Wednesday, January 8
Chapel Hill, NC
7 PM
Pitt
at
North Carolina
Pitt On The Road To Face North Carolina Wednesday
1/6/2020 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (10-4, 1-2 ACC) at North Carolina (8-6, 1-2 ACC)
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020
7:00 PM • ACC Network
Chapel Hill, N.C. • Dean E. Smith Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face North Carolina Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Dean E. Smith Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 0-1 on the season in conference road games and have dropped 22 consecutive ACC road contests, dating back to an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.5 ppg.) combine to average 35.5 points per game. The group has accounted for 53.6 percent (497-of-928) of the team's scoring and has combined for 31 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 15.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from three-point range over the past three games.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in each of the past three games and is averaging 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in that span.
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 second in the ACC (T-21st in NCAA) in scoring defense at 60.4 points per game.
• 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 ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.345) and offensive rebounds per game (12.3 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Eric Hamilton (2.0 orpg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.9 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.), Ryan Murphy (11.5 ppg.) and Justin Champagnie (10.9 ppg.) - combine for 46.4 points per game and 70.0 percent (650-of-928) of the team's scoring. The group combined for a season-high 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 14th in the NCAA with a 22.0 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.1 free throw attempts and 55.1 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is 13th in the NCAA in fewest fouls per game (14.4 fpg.). Six of the top 15 teams on the list are in the ACC. The Panthers have limited the opposition to 8.6 made free throws per game. Wake Forest made an opponent season-high 18 free throws in Pitt's last outing.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games and 11 times overall on the season. He is averaging 13.1 points, 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game in that span.
• Justin Champagnie ranks seventh among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.9 points per game and third in rebounds at 6.4 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures nine times, including a pair of 20+ point games, and has grabbed six or more rebounds 10 times.
• 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 Wednesday's game averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, while shooting 40.5 percent (15-of-37) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 28 three-point field goals and is 11th in the ACC in threes per game (2.00 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game nine times and has 11 threes over the past three games.
• Au'Diese Toney is 19-of-32 (.594) from the field and 12-of-14 (.857) from the foul line over his 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 his past two games for the Panthers. Toney missed Saturday's game against Wake Forest with a left elbow injury.
• Xavier Johnson (10) and Eric Hamilton (10) have combined to draw 20 offensive fouls. As a team, Pitt has drawn 28 offensive fouls through the first 14 games.
• Assistant coach Jason Capel was a four-year starter at UNC (1998-2002) helping the Tar Heels to the 2000 Final Four. A two-time All-ACC selection, Capel led UNC in scoring (15.6 ppg.), rebounds (8.6 rpg.) and steals (29) as a senior.
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020
7:00 PM • ACC Network
Chapel Hill, N.C. • Dean E. Smith Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face North Carolina Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Dean E. Smith Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 0-1 on the season in conference road games and have dropped 22 consecutive ACC road contests, dating back to an 83-72 win at Boston College Feb. 8, 2017.
• Pitt's backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (11.5 ppg.) combine to average 35.5 points per game. The group has accounted for 53.6 percent (497-of-928) of the team's scoring and has combined for 31 double-figure scoring efforts on the season.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 15.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 55.0 percent (11-of-20) from three-point range over the past three games.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in each of the past three games and is averaging 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in that span.
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 second in the ACC (T-21st in NCAA) in scoring defense at 60.4 points per game.
• 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 ranks third in the ACC in offensive rebound percentage (.345) and offensive rebounds per game (12.3 orpg.). Au'Diese Toney (2.0 orpg.), Eric Hamilton (2.0 orpg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.9 orpg.) combine for 5.9 offensive rebounds per game.
• Pitt's top four scorers - Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.9 ppg.), Ryan Murphy (11.5 ppg.) and Justin Champagnie (10.9 ppg.) - combine for 46.4 points per game and 70.0 percent (650-of-928) of the team's scoring. The group combined for a season-high 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 14th in the NCAA with a 22.0 defensive free throw rate (the ratio of foul shots to field goal attempts). Pitt opponents average 12.1 free throw attempts and 55.1 field goal attempts per game.
• Pitt is 13th in the NCAA in fewest fouls per game (14.4 fpg.). Six of the top 15 teams on the list are in the ACC. The Panthers have limited the opposition to 8.6 made free throws per game. Wake Forest made an opponent season-high 18 free throws in Pitt's last outing.
• Trey McGowens has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games and 11 times overall on the season. He is averaging 13.1 points, 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game in that span.
• Justin Champagnie ranks seventh among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.9 points per game and third in rebounds at 6.4 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures nine times, including a pair of 20+ point games, and has grabbed six or more rebounds 10 times.
• 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 Wednesday's game averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, while shooting 40.5 percent (15-of-37) from three-point range.
• Ryan Murphy leads the team with 28 three-point field goals and is 11th in the ACC in threes per game (2.00 3pg.). He has made two or more three-point field goals in a game nine times and has 11 threes over the past three games.
• Au'Diese Toney is 19-of-32 (.594) from the field and 12-of-14 (.857) from the foul line over his 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 his past two games for the Panthers. Toney missed Saturday's game against Wake Forest with a left elbow injury.
• Xavier Johnson (10) and Eric Hamilton (10) have combined to draw 20 offensive fouls. As a team, Pitt has drawn 28 offensive fouls through the first 14 games.
• Assistant coach Jason Capel was a four-year starter at UNC (1998-2002) helping the Tar Heels to the 2000 Final Four. A two-time All-ACC selection, Capel led UNC in scoring (15.6 ppg.), rebounds (8.6 rpg.) and steals (29) as a senior.
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G/F
/ Men's Basketballfirst day HYPE
Monday, September 22
Unscripted | Episode 1 | NBA 2K26 Summer League
Tuesday, September 02
Unscripted | Coming 9/2/2025 | Pitt Men's Basketball
Tuesday, September 02
Unscripted Trailer
Monday, September 01