Panthers Travel to Boston College for Saturday Afternoon ACC Tilt

Pitt (8-12, 3-6 ACC) at Boston College (8-11, 3-6 ACC)
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 • 4:00 PM
Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Silvio O. Conte Forum
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt begins a stretch of four of its next five games on the road Saturday, Jan. 29 at Boston College. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. with Jon Meterparel and Dan Bonner calling the action on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers posted a 69-67 win over Boston College in the first meeting between the two schools this season as John Hugley posted a dominating performance with a career-high 32 points, 13 rebounds and two steals.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks second nationally in free throw attempts (454). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 16 of 20 games played this season. Pitt also leads the ACC (8th NCAA) in made free throws (315).
• John Hugley has scored in double figures eight times and is averaging 16.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in ACC play. He is attempting 9.2 free throws per game, while scoring 66 of 149 points in ACC play from the foul line.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 13 games and is averaging 15.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in that span. He has scored in double figures in all nine league games and is averaging 15.3 points per game in ACC play.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 10.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game in conference play. He is coming off a 19-point, 10-rebound, 3-block effort against Syracuse.

By The Numbers
• John Hugley has scored in double figures a team-best 15 times, including six games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (15.6 ppg.), rebounds (8.6 rpg.), offensive rebounds (58), field goals (95), field goal attempts (213), free throws made (116), free throw attempts (157) and double-doubles (6).
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 13 consecutive games. He has topped the 20-point mark four times in that span, including a career-high matching 21 points in Tuesday's win over Syracuse. He added five rebounds and five assists to become the fourth player (10th time) under Jeff Capel to post a 20-5-5 (points-rebounds-assists) game.
• Ithiel Horton was reinstated to the program Wednesday, Jan. 26. He went 3-of-5 from the field and scored 13 points at Louisville Jan. 5 in his lone appearance this season. Horton averaged 8.9 points and made a team-high 43 three-point field goals last season.
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (21) and blocked shots (38). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories.
• John Hugley ranks seventh in the NCAA in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.3) and free throw rate (73.7 pct.), while Femi Odukale is 25th overall in free throw rate (62.5 pct.). Pitt is the only team in the NCAA with two players ranked in the top 25 in free throw rate.
• John Hugley (157) and Femi Odukale (110) have combined for 267 of the team's 454 free throw attempts (58.8 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 2.4 blocks in 14 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures and blocked two or more shots in 10 of those games.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 14.3 points per game in contests he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in nine of the 10 games this season when he has made a three-pointer.
• John Hugley (18.0 ppg.), Jamarius Burton (15.2 ppg.), Mouhamadou Gueye (10.0 ppg.) and Femi Odukale (9.5 ppg.) have accounted for 86.4 percent (52.7 ppg.) of the team's scoring over the past six games.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.9 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.8 ftmpg.), while shooting 73.9 percent (116-of-157) from the charity stripe. He set career-highs in made free throws (15) and free throw attempts (20) in the first meeting against Boston College.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season. He ranks 14th in the ACC in assists per game (3.26 apg.).
• Pitt has made 315 free throws, while its opponents have attempted (331) this season. The Panthers rank sixth in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (22.7 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 88 points from the free throw line.
• Pitt is averaging 23.6 points in the paint and 15.8 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 63.9 percent (789-of-1235) of the team's points.
• The Panthers lead the NCAA in free throw rate (45.2 percent) and points distribution from the foul line (25.5 percent). Pitt and Manhattan are the only schools in the NCAA getting over 25 percent of their overall scoring output from the free throw line.
• Pitt has held the opposition to 28.6 percent (55-of-192) shooting from three-point range in its eight wins. By contrast, the opposition has shot 36.3 percent (102-of-281) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.

Panther Spotlights
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 15.9 points and 5.0 rebounds, while going 42-of-88 (.477) from the field, including 12-of-28 (.423) from three-point range, over the past eight contests.
• Onyebuchi Ezeakudo is 7-of-17 (.412) from three-point range in ACC play. The former walk-on guard went 3-of-4 from three and scored a career-high 11 points Tuesday against Syracuse.

Panthers Travel to Boston College for Saturday Afternoon ACC Tilt

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Onyebuchi Ezeakudo

Mouhamadou Gueye

Ithiel Horton

John Hugley IV

Femi Odukale