Monday, November 28
Evanston, IL
9 PM
Pitt
at
Northwestern
Panthers Travel to Northwestern for ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchup
11/27/2022 12:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (4-3, 0-0 ACC) at Northwestern (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
Monday, November 28, 2022 • 9:00 PM [ET]
Evanston, Ill. • Welsh-Ryan Arena
ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens a three-game road stretch against Northwestern in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup Monday, Nov. 28. Tipoff at Welsh-Ryan Arena is set for 9:00 p.m. [ET] with Jordan Bernfield and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on ESPN2.
• The Panthers have won four consecutive games against Northwestern, including a 71-70 decision at Welsh-Ryan Arena in the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Monday's game caps off a stretch of six games in 13 days for the Panthers. Pitt is 3-2 with three consecutive wins in that span.
• The Panthers are 4-4 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge contests, including a 2-2 mark under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is also 2-2 in road games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Blake Hinson has posted six double figure scoring games, including four 15+ point efforts. He leads the Panthers and ranks 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.0 points per game, while shooting 52.1 percent (38-of-73) from the field and 37.8 percent (14-of-37) from three-point range.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 55.7 percent (34-of-61) from the field. He is also shooting 43.3 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range on the season..
• John Hugley IV has scored in double figures in each of the past three contests and is averaging 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the field in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 50.0 percent from the field this season. He leads the Panthers in scoring (16.0 ppg.), rebounds (6.4 rpg.), field goals (38), three-point field goals (14) and steals (10).
• Nike Sibande has been the first player off the bench for the Panthers in all seven games. He has come on strong over the past three games averaging 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over the past three contests.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all six games played this season and in 29 of his 36 games played as a Panther. He is averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Burton is one of two players in the ACC averaging at least 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons. Hinson (16.0 ppg.), Burton (14.7 ppg.), and Hugley IV (13.0 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through the first seven games.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,258 points, 667 rebounds, 598 assists, and 200 steals in 242 career games. The tandem is averaging 22.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game this season.
• Jamarius Burton (34-of-61, .557), John Hugley IV (18-of-33, .545) and Blake Hinson (38-of-73, .521) are a combined 90-of-167 (.539) from the field, while combining to average 43.7 points per game.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in a game four times and is ninth in the ACC in assists per game (4.1 apg.).
• Nike Sibande has grabbed nine rebounds in each of the past two games and is averaging 4.6 rebounds in just over 18 minutes per game. Sibande has 564 career rebounds from his guard position.
• John Hugley IV is averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, whle going 12-of-19 (.632) from the field over the past two games.
• Jamarius Burton is shooting 55.7 percent (34-of-61) from the field, including 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range. He has shot 60 percent or better in four of the past five games and is 31-of-52 (.596) from the floor in that span.
• Jorge Diaz Graham is 8-of-12 (.667) from the field, including 3-of-5 (.600) from three-point range, over the past three games. He is averaging 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are 29-of-82 (.354) from three-point range over the past three games with Jamarius Burton (5-of-8) and Blake Hinson (5-of-10) leading the way at a combined 10-of-18 (.556). Pitt shot just 25.5 percent (27-of-106) from beyond the arc in the first four games of the season.
• Pitt is averaging 45.0 rebounds per game during its current three-game win streak. The Panthers have a +11.7 rebound margin with Nike Sibande (7.3 rpg.), John Hugley IV (7.0 rpg.), Blake Hinson (6.7 rpg.), Jorge Diaz Graham (5.3 rpg.), and Greg Elliott (5.3 rpg.) each averaging over 5.0 rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 45.0 points per game on 63-of-116 (.543) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past four games.
• Pitt has won each of the past three games by 15 or more points for its first three-game win streak by double-digits since Dec. 15-29, 2018. The Panthers have not won four consecutive games by double figures since a five-game stretch during the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers are averaging 15.0 assists per game over the past three contests with 17 assists in each of the past two games. Nelly Cummings (14),Nike Sibande (10), and Jamarius Burton (8) have combined for 32 assists in that span.
Monday, November 28, 2022 • 9:00 PM [ET]
Evanston, Ill. • Welsh-Ryan Arena
ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens a three-game road stretch against Northwestern in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup Monday, Nov. 28. Tipoff at Welsh-Ryan Arena is set for 9:00 p.m. [ET] with Jordan Bernfield and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on ESPN2.
• The Panthers have won four consecutive games against Northwestern, including a 71-70 decision at Welsh-Ryan Arena in the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Monday's game caps off a stretch of six games in 13 days for the Panthers. Pitt is 3-2 with three consecutive wins in that span.
• The Panthers are 4-4 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge contests, including a 2-2 mark under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is also 2-2 in road games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Blake Hinson has posted six double figure scoring games, including four 15+ point efforts. He leads the Panthers and ranks 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.0 points per game, while shooting 52.1 percent (38-of-73) from the field and 37.8 percent (14-of-37) from three-point range.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 55.7 percent (34-of-61) from the field. He is also shooting 43.3 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range on the season..
• John Hugley IV has scored in double figures in each of the past three contests and is averaging 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the field in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 50.0 percent from the field this season. He leads the Panthers in scoring (16.0 ppg.), rebounds (6.4 rpg.), field goals (38), three-point field goals (14) and steals (10).
• Nike Sibande has been the first player off the bench for the Panthers in all seven games. He has come on strong over the past three games averaging 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over the past three contests.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all six games played this season and in 29 of his 36 games played as a Panther. He is averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Burton is one of two players in the ACC averaging at least 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons. Hinson (16.0 ppg.), Burton (14.7 ppg.), and Hugley IV (13.0 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through the first seven games.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,258 points, 667 rebounds, 598 assists, and 200 steals in 242 career games. The tandem is averaging 22.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game this season.
• Jamarius Burton (34-of-61, .557), John Hugley IV (18-of-33, .545) and Blake Hinson (38-of-73, .521) are a combined 90-of-167 (.539) from the field, while combining to average 43.7 points per game.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in a game four times and is ninth in the ACC in assists per game (4.1 apg.).
• Nike Sibande has grabbed nine rebounds in each of the past two games and is averaging 4.6 rebounds in just over 18 minutes per game. Sibande has 564 career rebounds from his guard position.
• John Hugley IV is averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game, whle going 12-of-19 (.632) from the field over the past two games.
• Jamarius Burton is shooting 55.7 percent (34-of-61) from the field, including 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range. He has shot 60 percent or better in four of the past five games and is 31-of-52 (.596) from the floor in that span.
• Jorge Diaz Graham is 8-of-12 (.667) from the field, including 3-of-5 (.600) from three-point range, over the past three games. He is averaging 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are 29-of-82 (.354) from three-point range over the past three games with Jamarius Burton (5-of-8) and Blake Hinson (5-of-10) leading the way at a combined 10-of-18 (.556). Pitt shot just 25.5 percent (27-of-106) from beyond the arc in the first four games of the season.
• Pitt is averaging 45.0 rebounds per game during its current three-game win streak. The Panthers have a +11.7 rebound margin with Nike Sibande (7.3 rpg.), John Hugley IV (7.0 rpg.), Blake Hinson (6.7 rpg.), Jorge Diaz Graham (5.3 rpg.), and Greg Elliott (5.3 rpg.) each averaging over 5.0 rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 45.0 points per game on 63-of-116 (.543) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past four games.
• Pitt has won each of the past three games by 15 or more points for its first three-game win streak by double-digits since Dec. 15-29, 2018. The Panthers have not won four consecutive games by double figures since a five-game stretch during the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers are averaging 15.0 assists per game over the past three contests with 17 assists in each of the past two games. Nelly Cummings (14),Nike Sibande (10), and Jamarius Burton (8) have combined for 32 assists in that span.
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