Pitt Homestand Continues Saturday Night Against Notre Dame

Pitt (8-4, 4-3 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (5-9, 2-6 ACC)
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 • 8:00 PM
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Notre Dame Saturday, Jan. 30 in the second game of a four-game homestand at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. with the game being televised on the ACC Network.
• Saturday's game is a makeup from a Jan. 2 matchup at the Petersen Events Center between Pitt and Notre Dame that was postponed due to COVID protocols.
• Justin Champagnie, Xavier Johnson and Au'Diese Toney combine to average 49.3 points, 22.4 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game. The trio has registered 27 double-figure scoring games, including 12 games with 20 or more points scored, and eight double-doubles.
• Justin Champagnie has posted six games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. He ranks second in the NCAA in rebounds (12.2 rpg.), 16th in double-doubles (6) and 27th in scoring (20.2 ppg.).
• Xavier Johnson leads the ACC in assists (6.3 apg.) and has recorded seven or more assists in each of the past five games.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures nine times with seven games with 15 or more points scored. Pitt has won the past six games when Toney tops the 15-point mark.
• Ithiel Horton is averaging 10.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 37.5 percent (15-of-40) from three-point range in conference play.

By the Numbers
• Eight of the past nine games in the Pitt-Notre Dame series have been decided by single digits. Eight of the 10 games in the series played at the Petersen Events Center have been decided by fewer than 10 points.
• Pitt ranks 14th in the NCAA rebounds per game (41.2 rpg.) and has outrebounded eight of its first 12 opponents. The Panthers are 6-2 on the season and 20-9 under Jeff Capel when outrebounding the opposition.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (18th nationally) in offensive rebounds (13.6 orpg.) and third in offensive rebound percentage (.351). The Panthers have a +72 scoring margin in second chance points for the season.
• The Panthers lead the ACC and ranks 17th in the NCAA in three-point field goal defense (.282). Pitt has held seven of its past nine opponents to under 30 percent shooting from beyond the three-point arc.
• Pitt, ranked third in the ACC in assists (16.1 apg.), has recorded 17 or more assists in three of the past four games. The Panthers have assisted on 70.5 percent (74-of-105) of their made field goals in the past four games.
• Justin Champagnie was named ACC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and for the third time this season Monday after averaging 24.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 3.5 steals per game. the previous week He went 19-of-27 (.704) from the field, including 6-of-10 (.600) from three-point range, in games against Duke and Wake Forest to earn the honors.
• Justin Champagnie is the eighth player in program history to earn three conference player of the week honors. He joins Lamar Patterson (2013-14) as the only Panthers to earn three conference player of the week accolades in a season.
• Abdoul Karim Coulibaly is averaging 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 9-of-17 from the field and 9-of-12 from the foul line over the past three games.
• Xavier Johnson is 30-of-35 (.857) from the foul line in conference play. He ranks sixth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.791 - 53-of-67) for the season.
• Au'Diese Toney is averaging a career-best 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He ranks seventh in the ACC in offensive rebounds (2.7 orpg.) and has shot a team-high 70 free throws. Toney has shot just two free throws over the past two games after getting to the line a career-best 17 times in the win over Duke.
• Justin Champagnie ranks 17th in the NCAA with six double-doubles and is one of three players (along with Derek Culver, West Virginia and Kofi Cockburn, Illinois) from a power five school averaging a double-double for the season.
• Au'Diese Toney has scored in double figures nine times this season and 32 times in his career. The Panthers are 21-11 over the past three seasons when Toney scores 10 or more points.
• Xavier Johnson has recorded seven or more assists in each of the past five games and eight times overall on the season. He leads the ACC and ranks 14th nationally in assists (6.3 apg.). Johnson is attempting to become the first Panther to average more than 6.0 assists per game since Tray Woodall (2010-11).
• Justin Champagnie has posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in six of his past eight games. He is averaging 21.4 points and 13.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.4 percent (66-of-115) from the field, including 45.5 percent (15-of-33) from three-point range, during that stretch.

Suits and Sneakers Week
• Suits and Sneakers Week is the most visible time for the Coaches vs. Cancer program during basketball season. Coaches wear sneakers with their suits at games Jan. 25-31 to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society. Visit SuitsAndSneakers.org to make a donation or find additional information.
• Head coach Jeff Capel will wear custom Air Force Ones with the rest of the coaching staff sporting Nike Air Max 270s.

Pitt Homestand Continues Saturday Night Against Notre Dame

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Players Mentioned

Justin Champagnie

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

Ithiel Horton

Xavier Johnson

Au'Diese Toney