Saturday, January 4
Pittsburgh, Pa.
12 PM
Pitt
vs
Wake Forest
Panthers Return to ACC Play Saturday Against Wake Forest
1/3/2020 8:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (10-3, 1-1 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (7-5, 0-2 ACC)
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020
12:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to ACC play to host Wake Forest Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. with the Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) broadcasting the contest.
• The Panthers have won six consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center, posting a +15.3 margin of victory in those contests.
• Pitt has won its past two ACC home games (dating back to last season) and is looking for its first three-game conference home win streak since the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers enter the new calendar year second in the ACC in scoring defense (59.7 ppg.). Pitt has held eight opponents to 60 points or fewer scored.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) combine to average 35.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 52.8 percent (456-of-863) of the team's scoring and has combined for 28 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held eight of their 13 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.
• 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 has held seven of its past nine opponents to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank second in the ACC (T-15th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 59.7 points per game.
• Pitt is tied for second in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.352) and ranks third in offensive rebounds per game (12.5 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) and Justin Champagnie (10.9 ppg.) - combine for 46.0 points per game and 69.4 percent (598-of-863) of the team's scoring. The group combined for 67 points in the win over Canisius. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (joined by Duke, NC State, Notre Dame and Syracuse) with four or more double figure scorers.
• The Panthers are fourth in the NCAA with a 19.9 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 11.2 free throw attempts and 55.9 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is 10th in the NCAA in fewest fouls per game (14.0 fpg.). Four of the top 10 teams on the list are in the ACC. The Panthers have limited the opposition to 7.8 made free throws per game.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in five of the past six games. He is averaging 13.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 47.5 percent (28-of-59) from the field in that span.
• Justin Champagnie ranks seventh among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.9 points per game and fourth in rebounds at 6.2 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures eight times, including a pair of 20+ point games, and has grabbed five or more rebounds in 12 of 13 contests this season.
• 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 5.1 assists per game, while shooting 38.9 percent (14-of-36) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 24 three-point field goals and is tied for 12th in the ACC in threes per game (1.85 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game eight times.
• Au'Diese Toney is 19-of-32 (.594) from the field and 12-of-14 (.857) from the foul line over the past seven games. He is averaging 11.5 points per game, while going 7-of-9 from the field and 9-of-9 from the charity stripe in the past two games for the Panthers.
• Xavier Johnson (10) and Eric Hamilton (9) have combined to draw 19 offensive fouls. As a team, Pitt has drawn 27 offensive fouls through the first 13 games of the season.
• Terrell Brown is one blocked shot shy of passing Aaron Gray for fifth on the Pitt career blocks chart. He has 130 blocks in 77 career games (1.69 bpg.). Brown has blocked three or more shots in a game four times this season.
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020
12:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to ACC play to host Wake Forest Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. with the Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) broadcasting the contest.
• The Panthers have won six consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center, posting a +15.3 margin of victory in those contests.
• Pitt has won its past two ACC home games (dating back to last season) and is looking for its first three-game conference home win streak since the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers enter the new calendar year second in the ACC in scoring defense (59.7 ppg.). Pitt has held eight opponents to 60 points or fewer scored.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) combine to average 35.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 52.8 percent (456-of-863) of the team's scoring and has combined for 28 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers have held eight of their 13 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.
• 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 has held seven of its past nine opponents to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank second in the ACC (T-15th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 59.7 points per game.
• Pitt is tied for second in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.352) and ranks third in offensive rebounds per game (12.5 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) and Eric Hamilton (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Ryan Murphy (11.0 ppg.) and Justin Champagnie (10.9 ppg.) - combine for 46.0 points per game and 69.4 percent (598-of-863) of the team's scoring. The group combined for 67 points in the win over Canisius. Pitt is one of five ACC teams (joined by Duke, NC State, Notre Dame and Syracuse) with four or more double figure scorers.
• The Panthers are fourth in the NCAA with a 19.9 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 11.2 free throw attempts and 55.9 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is 10th in the NCAA in fewest fouls per game (14.0 fpg.). Four of the top 10 teams on the list are in the ACC. The Panthers have limited the opposition to 7.8 made free throws per game.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in five of the past six games. He is averaging 13.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 47.5 percent (28-of-59) from the field in that span.
• Justin Champagnie ranks seventh among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.9 points per game and fourth in rebounds at 6.2 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures eight times, including a pair of 20+ point games, and has grabbed five or more rebounds in 12 of 13 contests this season.
• 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 5.1 assists per game, while shooting 38.9 percent (14-of-36) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 24 three-point field goals and is tied for 12th in the ACC in threes per game (1.85 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game eight times.
• Au'Diese Toney is 19-of-32 (.594) from the field and 12-of-14 (.857) from the foul line over the past seven games. He is averaging 11.5 points per game, while going 7-of-9 from the field and 9-of-9 from the charity stripe in the past two games for the Panthers.
• Xavier Johnson (10) and Eric Hamilton (9) have combined to draw 19 offensive fouls. As a team, Pitt has drawn 27 offensive fouls through the first 13 games of the season.
• Terrell Brown is one blocked shot shy of passing Aaron Gray for fifth on the Pitt career blocks chart. He has 130 blocks in 77 career games (1.69 bpg.). Brown has blocked three or more shots in a game four times this season.
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