Pitt Welcomes Louisville to the Petersen Events Center Saturday Afternoon

Pitt (6-10, 1-4 ACC) vs. Louisville (10-6, 4-2 ACC)
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 • 4:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Louisville Saturday, Jan. 15 in the second matchup in 10 days between the two teams. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. on the ACC Network with Wes Durham and Dan Bonner calling the action.
• Corporate partner Clearview Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor for Saturday's contest between the Panthers and Cardinals.
• Louisville posted a three-point win over Pitt in the first meeting of the season in a game that featured six technical fouls, 43 fouls called and 57 free throw attempts.
• Femi Odukale has scored in double figures in four of the past five games and is averaging 14.6 points per game in that span.
• John Hugley is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game through five conference games. He is averaging 10.0 free throw attempts per game, while scoring 39 of 81 points in ACC play from the foul line.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past nine games and is averaging 15.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in that span. He has scored 14 or more points in six of the past nine contests. Burton has scored in double figures in all five league games and is averaging 15.0 points per game in ACC play.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is 11-of-26 (.423) from three-point range and is averaging 13.2 points per game over the past six contests.

By The Numbers
• John Hugley has scored in double figures a team-best 11 times, including five games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (15.2 ppg.), rebounds (8.2 rpg.), offensive rebounds (46), field goals (75), field goal attempts (166), free throws made (89), free throw attempts (124) and double-doubles (5).
• Jamarius Burton has scored 14 or more points in six of the past seven games and is averaging a team-best 15.8 points per game in that stretch.
• John Hugley ranks ninth in the NCAA in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.3) and free throw rate (74.7 pct.), while Femi Odukale is 13th overall in free throw rate (70.5 pct.).
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 11 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures eight of the 11 contests and blocked two or more shots in seven of those games.
• Jamarius Burton has made at least one three-point field goal in each of the past nine games. He is averaging 15.0 points per game, while going 13-of-33 (.394) from three-point range in that span.
• John Hugley has gotten to the free throw line 97 times in the past 10 games, including a career-best 20 times in the win over Boston College. He leads the league in free throw attempts (7.8 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.6 ftmpg.), while shooting 71.8 percent (89-of-124) from the charity stripe.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 15.4 points per game in contests he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in seven of the eight games this season when he has made a three-pointer.
• Jamarius Burton went 9-of-9 from the foul line and scored a career-high 21 points in the first meeting with Louisville.
• Onyebuchi Ezeakudo was placed on scholarship for the remainder of the season prior to Pitt's home game against Louisville Jan. 15. The former walk-on guard is shooting a team-high 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from three-point range, while averaging 1.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 17.8 minutes per game.
• Pitt's sophomore class - Noah Collier, John Hugley, William Jeffress and Femi Odukale - combines to average 33.9 points and 18.1 rebounds per game for the Panthers. Odukale (32.5), Jeffress (29.5 mpg.) and Hugley (29.2 mpg.) are three of the top four Panthers in minutes played per game and have combined to make 44 starts.
• Pitt has made 258 free throws, while its opponents have attempted 266 free throws this season. The Panthers lead the ACC with 23.8 free throw attempts per game and have outscored the opposition by 75 points from the free throw line.
• The Panthers have been outrebounded just two times this season. Pitt ranks third in the ACC in rebounding margin (+4.93) with the starting frontcourt of John Hugley (8.2 rpg.), Mouhamadou Gueye (5.9 rpg.) and William Jeffress (4.4 rpg.) combining for 51.8 percent of the team's rebounds.
• Pitt is averaging 23.7 points in the paint and 16.1 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 64.0 percent (638-of-997) of the team's points this season.
• The Panthers lead the NCAA in free throw rate (47.4 percent) and are one of just two schools with a free throw rate above 45.0 percent. Pitt is also first in the NCAA with 25.9 percent of its points coming from the free throw line.
• Pitt ranks fourth in the NCAA with 23.8 free throw attempts per game. The tandem of John Hugley (124) and Femi Odukale (98) has combined for 222 of the team's 380 free throw attempts.

Panther Spotlights
• John Hugley leads the NCAA in free throw attempts (124), while also ranking fourth in made free throws (89). He is 39-of-50 (.780) from the free throw stripe in conference play.
• Jamarius Burton has made 26 consecutive free throws and is 40-of-44 (.909) from the foul line for the season. He is shooting 97.3 percent (36-of-37) from the line over the past 11 games.

Pitt Welcomes Louisville to the Petersen Events Center Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Noah Collier

Onyebuchi Ezeakudo

Mouhamadou Gueye

John Hugley IV

William Jeffress

Femi Odukale