Tuesday, December 22
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Louisville
Panthers Back In Action Tuesday Against Louisville
12/21/2020 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (5-1, 1-0 ACC) vs. Louisville (4-1, 0-0 ACC)
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 • 7:00 PM
RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Louisville in ACC play Tuesday, Dec. 16. Game time is set for 7 p.m. with AT&T Sportsnet and the ACC's Regional Sports Networks televising the game.
• The Panthers have won five consecutive games, including Wednesday's ACC opener at Miami. Pitt is allowing just 61.6 points per game on 37.2 percent (107-of-288) shooting from the field during its five-game win streak.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in all six games and is second in the ACC with three double-doubles. He enters Tuesday's contests averaging 17.8 points and a conference-leading 12.3 rebounds per game.
• Pitt's three returning starters - Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - combine for 49.2 points, 23.0 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game this season. The trio has registered for 16 of the team's 18 double-figure scoring games, including seven games with 20 or more points scored.
• Xavier Johnson leads the ACC in assists (6.0 apg.), while also ranking 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.64:1), 13th in scoring (15.2 ppg.) and tied for 15th in three-point field goals (1.83 3pg.).
• Au'Diese Toney has raised his scoring average by 6.7 points per game and is tied for ninth in the ACC in scoring (16.2 ppg.). He has scored in double figures in five of six games this season.
By the Numbers
• Pitt's five-game win streak is tied for the second longest win streak under Jeff Capel. The Panthers won the first six games of the 2018-19 season and had a five-game win streak last season.
• Pitt is the only school in the ACC with three players ranked in the top 15 in scoring. The Panther trio of Au'Diese Toney, Xavier Johnson and Justin Champagnie combines for 49.2 points per game, 65.6 percent of Pitt's scoring output. Champagnie (17.8 ppg.) is tied for fifth in the ACC in scoring, while Toney (16.2 ppg.) and Johnson (15.2 ppg.) rank tied for ninth and 13th, respectively.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in rebounding (44.0 rpg.) and rebound margin (+11.0 rpg.). Pitt has outrebounded five of its six opponents on the season.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in offensive rebounds (14.3 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.374). Pitt also has a +61 scoring margin in second chance points.
• Pitt ranks 14th nationally in rebounds per game (44.5 rpg.). The Panthers have not averaged 40 or more rebounds per game since the 1993-94 season.
• Xavier Johnson is 12 points shy of becoming the 47th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Johnson is averaging 13.8 points with 55 double-figure scoring efforts in 72 career games.
• Justin Champagnie ranks fifth in the NCAA in rebounding (12.4 rpg.) and is the only player in the country averaging better than 17.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
• Xavier Johnson and Carlik Jones (Louisville) are the only players in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Johnson enters Tuesday's game averaging 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored 15 or more points in five of six games and istied for ninth in the ACC in scoring (16.2 ppg). He also ranks fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.525) and 11th in offensive rebounds (2.3 orpg.).
• Ithiel Horton has made four or more three-point field goals in a game twice this season and 12 times in his career. He has 90 three-point field goals and shoots 40 percent from beyond the arc for his career.
• Pitt's post trio - Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, John Hugley and Terrell Brown - combines to average 10.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Hugley had a season-high nine points in the win over Miami.
• Nike Sibande made his Pitt debut against Miami after missing the first five games, while awaiting the NCAA's immediate eligibility decision. He scored 1,496 points and made 187 three-point field goals in 98 career games.
• Justin Champagnie posted two of the four 20+ rebound games against Division I opponents this season. His 41 rebounds in back-to-back games against Northwestern (20) and Gardner-Webb (20) is the most in program history.
• Pitt has shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half in four of the past five games. The Panthers are shooting 50.3 percent (88-of-175) from the field in the second half of play on the season, including 51.4 percent (74-of-144) during its current five-game win streak.
• The Panthers are second in the ACC in assists (16.7 apg.) and are assisting on 61.7 percent (100-of-162) of their made field goals. Xavier Johnson (36) and Au'Diese Toney (16) have accounted for 52 of the team's 100 assists.
• The Panthers have held their past five opponents to 24.6 percent (28-of-114) shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Pitt leads the ACC (T-32nd in the NCAA) in three-point field goal defense (.266) on the season.
Capel to Miss Louisville Game
• Jeff Capel will miss Tuesday's game after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Associate head coach Tim O'Toole will assume head coaching duties in Capel's absence.
• Subsequent testing has resulted in no further positive tests in the program and contact tracing has not placed anyone else in the program in quarantine. Pitt uses a state-of-the-art KINEXON tracking system to monitor close contacts in the program on a daily basis.
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 • 7:00 PM
RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Louisville in ACC play Tuesday, Dec. 16. Game time is set for 7 p.m. with AT&T Sportsnet and the ACC's Regional Sports Networks televising the game.
• The Panthers have won five consecutive games, including Wednesday's ACC opener at Miami. Pitt is allowing just 61.6 points per game on 37.2 percent (107-of-288) shooting from the field during its five-game win streak.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in all six games and is second in the ACC with three double-doubles. He enters Tuesday's contests averaging 17.8 points and a conference-leading 12.3 rebounds per game.
• Pitt's three returning starters - Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - combine for 49.2 points, 23.0 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game this season. The trio has registered for 16 of the team's 18 double-figure scoring games, including seven games with 20 or more points scored.
• Xavier Johnson leads the ACC in assists (6.0 apg.), while also ranking 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.64:1), 13th in scoring (15.2 ppg.) and tied for 15th in three-point field goals (1.83 3pg.).
• Au'Diese Toney has raised his scoring average by 6.7 points per game and is tied for ninth in the ACC in scoring (16.2 ppg.). He has scored in double figures in five of six games this season.
By the Numbers
• Pitt's five-game win streak is tied for the second longest win streak under Jeff Capel. The Panthers won the first six games of the 2018-19 season and had a five-game win streak last season.
• Pitt is the only school in the ACC with three players ranked in the top 15 in scoring. The Panther trio of Au'Diese Toney, Xavier Johnson and Justin Champagnie combines for 49.2 points per game, 65.6 percent of Pitt's scoring output. Champagnie (17.8 ppg.) is tied for fifth in the ACC in scoring, while Toney (16.2 ppg.) and Johnson (15.2 ppg.) rank tied for ninth and 13th, respectively.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in rebounding (44.0 rpg.) and rebound margin (+11.0 rpg.). Pitt has outrebounded five of its six opponents on the season.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in offensive rebounds (14.3 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.374). Pitt also has a +61 scoring margin in second chance points.
• Pitt ranks 14th nationally in rebounds per game (44.5 rpg.). The Panthers have not averaged 40 or more rebounds per game since the 1993-94 season.
• Xavier Johnson is 12 points shy of becoming the 47th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Johnson is averaging 13.8 points with 55 double-figure scoring efforts in 72 career games.
• Justin Champagnie ranks fifth in the NCAA in rebounding (12.4 rpg.) and is the only player in the country averaging better than 17.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
• Xavier Johnson and Carlik Jones (Louisville) are the only players in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Johnson enters Tuesday's game averaging 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored 15 or more points in five of six games and istied for ninth in the ACC in scoring (16.2 ppg). He also ranks fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.525) and 11th in offensive rebounds (2.3 orpg.).
• Ithiel Horton has made four or more three-point field goals in a game twice this season and 12 times in his career. He has 90 three-point field goals and shoots 40 percent from beyond the arc for his career.
• Pitt's post trio - Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, John Hugley and Terrell Brown - combines to average 10.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Hugley had a season-high nine points in the win over Miami.
• Nike Sibande made his Pitt debut against Miami after missing the first five games, while awaiting the NCAA's immediate eligibility decision. He scored 1,496 points and made 187 three-point field goals in 98 career games.
• Justin Champagnie posted two of the four 20+ rebound games against Division I opponents this season. His 41 rebounds in back-to-back games against Northwestern (20) and Gardner-Webb (20) is the most in program history.
• Pitt has shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half in four of the past five games. The Panthers are shooting 50.3 percent (88-of-175) from the field in the second half of play on the season, including 51.4 percent (74-of-144) during its current five-game win streak.
• The Panthers are second in the ACC in assists (16.7 apg.) and are assisting on 61.7 percent (100-of-162) of their made field goals. Xavier Johnson (36) and Au'Diese Toney (16) have accounted for 52 of the team's 100 assists.
• The Panthers have held their past five opponents to 24.6 percent (28-of-114) shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Pitt leads the ACC (T-32nd in the NCAA) in three-point field goal defense (.266) on the season.
Capel to Miss Louisville Game
• Jeff Capel will miss Tuesday's game after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Associate head coach Tim O'Toole will assume head coaching duties in Capel's absence.
• Subsequent testing has resulted in no further positive tests in the program and contact tracing has not placed anyone else in the program in quarantine. Pitt uses a state-of-the-art KINEXON tracking system to monitor close contacts in the program on a daily basis.
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