Saturday, January 18
Pittsburgh, Pa.
12 PM
Pitt
vs
North Carolina
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Pitt (11-6, 2-4 ACC) vs. North Carolina (8-8, 1-4 ACC)
Saturday, January 18, 2020
12:00 PM • ESPN
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt faces North Carolina for the second time in 11 days Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for noon on ESPN with Doug Sherman and Corey Alexander calling the contest.
• The Panthers overcame a nine-point halftime deficit en route to a 73-65 win over the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill Wednesday, Jan. 8. Trey McGowens (24) and Justin Champagnie (22) combined for 46 points in the win, including 33 of Pitt's 45 points in the second half of play.
• Trey McGowens (13.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.7 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.4 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine for 47.5 points per game and 71.7 percent (808-of-1127) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in a career-best seven consecutive games and is averaging a team-high 17.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game during that span. He has scored 20 or more points in two of the past three games for the Panthers.
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 third in the ACC (T-35th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 61.7 points per game.
• Pitt has held 10 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 17-5 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 109-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.336) and offensive rebounds per game (12.1 orpg.). Justin Champagnie (2.1 orpg.), Au'Diese Toney (2.1 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) combine for 6.1 offensive rebounds per game. North Carolina leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game (14.3 orpg.) and is second in offensive rebound percentage (.356).
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.7 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine to average 36.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.5 percent (614-of-1127) of the team's scoring and has combined for 36 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 27th nationally with a +3.53 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game, while committing just 14.9 fouls per contest. Pitt has forced 17 or more turnovers in a game six times.
• The Panthers rank 20th in the NCAA with a 22.3 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.3 free throw attempts and 55.3 field goal attempts per game.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in nine of the past 10 games and is averaging 15.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game in that span. McGowens ranks 16th in scoring (13.8 ppg.) and third in steals (1.9 spg.) in the ACC.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.0 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 11 times, including three 20+ point games.
• Xavier Johnson is one of four players in the ACC (joined by Tre Jones, Duke, Markell Johnson, NC State and Kihei Clark, Virginia) averaging at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the field and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) from the foul line, in his past four games. He missed the Wake Forest and North Carolina games with an elbow injury.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 60.0 percent (27-of-45) from the field and 81.0 percent (17-of-21) from the foul line in conference play.
• Justin Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounding in each of the past eight games and is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game in that span. He has grabbed eight or more rebounds in each of the past four games and six times overall.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.8 points per game, while shooting 39.3 percent (24-of-61) from three-point range, in 11 games at the Petersen Events Center. He had made 24 of his team-leading 31 three-pointers at home.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
12:00 PM • ESPN
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt faces North Carolina for the second time in 11 days Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for noon on ESPN with Doug Sherman and Corey Alexander calling the contest.
• The Panthers overcame a nine-point halftime deficit en route to a 73-65 win over the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill Wednesday, Jan. 8. Trey McGowens (24) and Justin Champagnie (22) combined for 46 points in the win, including 33 of Pitt's 45 points in the second half of play.
• Trey McGowens (13.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.7 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.4 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine for 47.5 points per game and 71.7 percent (808-of-1127) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in a career-best seven consecutive games and is averaging a team-high 17.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game during that span. He has scored 20 or more points in two of the past three games for the Panthers.
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 third in the ACC (T-35th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 61.7 points per game.
• Pitt has held 10 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 17-5 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 109-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.336) and offensive rebounds per game (12.1 orpg.). Justin Champagnie (2.1 orpg.), Au'Diese Toney (2.1 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) combine for 6.1 offensive rebounds per game. North Carolina leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game (14.3 orpg.) and is second in offensive rebound percentage (.356).
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.7 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine to average 36.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.5 percent (614-of-1127) of the team's scoring and has combined for 36 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 27th nationally with a +3.53 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game, while committing just 14.9 fouls per contest. Pitt has forced 17 or more turnovers in a game six times.
• The Panthers rank 20th in the NCAA with a 22.3 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.3 free throw attempts and 55.3 field goal attempts per game.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in nine of the past 10 games and is averaging 15.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game in that span. McGowens ranks 16th in scoring (13.8 ppg.) and third in steals (1.9 spg.) in the ACC.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.0 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 11 times, including three 20+ point games.
• Xavier Johnson is one of four players in the ACC (joined by Tre Jones, Duke, Markell Johnson, NC State and Kihei Clark, Virginia) averaging at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the field and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) from the foul line, in his past four games. He missed the Wake Forest and North Carolina games with an elbow injury.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 60.0 percent (27-of-45) from the field and 81.0 percent (17-of-21) from the foul line in conference play.
• Justin Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounding in each of the past eight games and is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game in that span. He has grabbed eight or more rebounds in each of the past four games and six times overall.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.8 points per game, while shooting 39.3 percent (24-of-61) from three-point range, in 11 games at the Petersen Events Center. He had made 24 of his team-leading 31 three-pointers at home.
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