Saturday, January 25
Syracuse, NY
12 PM
Pitt
at
Syracuse
Pitt Travels to Syracuse for Saturday ACC Contest
1/24/2020 9:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (13-6, 4-4 ACC) at Syracuse (12-7, 5-3 ACC)
Saturday, January 25, 2020
12:00 PM • ACC Network
Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome
The Opening Tip
• Pitt is on the road following a three-game homestand to face Syracuse Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Carrier Dome. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. on the ACC Network with Wes Durham and Malcom Huckaby calling the contest.
• Pitt is coming off wins over North Carolina and Boston College at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers are looking to win three consecutive ACC games for the first time since 2015-16.
• The Panthers are 2-2 on the season in true road games. Pitt had just two road wins in the previous three seasons combined.
• Pitt is one win shy of matching its season win total from a year ago. The Panthers have already exceeded their ACC win total from the previous two seasons.
• Trey McGowens (13.4 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.4 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine for 47.5 points per game and 71.2 percent (902-of-1267) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State and Notre Dame) with four or more active double figure scorers.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is 4-4 on the season when trailing at halftime. The four come from behind wins are tied for the seventh most in program history.
• The Panthers are 6-4 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Six of the past seven games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
• 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.
• 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 (30th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 61.7 points per game.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.336) and offensive rebounds per game (11.95 orpg.). Justin Champagnie ranks 15th in the ACC with 2.2 orpg., while Au'Diese Toney (2.1 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.8 orpg.) are also active on the offensive glass.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 25th nationally with a +3.63 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.4 fouls per game.
• The Panthers' .719 free throw percentage ranks fifth in the ACC. Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens are a combined 35-of-42 (.833) from the charity stripe in their last four games.
• The Panthers are one of two teams (Notre Dame) with two or more players in the top-15 in assists in the ACC (Xavier Johnson - 5th at 5.2 apg. and Trey McGowens - 15th at 3.2 apg.). Pitt is 4-0 on the season when dishing out 15 or more assists.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.4 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine to average 36.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.1 percent (686-of-1267) of the team's scoring with a combined 40 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in seven of the past eight games and 11 times overall on the season. McGowens ranks third in the ACC with 1.95 steals per game on the season.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks eighth among conference freshmen in scoring (11.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (6.9 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 12 times, including three 20+ point games. Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounds in nine of the past 10 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 5.0 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.7 percent (22-of-35) from the field, over his past six games. He has scored in double figures in three of the six contests.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 63.6 percent (35-of-55) from the field and 73.3 percent (22-of-30) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is 8-of-15 (.533) from three-point range over the past three games. He has made three or more three-point field goals in each of the past two games and eight times overall on the season.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
12:00 PM • ACC Network
Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome
The Opening Tip
• Pitt is on the road following a three-game homestand to face Syracuse Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Carrier Dome. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. on the ACC Network with Wes Durham and Malcom Huckaby calling the contest.
• Pitt is coming off wins over North Carolina and Boston College at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers are looking to win three consecutive ACC games for the first time since 2015-16.
• The Panthers are 2-2 on the season in true road games. Pitt had just two road wins in the previous three seasons combined.
• Pitt is one win shy of matching its season win total from a year ago. The Panthers have already exceeded their ACC win total from the previous two seasons.
• Trey McGowens (13.4 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.4 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine for 47.5 points per game and 71.2 percent (902-of-1267) of the team's scoring. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State and Notre Dame) with four or more active double figure scorers.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is 4-4 on the season when trailing at halftime. The four come from behind wins are tied for the seventh most in program history.
• The Panthers are 6-4 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Six of the past seven games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
• 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.
• 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 (30th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 61.7 points per game.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.336) and offensive rebounds per game (11.95 orpg.). Justin Champagnie ranks 15th in the ACC with 2.2 orpg., while Au'Diese Toney (2.1 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.8 orpg.) are also active on the offensive glass.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 25th nationally with a +3.63 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.4 fouls per game.
• The Panthers' .719 free throw percentage ranks fifth in the ACC. Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens are a combined 35-of-42 (.833) from the charity stripe in their last four games.
• The Panthers are one of two teams (Notre Dame) with two or more players in the top-15 in assists in the ACC (Xavier Johnson - 5th at 5.2 apg. and Trey McGowens - 15th at 3.2 apg.). Pitt is 4-0 on the season when dishing out 15 or more assists.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.4 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.7 ppg.) combine to average 36.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 54.1 percent (686-of-1267) of the team's scoring with a combined 40 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in seven of the past eight games and 11 times overall on the season. McGowens ranks third in the ACC with 1.95 steals per game on the season.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks eighth among conference freshmen in scoring (11.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (6.9 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 12 times, including three 20+ point games. Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounds in nine of the past 10 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 5.0 assists per game. He enters Saturday's game averaging 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.7 percent (22-of-35) from the field, over his past six games. He has scored in double figures in three of the six contests.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 63.6 percent (35-of-55) from the field and 73.3 percent (22-of-30) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is 8-of-15 (.533) from three-point range over the past three games. He has made three or more three-point field goals in each of the past two games and eight times overall on the season.
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