Panthers Host Virginia Wednesday in 9 PM Tipoff

Pitt (7-10, 2-4 ACC) vs. Virginia (10-7, 4-3 ACC)
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 • 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt welcomes Virginia to the Petersen Events Center Wednesday, Jan. 19 in the second meeting between the two teams this season. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. on the ACC Network with Angel Gray and Dan Bonner calling the action.
• The Panthers fell to Virginia, 57-56, on a last second fadeaway by Jayden Gardner. There were 14 lead changes and four ties in the Dec. 3 contest in Charlottesville.
• John Hugley is averaging 16.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game through six conference games. He is averaging 9.8 free throw attempts per game, while scoring 46 of 100 points in ACC play from the foul line. He has scored in double figures five times in league play.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 10 games and is averaging 15.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in that span. He has scored 14 or more points in seven of the past 10 contests. Burton has scored in double figures in all six league games and is averaging 15.8 points per game in ACC play.
• Mouhamadou Gueye has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games and is averaging 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in that stretch.
• Femi Odukale has scored in double figures in five of the past six games and is averaging 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in that span.

By The Numbers
• John Hugley has scored in double figures a team-best 12 times, including five games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (15.4 ppg.), rebounds (8.1 rpg.), offensive rebounds (46), field goals (81), field goal attempts (176), free throws made (96), free throw attempts (133) and double-doubles (5).
• Jamarius Burton has scored 14 or more points in five consecutive games and is averaging 16.8 points per game on 47.5 percent (28-of-59) shooting from the field in that stretch.
• John Hugley ranks eighth in the NCAA in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.4) and ninth in free throw rate (75.6 pct.), while Femi Odukale is 21st overall in free throw rate (67.1 pct.).
• John Hugley (133) and Femi Odukale (102) have combined for 235 of the team's 399 free throw attempts (58.9 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game nine times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 11.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 12 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures nine of the 12 contests and blocked two or more shots in eight of those games.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 10 consecutive games. He has topped the 20-point mark three times in that span.
• John Hugley has gotten to the free throw line 106 times in the past 11 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 72.2 percent (96-of-133) from the charity stripe.
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (19) and blocked shots (29). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 14.8 points per game in contests he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in eight of the nine games this season when he has made a three-pointer.
• Former walk-on guard Onyebuchi Ezeakudo has made four starts on the season including the game at Virginia in Dec. He knocked down a pair of three-pointers and scored a career-high eight points in Charlottesville.
• Pitt has made 271 free throws, while its opponents have attempted 277 free throws this season. The Panthers are third in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (23.5 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 80 points from the free throw line.
• The Panthers have been outrebounded just two times this season. Pitt ranks second in the ACC in rebounding margin (+4.82) with John Hugley (8.1 rpg.), Mouhamadou Gueye (6.0 rpg.) and William Jeffress (4.3 rpg.) combining for 51.1 percent of the team's rebounds.
• Pitt is averaging 24.3 points in the paint and 15.9 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 64.5 percent (685-of-1062) of the team's points.
• The Panthers rank second in the NCAA in free throw rate (46.5 percent) and are one of just two schools with a free throw rate above 45.0 percent. Pitt is also second in the NCAA with 25.5 percent of its points coming from the free throw line.
• Pitt went a season-best 8-of-16 (.500) from three-point range in the first meeting against Virginia. The Panthers are shooting 35.2 percent (37-of-105) from three-point range in ACC play after shooting just 30.4 percent (51-of-168) from beyond the arc in 11 non-conference games.
• Each of the past three meetings between Pitt and Virginia have been decided by seven points or fewer.

Panther Spotlights
• Jamarius Burton has made 30 consecutive free throws and is 44-of-48 (.917) from the foul line. He leads the ACC (11th in the NCAA) in free throw percentage. Burton is the fifth Panther to make 30 or more consecutive free throws.
• John Hugley has scored 20 or more points in five of Pitt's 12 home games and is averaging 17.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game at the Petersen Events Center.

Panthers Host Virginia Wednesday in 9 PM Tipoff

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Onyebuchi Ezeakudo

Mouhamadou Gueye

John Hugley IV

William Jeffress

Femi Odukale