Saturday, December 12
Pittsburgh, Pa.
4 PM
Pitt
vs
Gardner-Webb
Pitt Concludes Non-Conference Play Saturday vs. Gardner-Webb
12/11/2020 1:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (3-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Gardner-Webb (0-1, 0-0 Big South)
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 • 4:00 PM
RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt concludes non-conference play Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Petersen Events Center against Gardner-Webb. Game time is set for 4 p.m. with the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T Sportsnet locally) broadcasting the contest.
• Pitt is 22-6 against teams outside the Atlantic Coast Conference under head coach Jeff Capel with a 16-4 mark in non-conference contests at the Petersen Events Center.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored 15 or more points in each of the first four games, marking the first time in his career he has accomplished that feat. Toney is tied for fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.3 ppg.), fourth in field goal percentage (.581) and fourth in offensive rebounds (3.25 orpg.).
• Justin Champagnie is the only player in the ACC averaging a double-double. He is currently tied for fourth in scoring (18.3 ppg.), while leading the conference in rebounds (11.0 rpg.).
• Pitt's three returning starters - Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - are combining for 54.6 points, 21.8 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game this season. The trio combined for 59 points and 35 rebounds in Wednesday's win at Northwestern.
• The Panthers scored 70 or more points in each of the first four games of the season and are averaging 78.3 points per game. Pitt has not topped the 70-point mark in each of the first five games of the year since the 2013-14 season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is the only school in the ACC with three players ranked in the top 10 in scoring. The Panther trio of Au'Diese Toney, Xavier Johnson and Justin Champagnie combines for 54.6 points per game, 69.7 percent of Pitt's scoring output. Toney and Champagnie are tied for fourth at 18.3 points per game, while Johnson is tied for sixth (18.0 ppg.).
• Au'Diese Toney, one of the most improved players in the ACC, has raised his scoring average from last season by 8.8 points per game and his field goal percentage from 46.1 percent to 58.1 percent.
• Xavier Johnson is 31 points shy of becoming the 47th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Johnson is averaging 13.8 points with 54 double-figure scoring efforts in 70 career games.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 20.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.8 percent (24-of-43) from the field during Pitt's current three-game win streak.
• Au'Diese Toney ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage after going a combined 25-of-43 (.581) from the field over the first four games. He is 18-of-27 (.667) on his two-point attempts and 7-of-16 (.438) from three-point range.
• Xavier Johnson leads the ACC in assists (7.3 apg.), is tied for sixth in scoring (17.0 ppg.) and ranks ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.07:1) and. He and Carlik Jones (Louisville are the only players in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
• Nike Sibande has missed the first four games of the season as his waiver for immediate eligibility is still in process with the NCAA. Sibande averaged 15.1 points and 5.1 rebounds, while making 186 three-point field goals in 97 career games at Miami [Ohio].
• William Jeffress is the second youngest player in the NCAA to appear in a game this season and the youngest ACC player to play in a game since Brad Daugherty made his debut for North Carolina in the 1982-83 season opener. He is averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game.
• Pitt's post trio - Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, John Hugley and Terrell Brown - combines to average 9.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Coulibaly has started the past three games and is 6-of-9 (.667) from the field, while Hugley averages 2.0 offensive rebounds per game.
• The Panthers have had four different players make three or more three-point field goals in a game. Xavier Johnson is tied for fourth in the ACC in three-point field goals (2.50 3pg.) and fifth in three-point percentage (.385). Au'Diese Toney (1.8 3pg.), Ithiel Horton (1.8 3pg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.5 3pg.) are each averaging more than one three-point field goal per game.
• Pitt has shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half in each of the past three games. The Panthers are shooting 53.6 percent (60-of-112) from the field in the second half of play on the season, including 56.8 percent (46-of-81) during its current three-game win streak.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in assists (17.8 apg.) and are assisting on 62.8 percent (71-of-123) of its made field goals through four games. Xavier Johnson (29) and Au'Diese Toney (13) have accounted for 42 of the Panthers' 71 assists.
• Pitt is fourth in the ACC in three-point field goals (8.3 pg.) and fifth in three-point percentage (.347). Last season, the Panthers averaged just 5.3 threes per game, while shooting 29.6 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds (14.8 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.386). Pitt has a +43 scoring margin in second chance points.
Champagnie seeing 20/20
• Justin Champagnie recorded 20 points and 20 rebounds, while playing all 40 minutes in a 71-70 win at Northwestern to become just the fourth major conference player in the past 25 years to accomplish that feat.
• Champagnie's 20/20 game was just the 13th such game by an ACC player in the past 25 seasons and the first since Marvin Bagley (Duke) had 32 points and 21 rebounds against Florida State Dec. 30, 2017.
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 • 4:00 PM
RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt concludes non-conference play Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Petersen Events Center against Gardner-Webb. Game time is set for 4 p.m. with the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T Sportsnet locally) broadcasting the contest.
• Pitt is 22-6 against teams outside the Atlantic Coast Conference under head coach Jeff Capel with a 16-4 mark in non-conference contests at the Petersen Events Center.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored 15 or more points in each of the first four games, marking the first time in his career he has accomplished that feat. Toney is tied for fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.3 ppg.), fourth in field goal percentage (.581) and fourth in offensive rebounds (3.25 orpg.).
• Justin Champagnie is the only player in the ACC averaging a double-double. He is currently tied for fourth in scoring (18.3 ppg.), while leading the conference in rebounds (11.0 rpg.).
• Pitt's three returning starters - Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - are combining for 54.6 points, 21.8 rebounds and 11.5 assists per game this season. The trio combined for 59 points and 35 rebounds in Wednesday's win at Northwestern.
• The Panthers scored 70 or more points in each of the first four games of the season and are averaging 78.3 points per game. Pitt has not topped the 70-point mark in each of the first five games of the year since the 2013-14 season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is the only school in the ACC with three players ranked in the top 10 in scoring. The Panther trio of Au'Diese Toney, Xavier Johnson and Justin Champagnie combines for 54.6 points per game, 69.7 percent of Pitt's scoring output. Toney and Champagnie are tied for fourth at 18.3 points per game, while Johnson is tied for sixth (18.0 ppg.).
• Au'Diese Toney, one of the most improved players in the ACC, has raised his scoring average from last season by 8.8 points per game and his field goal percentage from 46.1 percent to 58.1 percent.
• Xavier Johnson is 31 points shy of becoming the 47th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Johnson is averaging 13.8 points with 54 double-figure scoring efforts in 70 career games.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 20.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.8 percent (24-of-43) from the field during Pitt's current three-game win streak.
• Au'Diese Toney ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage after going a combined 25-of-43 (.581) from the field over the first four games. He is 18-of-27 (.667) on his two-point attempts and 7-of-16 (.438) from three-point range.
• Xavier Johnson leads the ACC in assists (7.3 apg.), is tied for sixth in scoring (17.0 ppg.) and ranks ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.07:1) and. He and Carlik Jones (Louisville are the only players in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
• Nike Sibande has missed the first four games of the season as his waiver for immediate eligibility is still in process with the NCAA. Sibande averaged 15.1 points and 5.1 rebounds, while making 186 three-point field goals in 97 career games at Miami [Ohio].
• William Jeffress is the second youngest player in the NCAA to appear in a game this season and the youngest ACC player to play in a game since Brad Daugherty made his debut for North Carolina in the 1982-83 season opener. He is averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game.
• Pitt's post trio - Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, John Hugley and Terrell Brown - combines to average 9.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Coulibaly has started the past three games and is 6-of-9 (.667) from the field, while Hugley averages 2.0 offensive rebounds per game.
• The Panthers have had four different players make three or more three-point field goals in a game. Xavier Johnson is tied for fourth in the ACC in three-point field goals (2.50 3pg.) and fifth in three-point percentage (.385). Au'Diese Toney (1.8 3pg.), Ithiel Horton (1.8 3pg.) and Justin Champagnie (1.5 3pg.) are each averaging more than one three-point field goal per game.
• Pitt has shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half in each of the past three games. The Panthers are shooting 53.6 percent (60-of-112) from the field in the second half of play on the season, including 56.8 percent (46-of-81) during its current three-game win streak.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in assists (17.8 apg.) and are assisting on 62.8 percent (71-of-123) of its made field goals through four games. Xavier Johnson (29) and Au'Diese Toney (13) have accounted for 42 of the Panthers' 71 assists.
• Pitt is fourth in the ACC in three-point field goals (8.3 pg.) and fifth in three-point percentage (.347). Last season, the Panthers averaged just 5.3 threes per game, while shooting 29.6 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds (14.8 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.386). Pitt has a +43 scoring margin in second chance points.
Champagnie seeing 20/20
• Justin Champagnie recorded 20 points and 20 rebounds, while playing all 40 minutes in a 71-70 win at Northwestern to become just the fourth major conference player in the past 25 years to accomplish that feat.
• Champagnie's 20/20 game was just the 13th such game by an ACC player in the past 25 seasons and the first since Marvin Bagley (Duke) had 32 points and 21 rebounds against Florida State Dec. 30, 2017.
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