Tuesday, January 19
Pittsburgh, Pa.
9 PM
Pitt
vs
Duke
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Pitt (7-3, 3-1 ACC) vs. Duke (5-3, 3-1 ACC)
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 • 9:00 PM
ESPN • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening TIp
• Pitt hosts Duke Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Petersen Events Center in a matchup between a pair of teams currently 3-1 in the ACC. Game time is set for 9:00 p.m. with ESPN televising the game.
• The Panthers are looking to match their best ACC start since joining the conference. Pitt started league play 4-1 in the 2013-14 and the 2015-16 seasons.
• Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - combine to average 49.7 points, 23.4 rebounds and 9.9 assists per game. The trio has registered 22 double-figure scoring games, including nine 20+ point games. The group combined for 65 points in Pitt's 96-76 win over Syracuse.
• Justin Champagnie has posted four games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. He ranks second in the NCAA in rebounds (12.9 rpg.) and is second in the ACC in scoring (18.7 ppg.).
• Au'Diese Toney has raised his scoring average by 6.4 points per game from a year ago and ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.9 ppg.), 18th in rebounds (6.1 rpg.) and seventh in field goal percentage (.506).
• Xavier Johnson is one of two players in the ACC averaging at least 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He leads the ACC in assists (5.6 apg.) and has recorded seven or more assists five times. Johnson has 14 assists with just three turnovers in the past two games.
By The Numbers
• Pitt's first scheduled game against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Dec. 29 was postponed due to COVID protocols. The contest has yet to be rescheduled.
• Pitt, ranked second in the ACC and fifth nationally in rebounds per game (43.2 rpg.), has outrebounded seven of its first nine opponents. The Panthers have not averaged 40 or more rebounds per game since the 1993-94 season.
• The Panthers have held ACC opponents to 23.8 percent (24-of-101) shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Pitt leads the ACC and ranks sixth in the NCAA in three-point field goal defense (.258).
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (12th nationally) in offensive rebounds (14.4 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.369). The Panthers have a +75 scoring margin in second chance points.
• Pitt ranks 17th in defensive effective field goal percentage (.444) and 37th in adjusted defensive efficiency (93.2) and raw defensive efficiency (91.9) according to KenPom.
• The Panthers have emerged as a second half team, overcoming halftime deficits in wins over Syracuse (twice) and Northwestern. Pitt is averaging 42.8 points per game and shooting 50.0 percent from the field in the second half of play this season. The Panthers scoring jumps 11.9 ppg., while their shooting percentage is 14.0 percent better, after halftime.
• Xavier Johnson has made 16 consecutive free throws, including all 13 attempts in Saturday's win over Syracuse. He ranks fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.800 - 44-of-55). Johnson has made 10 or more free throws in a game five times in his career.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures in seven of his eight games played this season and 30 times in his career. The Panthers are 20-10 over the past three seasons when Toney scores 10 or more points.
• Justin Champagnie earned ACC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after recording 24 points and 16 rebounds in Pitt's home win over Syracuse. He joins Michael Young (2016-17) and Lamar Patterson (2013-14) as the only Panthers to earn multiple ACC Player of the Week accolades in a season.
• Ithiel Horton has scored in double figures in three of the past four games. He is averaging 14.5 points per game, while shooting 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from three-point range in that stretch.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in just over 23 minutes per game over the past five contests. He has scored in double figures in two of the past three contests with his averages jumping to 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in that stretch.
• Justin Champagnie has posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in four of his past five games. He is averaging 20.0 points and 15.2 rebounds per game during that stretch.
• Xavier Johnson topped the 20-point mark for the 14th time in his career in Saturday's win over Syracuse. The Panthers have won the past five games when Johnson scores 20 or more points and are 10-4 overall in those games.
• Au'Diese Toney scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, in last year's meeting with Duke.
• Justin Champagnie has recorded a double-double in four of his seven games played and is one of three Power 5 players (along with Derek Culver, West Virginia and Kofi Cockburn, Illinois) averaging a double-doulbe for the season.
• Jeff Capel racked up 1,601 points, 433 assists and 220 three-point field goals as a four-year starter for Mike Krzyzewski from 1994-98. Duke won 83 games and played in the 1994 NCAA Championship game during his playing days.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 • 9:00 PM
ESPN • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening TIp
• Pitt hosts Duke Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Petersen Events Center in a matchup between a pair of teams currently 3-1 in the ACC. Game time is set for 9:00 p.m. with ESPN televising the game.
• The Panthers are looking to match their best ACC start since joining the conference. Pitt started league play 4-1 in the 2013-14 and the 2015-16 seasons.
• Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney - combine to average 49.7 points, 23.4 rebounds and 9.9 assists per game. The trio has registered 22 double-figure scoring games, including nine 20+ point games. The group combined for 65 points in Pitt's 96-76 win over Syracuse.
• Justin Champagnie has posted four games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. He ranks second in the NCAA in rebounds (12.9 rpg.) and is second in the ACC in scoring (18.7 ppg.).
• Au'Diese Toney has raised his scoring average by 6.4 points per game from a year ago and ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.9 ppg.), 18th in rebounds (6.1 rpg.) and seventh in field goal percentage (.506).
• Xavier Johnson is one of two players in the ACC averaging at least 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He leads the ACC in assists (5.6 apg.) and has recorded seven or more assists five times. Johnson has 14 assists with just three turnovers in the past two games.
By The Numbers
• Pitt's first scheduled game against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Dec. 29 was postponed due to COVID protocols. The contest has yet to be rescheduled.
• Pitt, ranked second in the ACC and fifth nationally in rebounds per game (43.2 rpg.), has outrebounded seven of its first nine opponents. The Panthers have not averaged 40 or more rebounds per game since the 1993-94 season.
• The Panthers have held ACC opponents to 23.8 percent (24-of-101) shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Pitt leads the ACC and ranks sixth in the NCAA in three-point field goal defense (.258).
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (12th nationally) in offensive rebounds (14.4 orpg.) and offensive rebound percentage (.369). The Panthers have a +75 scoring margin in second chance points.
• Pitt ranks 17th in defensive effective field goal percentage (.444) and 37th in adjusted defensive efficiency (93.2) and raw defensive efficiency (91.9) according to KenPom.
• The Panthers have emerged as a second half team, overcoming halftime deficits in wins over Syracuse (twice) and Northwestern. Pitt is averaging 42.8 points per game and shooting 50.0 percent from the field in the second half of play this season. The Panthers scoring jumps 11.9 ppg., while their shooting percentage is 14.0 percent better, after halftime.
• Xavier Johnson has made 16 consecutive free throws, including all 13 attempts in Saturday's win over Syracuse. He ranks fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.800 - 44-of-55). Johnson has made 10 or more free throws in a game five times in his career.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures in seven of his eight games played this season and 30 times in his career. The Panthers are 20-10 over the past three seasons when Toney scores 10 or more points.
• Justin Champagnie earned ACC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after recording 24 points and 16 rebounds in Pitt's home win over Syracuse. He joins Michael Young (2016-17) and Lamar Patterson (2013-14) as the only Panthers to earn multiple ACC Player of the Week accolades in a season.
• Ithiel Horton has scored in double figures in three of the past four games. He is averaging 14.5 points per game, while shooting 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from three-point range in that stretch.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in just over 23 minutes per game over the past five contests. He has scored in double figures in two of the past three contests with his averages jumping to 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in that stretch.
• Justin Champagnie has posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in four of his past five games. He is averaging 20.0 points and 15.2 rebounds per game during that stretch.
• Xavier Johnson topped the 20-point mark for the 14th time in his career in Saturday's win over Syracuse. The Panthers have won the past five games when Johnson scores 20 or more points and are 10-4 overall in those games.
• Au'Diese Toney scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, in last year's meeting with Duke.
• Justin Champagnie has recorded a double-double in four of his seven games played and is one of three Power 5 players (along with Derek Culver, West Virginia and Kofi Cockburn, Illinois) averaging a double-doulbe for the season.
• Jeff Capel racked up 1,601 points, 433 assists and 220 three-point field goals as a four-year starter for Mike Krzyzewski from 1994-98. Duke won 83 games and played in the 1994 NCAA Championship game during his playing days.
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