Saturday, February 22
Pittsburgh, Pa.
12 PM
Pitt
vs
Virginia
Panthers Host Virginia in Saturday Matinee
2/21/2020 8:39:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (15-12, 6-10) vs. Virginia (18-7, 10-5)
Saturday, February 22, 2020
12:00 PM • ESPN2
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns home to to face Virginia Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN2 with Doug Sherman and Malcolm Huckaby calling the contest.
• Saturday's game will be a 'stripe-out' with all fans receiving a blue or gold Stripe The Pete t-shirt.
• 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 has dropped its past three contests as the opposition has outscored the Panthers, 102-39, from three-point range in that span. Pitt is 9-of-57 (.158) from beyond the arc over the past three games.
• Justin Champagnie (12.4 ppg.), Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.) and Xavier Johnson (11.8 ppg.) combine for 36.3 points per game and 55.2 percent (981-of-1778) of the team's scoring. The trio has combined for 56 double-figures scoring games with Champagnie and Johnson leading the way with 19 games with 10 or more points scored.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers are 8-7 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Eleven of Pitt's past 15 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer. Virginia is 10-5 on the season in games 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.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 21st nationally with a +3.52 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 22 of 27 games.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.96 orpg.) and fourth in offensive rebound percentage (.331). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 62 offensive boards, including 18 offensive rebounds over the past six games.
• Pitt has made 21 more free throws (396) than its opponents have attempted (375) on the season. The Panthers are second in the ACC in made free throws, while shooting 72.0 percent (396-of-550) from the charity stripe.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.8 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (8.9 ppg.) combine to average 32.8 points per game. The group has accounted for 48.3 percent (859-of-1778) of the team's scoring with a combined 46 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 15.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.8 percent (51-of-109) from the field over the past nine games. He has scored in double figures in eight of the past nine contests and 19 times overall on the season.
• Sophomores Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 1,541 points in 60 career games (25.6 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 58 of 60 career games.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 50.3 percent (72-of-143) from the field over the past 21 games after going 8-of-31 (.258) from the field over the first six games of the season. He is averaging 10.3 points per game with nine double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks sixth among conference freshmen in scoring (12.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.2 rpg.). He is averaging 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in conference play and has three games with 20 or more points scored.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 56.9 percent (66-of-116) from the field and 71.7 percent (33-of-46) from the foul line in conference play. Hamilton has missed the past two games with an ankle injury.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 69.5 percent (237-of-341) of Pitt's assists this season. Both players rank among the ACC leads in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio, free throw percentage, steals and minutes played.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.0 points per game, while shooting 41.7 percent (30-of-72) from three-point range at the Pete. He has made three or more three-pointers in a game seven times and has made 30 of his 39 threes at home.
Panther Spotlights
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures in six of the past nine games and is averaging 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in that span. He has led the team in scoring in each of the past two games.
• Justin Champagnie is six rebounds shy of becoming just the fifth Pitt freshman (joining Sam Clancy, Charles Smith, DeJuan Blair and Chris Taft) to record 300 or more points and 200 or more rebounds in a season.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
12:00 PM • ESPN2
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns home to to face Virginia Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN2 with Doug Sherman and Malcolm Huckaby calling the contest.
• Saturday's game will be a 'stripe-out' with all fans receiving a blue or gold Stripe The Pete t-shirt.
• 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 has dropped its past three contests as the opposition has outscored the Panthers, 102-39, from three-point range in that span. Pitt is 9-of-57 (.158) from beyond the arc over the past three games.
• Justin Champagnie (12.4 ppg.), Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.) and Xavier Johnson (11.8 ppg.) combine for 36.3 points per game and 55.2 percent (981-of-1778) of the team's scoring. The trio has combined for 56 double-figures scoring games with Champagnie and Johnson leading the way with 19 games with 10 or more points scored.
By The Numbers
• The Panthers are 8-7 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Eleven of Pitt's past 15 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer. Virginia is 10-5 on the season in games 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.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 21st nationally with a +3.52 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 22 of 27 games.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.96 orpg.) and fourth in offensive rebound percentage (.331). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 62 offensive boards, including 18 offensive rebounds over the past six games.
• Pitt has made 21 more free throws (396) than its opponents have attempted (375) on the season. The Panthers are second in the ACC in made free throws, while shooting 72.0 percent (396-of-550) from the charity stripe.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.1 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (11.8 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (8.9 ppg.) combine to average 32.8 points per game. The group has accounted for 48.3 percent (859-of-1778) of the team's scoring with a combined 46 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 15.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.8 percent (51-of-109) from the field over the past nine games. He has scored in double figures in eight of the past nine contests and 19 times overall on the season.
• Sophomores Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 1,541 points in 60 career games (25.6 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 58 of 60 career games.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 50.3 percent (72-of-143) from the field over the past 21 games after going 8-of-31 (.258) from the field over the first six games of the season. He is averaging 10.3 points per game with nine double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks sixth among conference freshmen in scoring (12.4 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.2 rpg.). He is averaging 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in conference play and has three games with 20 or more points scored.
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 11.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting 56.9 percent (66-of-116) from the field and 71.7 percent (33-of-46) from the foul line in conference play. Hamilton has missed the past two games with an ankle injury.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 69.5 percent (237-of-341) of Pitt's assists this season. Both players rank among the ACC leads in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio, free throw percentage, steals and minutes played.
• Ryan Murphy is averaging 11.0 points per game, while shooting 41.7 percent (30-of-72) from three-point range at the Pete. He has made three or more three-pointers in a game seven times and has made 30 of his 39 threes at home.
Panther Spotlights
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures in six of the past nine games and is averaging 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in that span. He has led the team in scoring in each of the past two games.
• Justin Champagnie is six rebounds shy of becoming just the fifth Pitt freshman (joining Sam Clancy, Charles Smith, DeJuan Blair and Chris Taft) to record 300 or more points and 200 or more rebounds in a season.
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