Wednesday, February 12
Pittsburgh, Pa.
9 PM
Pitt
vs
Clemson
Pitt Welcomes Clemson to the Petersen Events Center Wednesday Evening
2/11/2020 10:37:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (15-9, 6-7 ACC) vs. Clemson (11-12, 5-8 ACC)
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
9:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Clemson Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) with Tim Brando and Dan Bonner calling the contest.
• The Panthers have surpassed their season win total (15) from a year ago and have exceeded their ACC win total (6) from the previous two seasons combined. Pitt is tied for eighth (along with Boston College) in the ACC standings at 6-7.
• Pitt will partner with Coaching for Literacy to help fight childhood illiteracy at Wednesday's game. Coaches and staff will wear ties and lapel pins to help raise awareness. More information is available at www.fightforliteracygames.org. All funds raised will support children in the Pittsburgh area through Reading is Fundamental.
• Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (12.6 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine for 47.6 points per game and 69.3 percent (1110-of-1602) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 66 of the team's 78 double-figure scoring efforts.
By The Numbers
• Pitt has won four consecutive ACC home games and is looking for its first five-game conference home win streak since winning the final two home games of the 2012-13 season and the first three home conference games of the 2013-14 campaign.
• The Panthers are 8-6 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Ten of Pitt's past 12 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Pitt has held 12 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 10-2 this season and 19-5 overall under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 111-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• The Panthers have held 10 opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 10-0 on the year and 17-0 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank third in the ACC (36th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 63.4 points per game.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC and 21st nationally with a +3.75 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 19 games.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.96 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.333). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 57 offensive boards, while Au'Diese Toney and Eric Hamilton have 44 and 40 offensive rebounds, respectively.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine to average 35.0 points per game. The group has accounted for 50.4 percent (808-of-1602) of the team's scoring with a combined 44 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Xavier Johnson is one point shy of becoming the fourth player in program history to top the 800-point plateau as a sophomore. He has scored 799 points in 57 career games (14.0 ppg.). Backcourt mate Trey McGowens is seven points shy of reaching the 700-point mark.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.6 percent (42-of-78) from the field over the past six games. He has scored in double figures in five of the past six contests and 16 times overall.
• Sophomores Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 1,492 points in 57 career games (26.2 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 55 of 57 career games.
• Xavier Johnson averaged 22.0 points per game on 14-of-23 (.609) shooting from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range in a pair of contests against Clemson last season.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 50.8 percent (61-of-120) from the field over the past 19 games after starting the season 8-of-31 (.258). He is averaging 9.6 points per game with six double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, is tied for fourth among conference freshmen in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.3 rpg.). He is averaging 13.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in conference play with three games with 20 or more points scored.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, while shooting 58.2 percent (53-of-91) from the field and 76.2 percent (32-of-42) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 70.2 percent (214-of-305) of Pitt's assists this season. The tandem combined for all 16 assists in Saturday's win over Georgia Tech.
Panther Spotlights
• Justin Champagnie was named ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time after averaging 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.1 percent (20-of-37) from the field in games at Notre Dame and against Georgia Tech.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 12.4 points and 6.0 assists per game with a 2.67:1 assist-to-turnover ratio over the past eight games. He had seven assists with no turnovers in Saturday's win over Georgia Tech.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
9:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Clemson Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) with Tim Brando and Dan Bonner calling the contest.
• The Panthers have surpassed their season win total (15) from a year ago and have exceeded their ACC win total (6) from the previous two seasons combined. Pitt is tied for eighth (along with Boston College) in the ACC standings at 6-7.
• Pitt will partner with Coaching for Literacy to help fight childhood illiteracy at Wednesday's game. Coaches and staff will wear ties and lapel pins to help raise awareness. More information is available at www.fightforliteracygames.org. All funds raised will support children in the Pittsburgh area through Reading is Fundamental.
• Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (12.6 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine for 47.6 points per game and 69.3 percent (1110-of-1602) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 66 of the team's 78 double-figure scoring efforts.
By The Numbers
• Pitt has won four consecutive ACC home games and is looking for its first five-game conference home win streak since winning the final two home games of the 2012-13 season and the first three home conference games of the 2013-14 campaign.
• The Panthers are 8-6 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Ten of Pitt's past 12 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Pitt has held 12 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field this season. The Panthers are 10-2 this season and 19-5 overall under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition below 40.0 percent shooting. Capel-led teams are 111-15 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent from the field.
• The Panthers have held 10 opponents to 60 points or fewer scored in a game this season. Pitt is 10-0 on the year and 17-0 under Jeff Capel when holding the opposition to 60 points or fewer scored. The Panthers rank third in the ACC (36th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 63.4 points per game.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC and 21st nationally with a +3.75 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 19 games.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.96 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.333). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 57 offensive boards, while Au'Diese Toney and Eric Hamilton have 44 and 40 offensive rebounds, respectively.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.9 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine to average 35.0 points per game. The group has accounted for 50.4 percent (808-of-1602) of the team's scoring with a combined 44 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Xavier Johnson is one point shy of becoming the fourth player in program history to top the 800-point plateau as a sophomore. He has scored 799 points in 57 career games (14.0 ppg.). Backcourt mate Trey McGowens is seven points shy of reaching the 700-point mark.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.6 percent (42-of-78) from the field over the past six games. He has scored in double figures in five of the past six contests and 16 times overall.
• Sophomores Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 1,492 points in 57 career games (26.2 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 55 of 57 career games.
• Xavier Johnson averaged 22.0 points per game on 14-of-23 (.609) shooting from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range in a pair of contests against Clemson last season.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 50.8 percent (61-of-120) from the field over the past 19 games after starting the season 8-of-31 (.258). He is averaging 9.6 points per game with six double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, is tied for fourth among conference freshmen in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.3 rpg.). He is averaging 13.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in conference play with three games with 20 or more points scored.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, while shooting 58.2 percent (53-of-91) from the field and 76.2 percent (32-of-42) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 70.2 percent (214-of-305) of Pitt's assists this season. The tandem combined for all 16 assists in Saturday's win over Georgia Tech.
Panther Spotlights
• Justin Champagnie was named ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time after averaging 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.1 percent (20-of-37) from the field in games at Notre Dame and against Georgia Tech.
• Xavier Johnson is averaging 12.4 points and 6.0 assists per game with a 2.67:1 assist-to-turnover ratio over the past eight games. He had seven assists with no turnovers in Saturday's win over Georgia Tech.
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