Saturday, March 9
Pittsburgh, Pa.
12 PM
Pitt
vs
Notre Dame
Pitt Closes Out Regular Season Saturday Against Notre Dame
3/8/2019 11:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (12-18, 2-15) vs. Notre Dame (13-17, 3-14)
Saturday, March 9, 2019 • 12:00 PM
Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-18, 2-15) concludes the regular season by hosting Notre Dame (13-17, 3-14) for a noon tipoff at the Petersen Events Center. Raycom will broadcast the game, which will air locally on WTAE-ABC.
• The contest will mark Senior Day for the Panthers, with Jared Wilson-Frame, Sidy N'Dir and Joe Mascaro set to be honored.
• Pitt and Notre Dame are directly battling for seeding for next week's ACC Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, March 12 in Charlotte. The Panthers can overtake the Fighting Irish in the conference standings with a win.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers. First-year active Panthers account for 64.5 percent (1362-of-2111) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 49.4 percent (1042-of-2111) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while going 48-of-117 (.410) from three-point range over the past 13 games. He has scored in double figures in 11 of the past 13 games and 18 times overall on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.8 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 (3.8) combine for 8.7 made free throws per game while shooting 76.2 percent (260-of-341) 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 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 nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 45.4 percent (318-of-700) from the field, including 41.6 percent (123-of-296) from three-point range, in Pitt's 13-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.9 steals per game. They have combined for 50 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 (15.1 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 18.3 points off turnovers per game.
• Pitt has drawn 65 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 knocked down six threes at Miami Tuesday to become the eighth Pitt player in program history to make 80 or more three-point field goals in a season. He ranks fifth on the Pitt single-season three-point chart with 83 three-point field goals this season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for seventh in the ACC with 26 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 26 double-figure scoring games are are the most all-time by a Pitt freshman.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.86) and fifth in three-point percentage (.390). He has made four or more three-point field goals in nine of the past 13 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 (20th). 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 1.97 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 59 steals.
• Terrell Brown is five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 103 blocks in 61 career games.
• Xavier Johnson ranks 13th in scoring in conference play at 15.5 points per game. He has scored in double figures 13 times, including four games with 20 or more points scored, in ACC play.
• 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 sixth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 339 points. Sam Clancy sits one spot ahead of McGowens with 378 points scored during the 1977-78 season.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is three three-point field goals shy of passing Levance Fields (2005-09) for 12th place on the Pitt career three-point field goals chart. He has made 157 threes over the past two seasons.
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Saturday, March 9, 2019 • 12:00 PM
Raycom • Pitt Learfield IMG College Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt (12-18, 2-15) concludes the regular season by hosting Notre Dame (13-17, 3-14) for a noon tipoff at the Petersen Events Center. Raycom will broadcast the game, which will air locally on WTAE-ABC.
• The contest will mark Senior Day for the Panthers, with Jared Wilson-Frame, Sidy N'Dir and Joe Mascaro set to be honored.
• Pitt and Notre Dame are directly battling for seeding for next week's ACC Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, March 12 in Charlotte. The Panthers can overtake the Fighting Irish in the conference standings with a win.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers. First-year active Panthers account for 64.5 percent (1362-of-2111) of the team's scoring. Freshmen Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney account for 49.4 percent (1042-of-2111) of Pitt's scoring.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 13.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while going 48-of-117 (.410) from three-point range over the past 13 games. He has scored in double figures in 11 of the past 13 games and 18 times overall on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers lead the ACC with 16.8 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 (3.8) combine for 8.7 made free throws per game while shooting 76.2 percent (260-of-341) 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 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 nine opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field. Opponents are shooting 45.4 percent (318-of-700) from the field, including 41.6 percent (123-of-296) from three-point range, in Pitt's 13-game losing skid.
• Pitt's freshmen trio of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.9 steals per game. They have combined for 50 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 (15.1 topg.). The Panthers have scored 20 or more points off turnovers in a game 11 times and are averaging 18.3 points off turnovers per game.
• Pitt has drawn 65 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 knocked down six threes at Miami Tuesday to become the eighth Pitt player in program history to make 80 or more three-point field goals in a season. He ranks fifth on the Pitt single-season three-point chart with 83 three-point field goals this season.
• Xavier Johnson is tied for seventh in the ACC with 26 double-figure scoring games, including eight contests with 20 or more points scored. Johnson's 26 double-figure scoring games are are the most all-time by a Pitt freshman.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is second in ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.86) and fifth in three-point percentage (.390). He has made four or more three-point field goals in nine of the past 13 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 (20th). 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 1.97 steals per game. He ranks fourth in the Pitt freshman record books with 59 steals.
• Terrell Brown is five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 103 blocks in 61 career games.
• Xavier Johnson ranks 13th in scoring in conference play at 15.5 points per game. He has scored in double figures 13 times, including four games with 20 or more points scored, in ACC play.
• 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 sixth on the Pitt freshman scoring list with 339 points. Sam Clancy sits one spot ahead of McGowens with 378 points scored during the 1977-78 season.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is three three-point field goals shy of passing Levance Fields (2005-09) for 12th place on the Pitt career three-point field goals chart. He has made 157 threes over the past two seasons.
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