Coral Gables, FL
8 PM
Pitt
at
Miami [Fla.]
Pitt Closes Out Road Slate Tuesday at Miami
3/4/2019 10:58:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (12-17, 2-14) at Miami (12-16, 4-12)
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • 2:00 PM
Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Coral Gables, Fla. • Watsco Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-17, 2-14) travels to Coral Gables, Fla., to face Miami (12-16, 4-12) Tuesday, March 5 at the Watsco Center. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. with Raycom (WTAE-ABC locally) broadcasting the game.
• The Panthers have dropped 23 consecutive road contests, including their past 20 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Pitt is 0-10 on the season in true road games with six of the 10 contests decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers. First-year players account for 58.7 percent (1202-of-2048) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 49.9 percent (1022-of-2048) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while going 42-of-106 (.396) from three-point range over the past 12 games. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the past 12 games and 17 times overall on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.9 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game 10 times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (3.9) combine for 9.0 made free throws per game while shooting 77.3 percent (255-of-330) 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 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 63.2 points on 37.9 percent (359-of-946) shooting from the field, including 30.9 percent (113-of-366) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 45.7 percent (291-of-637) from the field, including 42.3 percent (115-of-272) from three-point range, in Pitt's 12-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 49 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt is third in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.3 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 18.5 points off turnovers per game.
• Pitt has drawn 64 offensive fouls, with Xavier Johnson (24) and Trey McGowens (17) combining to draw 41 offensive fouls. The Panthers combined for 57 offensive fouls drawn over the previous three seasons.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is three three-point field goals shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to make 80 or more three-point field goals in a season. He ranks 10th on the Pitt single-season three-point chart with 77 three-point field goals this season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for seventh in the ACC with 25 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 25 double-figure scoring games are tied for the most all-time by a Pitt freshman. Sam Clancy (1978) and DeJuan Blair (2008) each recorded 25 double-figure scoring games at freshmen.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.75) and sixth in three-point percentage (.381). He has made four or more three-point field goals in eight of the past 12 contests and 12 times overall this season.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game 10 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 (19th). Toney is on track to become the ninth freshman in program history to lead the team in rebounding.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 14 times this season and ranks fifth in the ACC with 2.00 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 58 steals.
• Trey McGowens is five points shy of passing Ricardo Greer (335, 1998) and Rod Brookin (337, 1987) on the Pitt freshman scoring chart. He currently ranks eighth with 333 points.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging a team-high 16.8 points per game in true road games this season. He has scored 20 or more points in four of 10 road games, including a season-high 30 points at Clemson (Jan. 29).
• Terrell Brown is five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 103 blocks in 60 career games.
• Xavier Johnson ranks 11th in scoring in conference play at 15.8 points per game. He has scored in double figures 12 times, including four games with 20 or more points scored, in league play.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • 2:00 PM
Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Coral Gables, Fla. • Watsco Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-17, 2-14) travels to Coral Gables, Fla., to face Miami (12-16, 4-12) Tuesday, March 5 at the Watsco Center. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. with Raycom (WTAE-ABC locally) broadcasting the game.
• The Panthers have dropped 23 consecutive road contests, including their past 20 ACC road games. Pitt's last road victory was an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Pitt is 0-10 on the season in true road games with six of the 10 contests decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers. First-year players account for 58.7 percent (1202-of-2048) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 49.9 percent (1022-of-2048) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while going 42-of-106 (.396) from three-point range over the past 12 games. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the past 12 games and 17 times overall on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.9 made free throws per game and have made 20 or more free throws in a game 10 times. Xavier Johnson (4.9) and Trey McGowens (3.9) combine for 9.0 made free throws per game while shooting 77.3 percent (255-of-330) 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 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 63.2 points on 37.9 percent (359-of-946) shooting from the field, including 30.9 percent (113-of-366) from three-point range, in their losses.
• The Panthers have held nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 45.7 percent (291-of-637) from the field, including 42.3 percent (115-of-272) from three-point range, in Pitt's 12-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. They have combined for 49 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game five times.
• Pitt is third in the ACC in turnovers forced (15.3 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 18.5 points off turnovers per game.
• Pitt has drawn 64 offensive fouls, with Xavier Johnson (24) and Trey McGowens (17) combining to draw 41 offensive fouls. The Panthers combined for 57 offensive fouls drawn over the previous three seasons.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is three three-point field goals shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to make 80 or more three-point field goals in a season. He ranks 10th on the Pitt single-season three-point chart with 77 three-point field goals this season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for seventh in the ACC with 25 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 25 double-figure scoring games are tied for the most all-time by a Pitt freshman. Sam Clancy (1978) and DeJuan Blair (2008) each recorded 25 double-figure scoring games at freshmen.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.75) and sixth in three-point percentage (.381). He has made four or more three-point field goals in eight of the past 12 contests and 12 times overall this season.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game 10 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 (19th). Toney is on track to become the ninth freshman in program history to lead the team in rebounding.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in a game 14 times this season and ranks fifth in the ACC with 2.00 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 58 steals.
• Trey McGowens is five points shy of passing Ricardo Greer (335, 1998) and Rod Brookin (337, 1987) on the Pitt freshman scoring chart. He currently ranks eighth with 333 points.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging a team-high 16.8 points per game in true road games this season. He has scored 20 or more points in four of 10 road games, including a season-high 30 points at Clemson (Jan. 29).
• Terrell Brown is five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 103 blocks in 60 career games.
• Xavier Johnson ranks 11th in scoring in conference play at 15.8 points per game. He has scored in double figures 12 times, including four games with 20 or more points scored, in league play.
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