Saturday, February 8
Pittsburgh, Pa.
2 PM
Pitt
vs
Georgia Tech
Panthers Host Georgia Tech Saturday Afternoon
2/7/2020 12:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (14-9, 5-7 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (11-12, 5-7 ACC)
Saturday, February 8, 2020
2:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Georgia Tech Saturday, Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) with Evan Lepler and Brian Oliver calling the contest.
• Pitt has matched its season win total (14) from a year ago and has already exceeded its ACC win total from the previous two seasons combined. The Panthers are tied for eighth (along with its next three opponents - Georgia Tech, Clemson and Virginia Tech) in the ACC standings at 5-7.
• Trey McGowens (12.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.8 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine for 46.7 points per game and 68.9 percent (1055-of-1529) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 63 of the team's 75 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Pitt is welcoming back over 50 former players and managers this weekend as part of its Men's Basketball Reunion Weekend. Among the alumni expected back are former Panther standouts Billy Knight, Sam Clancy, DeJuan Blair, Carl Krause, Julius Page and Calvin Sheffield.
By The Numbers
• Pitt has won three consecutive ACC home games and is looking for its first four-game conference home win streak since the 2014-15 season.
• The Panthers are 7-6 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Nine of Pitt's past 11 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 (37th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 63.4 points per game.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC and 24th nationally with a +3.26 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 18 games. Pitt has not committed more turnovers than its opponent has since the Kansas State game Nov. 25.
• The Panthers are third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.91 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.333). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 53 offensive boards, while Au'Diese Toney and Eric Hamilton have 42 and 40 offensive rebounds, respectively.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine to average 34.9 points per game. The group has accounted for 51.2 percent (783-of-1529) of the team's scoring with a combined 44 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Xavier Johnson is 12 points shy of becoming the fourth player in program history to top the 800-point plateau as a sophomore. He has scored 788 points in 56 career games (14.1 ppg.). Backcourt mate Trey McGowens is 21 points shy of reaching the 700-point mark.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 14.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from the field over the past five games. He has scored in double figures in four of the past five contests and 15 times overall.
• Sophomores Trey McGowens and Xavier Johnson have combined for 1,467 points in 56 career games (26.2 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 54 of 56 career games.
• 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 Saturday's game averaging 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 51.3 percent (58-of-113) from the field over the past 18 games after starting the season 8-of-31 (.258). He is averaging 9.8 points per game with six double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.8 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.3 rpg.).
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, while shooting 61.7 percent (50-of-81) from the field and 75.0 percent (27-of-36) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 68.5 percent (198-of-289) of Pitt's assists this season.
Panther Spotlights
• Justin Champagnie has grabbed seven or more rebounds in nine of the past 10 games. He ranks among the league leaders in rebounds (12th - 7.3 rpg.), defensive rebounds (12th - 4.96) and offensive rebounds (2.30 orpg.).
• Trey McGowens leads the Panthers in scoring at 12.8 points per game, while ranking among the league leaders in assists (13th - 3.4 apg.), free throw percentage (13th - .745), steals (4th - 1.83 spg.) and assist-to-turnover ratio (15th - 1.25:1).
Saturday, February 8, 2020
2:00 PM • Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet)
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Georgia Tech Saturday, Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet locally) with Evan Lepler and Brian Oliver calling the contest.
• Pitt has matched its season win total (14) from a year ago and has already exceeded its ACC win total from the previous two seasons combined. The Panthers are tied for eighth (along with its next three opponents - Georgia Tech, Clemson and Virginia Tech) in the ACC standings at 5-7.
• Trey McGowens (12.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.), Justin Champagnie (11.8 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine for 46.7 points per game and 68.9 percent (1055-of-1529) of the team's scoring. The group has combined for 63 of the team's 75 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Pitt is welcoming back over 50 former players and managers this weekend as part of its Men's Basketball Reunion Weekend. Among the alumni expected back are former Panther standouts Billy Knight, Sam Clancy, DeJuan Blair, Carl Krause, Julius Page and Calvin Sheffield.
By The Numbers
• Pitt has won three consecutive ACC home games and is looking for its first four-game conference home win streak since the 2014-15 season.
• The Panthers are 7-6 in games decided by 10 points or fewer. Nine of Pitt's past 11 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 (37th in NCAA) in scoring defense at 63.4 points per game.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC and 24th nationally with a +3.26 turnover margin. The Panthers have forced more turnovers than they have committed in 18 games. Pitt has not committed more turnovers than its opponent has since the Kansas State game Nov. 25.
• The Panthers are third in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (11.91 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.333). Justin Champagnie has a team-high 53 offensive boards, while Au'Diese Toney and Eric Hamilton have 42 and 40 offensive rebounds, respectively.
• The backcourt trio of Trey McGowens (12.8 ppg.), Xavier Johnson (12.0 ppg.) and Ryan Murphy (10.1 ppg.) combine to average 34.9 points per game. The group has accounted for 51.2 percent (783-of-1529) of the team's scoring with a combined 44 double-figure scoring efforts.
• Xavier Johnson is 12 points shy of becoming the fourth player in program history to top the 800-point plateau as a sophomore. He has scored 788 points in 56 career games (14.1 ppg.). Backcourt mate Trey McGowens is 21 points shy of reaching the 700-point mark.
• Justin Champagnie is averaging 14.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from the field over the past five games. He has scored in double figures in four of the past five contests and 15 times overall.
• Sophomores Trey McGowens and Xavier Johnson have combined for 1,467 points in 56 career games (26.2 ppg.). Johnson has started every game in that stretch, while McGowens has started 54 of 56 career games.
• 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 Saturday's game averaging 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Au'Diese Toney is shooting 51.3 percent (58-of-113) from the field over the past 18 games after starting the season 8-of-31 (.258). He is averaging 9.8 points per game with six double-figure scoring efforts in that span.
• Justin Champagnie, one of the top freshman in the ACC, ranks seventh among conference freshmen in scoring (11.8 ppg.) and third in rebounds (7.3 rpg.).
• Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown combine to average 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, while shooting 61.7 percent (50-of-81) from the field and 75.0 percent (27-of-36) from the foul line in conference play.
• Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens have combined for 68.5 percent (198-of-289) of Pitt's assists this season.
Panther Spotlights
• Justin Champagnie has grabbed seven or more rebounds in nine of the past 10 games. He ranks among the league leaders in rebounds (12th - 7.3 rpg.), defensive rebounds (12th - 4.96) and offensive rebounds (2.30 orpg.).
• Trey McGowens leads the Panthers in scoring at 12.8 points per game, while ranking among the league leaders in assists (13th - 3.4 apg.), free throw percentage (13th - .745), steals (4th - 1.83 spg.) and assist-to-turnover ratio (15th - 1.25:1).
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