Sunday, January 12
Coral Gables, FL
6 PM
Pitt
at
Miami
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Panthers In Florida to Play Miami Sunday
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Pitt (11-4, 2-2 ACC) at Miami (9-5, 1-3 ACC)
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
6:00 PM • ACC Network
Coral Gables, Fla. • Watsco Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt is on the road for the second consecutive game to face Miami Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Watsco Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 2-1 on the season in true road games with wins at Robert Morris and North Carolina. Wednesday's victory over the Tar Heels snapped 22-game ACC road losing skid.
• Sunday's contest marks the third consecutive meeting at the Watsco Center in the series between Pitt and Miami. The Panthers host Miami at the Petersen Events Center Feb. 2.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.3 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) combine to average 36.2 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.2 percent (542-of-1001) of the team's scoring and has combined for 33 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in each of the past four games and is averaging a team-high 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in that span.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held eight opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 8-0 on the year and 15-0 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank second in the ACC (T-23rd in NCAA) in scoring defense at 60.7 points per game.
• Pitt has held nine opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 17-4 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 109-14 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.333) and offensive rebounds per game (11.8 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.3 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.7 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) - combine for 47.9 points per game and 71.6 percent (717-of-1001) of the team's scoring. The group combined for 67 of the team's 73 points in the win over North Carolina. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
• The Panthers are tied for 15th in the NCAA with a 22.4 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.5 free throw attempts and 55.5 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 23rd nationally with a +3.80 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game, while committing just 14.6 fouls per contest. Pitt has forced 17 or more turnovers in a game six times.
• Pitt is shooting 41.0 percent (32-of-78) from three-point range and averaging 8.0 threes per game over the past four contests. Justin Champagnie is 10-of-21 (.476) and Ryan Murphy is 11-of-24 (.458) from beyond the arc in that stretch.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in seven of the past eight games and 12 times overall on the season. He is averaging 14.5 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game in that span. McGowens ranks third in the ACC in steals (2.0 spg.).
• Justin Champagnie ranks sixth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 11.7 points per game and third in rebounds at 6.5 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures 10 times, including three 20+ point games, and has grabbed six or more rebounds 11 times.
• Xavier Johnson is one of three players in the ACC (joined by Tre Jones, Duke and Markell Johnson, NC State) averaging at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He enters Sunday's game averaging 12.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, while shooting 41.0 percent (16-of-39) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 28 three-point field goals and is 11th in the ACC in threes per game (1.87 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game nine times and has 11 threes over the past four games.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.5 percent (19-of-29) from the field and 82.4 percent (14-of-17) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson is four points shy of becoming just the 10th player in program history to top the 700-point plateau during their sophomore season.
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
6:00 PM • ACC Network
Coral Gables, Fla. • Watsco Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt is on the road for the second consecutive game to face Miami Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Watsco Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 2-1 on the season in true road games with wins at Robert Morris and North Carolina. Wednesday's victory over the Tar Heels snapped 22-game ACC road losing skid.
• Sunday's contest marks the third consecutive meeting at the Watsco Center in the series between Pitt and Miami. The Panthers host Miami at the Petersen Events Center Feb. 2.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.3 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) combine to average 36.2 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.2 percent (542-of-1001) of the team's scoring and has combined for 33 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in each of the past four games and is averaging a team-high 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in that span.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held eight opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 8-0 on the year and 15-0 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank second in the ACC (T-23rd in NCAA) in scoring defense at 60.7 points per game.
• Pitt has held nine opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 17-4 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 109-14 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.333) and offensive rebounds per game (11.8 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.3 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.7 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) - combine for 47.9 points per game and 71.6 percent (717-of-1001) of the team's scoring. The group combined for 67 of the team's 73 points in the win over North Carolina. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
• The Panthers are tied for 15th in the NCAA with a 22.4 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.5 free throw attempts and 55.5 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 23rd nationally with a +3.80 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game, while committing just 14.6 fouls per contest. Pitt has forced 17 or more turnovers in a game six times.
• Pitt is shooting 41.0 percent (32-of-78) from three-point range and averaging 8.0 threes per game over the past four contests. Justin Champagnie is 10-of-21 (.476) and Ryan Murphy is 11-of-24 (.458) from beyond the arc in that stretch.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in seven of the past eight games and 12 times overall on the season. He is averaging 14.5 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game in that span. McGowens ranks third in the ACC in steals (2.0 spg.).
• Justin Champagnie ranks sixth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 11.7 points per game and third in rebounds at 6.5 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures 10 times, including three 20+ point games, and has grabbed six or more rebounds 11 times.
• Xavier Johnson is one of three players in the ACC (joined by Tre Jones, Duke and Markell Johnson, NC State) averaging at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He enters Sunday's game averaging 12.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, while shooting 41.0 percent (16-of-39) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 28 three-point field goals and is 11th in the ACC in threes per game (1.87 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game nine times and has 11 threes over the past four games.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.5 percent (19-of-29) from the field and 82.4 percent (14-of-17) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson is four points shy of becoming just the 10th player in program history to top the 700-point plateau during their sophomore season.
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