Tuesday, January 28
Durham, NC
9 PM
Pitt
at
Duke
Panthers Travel to Durham to Face No. 9 Duke Tuesday Night
1/27/2020 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (13-7, 4-5 ACC) at No. 9 Duke (16-3, 6-2 ACC)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
9:00 PM • ESPN
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium
The Opening Tip
• Pitt, on the road for the second time in five days, faces [9/8] Duke Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on ESPN with Mike Couzens and Jordan Cornette calling the contest.
• The Panthers are 2-3 on the season in true road games. Pitt had just two road wins in the previous three seasons combined. Trey McGowens is averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in road contests this season.
• 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 (13.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.5 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine for 47.1 points per game and 70.8 percent (940-of-1328) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 57 of the team's 67 double figure scoring efforts.
• 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 has lost its past 19 road meetings against ranked opponents. The Panthers' last road win against a ranked opponent was a 62-52 overtime decision at Cincinnati Feb. 9, 2013.
• The Panthers are 8-10 all-time against teams ranked ninth in the AP Poll. Pitt's last win over the No. 9 team in the poll was a 72-60 decision against Georgetown Jan. 28, 2012.
• 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 6-5 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Seven of the past eight 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 (.330) and offensive rebounds per game (11.75). Justin Champagnie ranks 15th in the ACC with 2.1 orpg., while Au'Diese Toney (1.9 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.8 orpg.) are also active on the offensive glass. Duke leads the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.364) and is second in offensive rebounds per game (13.0).
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 25th nationally with a +3.55 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.6 fouls per game.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine to average 35.6 points per game. The group has accounted for 53.5 percent (710-of-1328) of the team's scoring with a combined 40 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in eight of the past nine games and 12 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, is tied for seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.0 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 13 times, including three 20+ point games. Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounds in 10 of the past 11 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 5.0 assists per game. He is currently averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.9 percent (25-of-42) from the field, over his past six games.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 63.5 percent (40-of-63) from the field and 73.5 percent (25-of-34) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is 19-of-47 (.404) from three-point range in ACC play and has made two or more threes in a game in five conference contests.
• Jeff Capel recorded 1,601 points, 433 assists and 220 three-point field goals as a four-year starter at Duke from 1994-97.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
9:00 PM • ESPN
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium
The Opening Tip
• Pitt, on the road for the second time in five days, faces [9/8] Duke Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on ESPN with Mike Couzens and Jordan Cornette calling the contest.
• The Panthers are 2-3 on the season in true road games. Pitt had just two road wins in the previous three seasons combined. Trey McGowens is averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in road contests this season.
• 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 (13.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.5 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine for 47.1 points per game and 70.8 percent (940-of-1328) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 57 of the team's 67 double figure scoring efforts.
• 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 has lost its past 19 road meetings against ranked opponents. The Panthers' last road win against a ranked opponent was a 62-52 overtime decision at Cincinnati Feb. 9, 2013.
• The Panthers are 8-10 all-time against teams ranked ninth in the AP Poll. Pitt's last win over the No. 9 team in the poll was a 72-60 decision against Georgetown Jan. 28, 2012.
• 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 6-5 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Seven of the past eight 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 (.330) and offensive rebounds per game (11.75). Justin Champagnie ranks 15th in the ACC with 2.1 orpg., while Au'Diese Toney (1.9 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.8 orpg.) are also active on the offensive glass. Duke leads the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.364) and is second in offensive rebounds per game (13.0).
• Pitt is second in the ACC and 25th nationally with a +3.55 turnover margin. The Panthers are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game (4th in the ACC), while committing just 15.6 fouls per game.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (13.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.6 ppg.) combine to average 35.6 points per game. The group has accounted for 53.5 percent (710-of-1328) of the team's scoring with a combined 40 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Trey McGowens has collected two or more steals in eight of the past nine games and 12 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, is tied for seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.0 rpg.). He has scored in double figures 13 times, including three 20+ point games. Champagnie has led the Panthers in rebounds in 10 of the past 11 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 5.0 assists per game. He is currently averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.9 percent (25-of-42) from the field, over his past six games.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting 63.5 percent (40-of-63) from the field and 73.5 percent (25-of-34) from the foul line in conference play.
• Ryan Murphy is 19-of-47 (.404) from three-point range in ACC play and has made two or more threes in a game in five conference contests.
• Jeff Capel recorded 1,601 points, 433 assists and 220 three-point field goals as a four-year starter at Duke from 1994-97.
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