Wednesday, January 22
Pittsburgh, Pa.
9 PM
Pitt
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Pitt Back in Action Wednesday Against Boston College
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Pitt (12-6, 3-4 ACC) vs. Boston College (9-9, 3-4 ACC)
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00 PM • RSN (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Boston College Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet and other Regional Sports Network affiliates with Tim Brando and Dan Bonner calling the contest.
• Coaching staffs from both programs will wear ALS lapel pins to help raise awareness for the cause. The Pitt and Boston College programs are both actively involved in the fight against the disease. The Panthers also participated in local Walk to Defeat ALS and CEO Soak events.
• Pitt, coming off a win over North Carolina Saturday, is looking for back-to-back ACC regular season wins for the first time since Feb. 8-11, 2017 when it topped Boston College and Syracuse in consecutive games.
• Trey McGowens (13.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.2 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.1 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine for 47.3 points per game and 71.3 percent (851-of-1193) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of six ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina and Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held nine opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 9-0 on the year and 16-0 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 61.2 points per game.
• Pitt has held 11 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 18-5 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 110-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.334) and offensive rebounds per game (12.0 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.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 24th nationally with a +3.72 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.2 fouls per game.
• The Panthers rank 26th in the NCAA with a 22.9 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 13.3 free throw attempts and 55.8 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.2 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine to average 36.2 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.7 percent (652-of-1193) of the team's scoring with a combined 38 double-figure scoring efforts.
• The Panthers average 16.9 points per game off opponent turnovers and have recorded 20 or more points off turnovers in a game six times.
• Trey McGowens (26) and Xavier Johnson (23) combined for 49 points on 14-of-28 (.500) shooting from the field and 19-of-26 (.731) from the foul line in Pitt's last meeting with Boston College. The Panthers posted an 80-70 win in the opening round of the 2019 ACC Tournament.
• Trey McGowens is one steal shy of becoming the 32nd player in program history to record 100 or more career steals. He collected two or more steals in six of the past seven games and 10 times overall on the season. McGowens ranks fourth in the ACC with 1.94 steals per game on the season.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.1 ppg.) and third in rebounds (6.7 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 11 times, including three 20+ point games.
• 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 4.5 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the field and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the foul line, in his past five games. He missed the Wake Forest and North Carolina games with an elbow injury.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 62.7 percent (32-of-51) from the field and 75.0 percent (21-of-28) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.9 points per game, while shooting 39.1 percent (27-of-69) from three-point range, in 12 games at the Petersen Events Center. He has made 27 of his team-leading 34 three-point field goals at home.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00 PM • RSN (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Boston College Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet and other Regional Sports Network affiliates with Tim Brando and Dan Bonner calling the contest.
• Coaching staffs from both programs will wear ALS lapel pins to help raise awareness for the cause. The Pitt and Boston College programs are both actively involved in the fight against the disease. The Panthers also participated in local Walk to Defeat ALS and CEO Soak events.
• Pitt, coming off a win over North Carolina Saturday, is looking for back-to-back ACC regular season wins for the first time since Feb. 8-11, 2017 when it topped Boston College and Syracuse in consecutive games.
• Trey McGowens (13.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.2 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.1 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine for 47.3 points per game and 71.3 percent (851-of-1193) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of six ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina and Notre Dame) with four or more double figure scorers.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held nine opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 9-0 on the year and 16-0 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 61.2 points per game.
• Pitt has held 11 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 18-5 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 110-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.334) and offensive rebounds per game (12.0 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.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 24th nationally with a +3.72 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.2 fouls per game.
• The Panthers rank 26th in the NCAA with a 22.9 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 13.3 free throw attempts and 55.8 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.3 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.2 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine to average 36.2 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.7 percent (652-of-1193) of the team's scoring with a combined 38 double-figure scoring efforts.
• The Panthers average 16.9 points per game off opponent turnovers and have recorded 20 or more points off turnovers in a game six times.
• Trey McGowens (26) and Xavier Johnson (23) combined for 49 points on 14-of-28 (.500) shooting from the field and 19-of-26 (.731) from the foul line in Pitt's last meeting with Boston College. The Panthers posted an 80-70 win in the opening round of the 2019 ACC Tournament.
• Trey McGowens is one steal shy of becoming the 32nd player in program history to record 100 or more career steals. He collected two or more steals in six of the past seven games and 10 times overall on the season. McGowens ranks fourth in the ACC with 1.94 steals per game on the season.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.1 ppg.) and third in rebounds (6.7 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 11 times, including three 20+ point games.
• 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 4.5 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the field and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the foul line, in his past five games. He missed the Wake Forest and North Carolina games with an elbow injury.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 62.7 percent (32-of-51) from the field and 75.0 percent (21-of-28) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.9 points per game, while shooting 39.1 percent (27-of-69) from three-point range, in 12 games at the Petersen Events Center. He has made 27 of his team-leading 34 three-point field goals at home.
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