Panthers Back on the Road to Play Wake Forest Wednesday

Pitt (8-13, 3-7 ACC) at Wake Forest (17-5, 7-4 ACC)
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Winston-Salem, N.C. • Joel Coliseum
ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Winston-Salem, N.C. to face Wake Forest Wednesday, Feb. 2. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Rece Davis and Debbie Antonelli calling the game on ESPN2.
• Eight of the past nine meetings in the series history have been decided by nine points or fewer with all four games at Joel Coliseum being decided by four points or fewer.
• Wednesday's game marks Pitt's second consecutive road game. The Panthers are in a stretch of playing four road contests in a five-game span.
• Pitt has dropped 10 consecutive ACC road games, dating back to a 63-60 win at Syracuse Jan. 6, 2021.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks sixth nationally in free throw attempts (473). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 17 of 21 games played this season. Pitt also leads the ACC (17th NCAA) in made free throws (326).
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 14 games, the fourth longest active streak in the ACC. He has scored in double figures in all 10 league games and is averaging 15.3 points per game in ACC play.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures eight times and is averaging 15.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in ACC play. He is attempting 9.0 free throws per game, while scoring 69 of 158 points in ACC play from the foul line.

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 (15.2 ppg.), rebounds (8.4 rpg.), offensive rebounds (59), field goals (98), field goal attempts (223), free throws made (119), free throw attempts (164) and double-doubles (6).
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 14 consecutive games. He has topped the 20-point mark four times and scored 15 or more points seven times in that span.
• Ithiel Horton has scored in double figures in both games played this season and is averaging 12.0 points per game, while going 6-of-12 from three-point range. Horton averaged 8.9 points and made a team-high 43 three-point field goals a year ago.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 27 consecutive games dating back to last season. He ranks 15th in the ACC in assists per game (3.20 apg.).
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (22) and blocked shots (40). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories.
• John Hugley ranks seventh in the NCAA in free throw rate (73.5 pct.) and 10th in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.3), while Femi Odukale is 21st overall in free throw rate (63.6 pct.). Pitt is the only team in the NCAA with two players ranked in the top 25 in free throw rate.
• John Hugley (164) and Femi Odukale (119) have combined for 283 of the team's 473 free throw attempts (59.8 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game 10 times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 10.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 16 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures 10 times and blocked two or more shots in 11 of those games.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 14.5 points per game in contests he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the 11 games this season when he has made a three-pointer.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.8 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.7 ftmpg.), while shooting 72.6 percent (119-of-164) from the charity stripe. He has shot eight or more free throws in eight of 10 ACC games in is 69-of-90 (.767) from the line in league play.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 50.9 percent (29-of-57) from the field over the past five games.
• Pitt has made 326 free throws, while its opponents have attempted (343) this season. The Panthers rank 10th in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (22.5 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 89 points from the free throw line.
• Pitt is averaging 23.8 points in the paint and 15.5 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 64.1 percent (828-of-1291) of the team's points.
• The Panthers lead the NCAA in free throw rate (44.6 percent) and points distribution from the foul line (25.3 percent). Pitt is the only team in the NCAA getting over 25 percent of its 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 36.1 percent (109-of-302) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.
• Pitt has struggled from the field in seven road games posting a sub-.400 field goal percentage (.399). Despite the low shooting percentage overall, the Panthers are shooting a respectable 35.7 percent (41-of-115) from three-point range in road contests.

Panther Spotlights
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 15.8 points and 4.9 rebounds, while going 49-of-103 (.476) from the field, including 12-of-30 (.400) from three-point range, over the past nine contests.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 3.0 blocks per game over the past five contests. He has blocked two or more shots in seven of Pitt's 10 league games.

Panthers Back on the Road to Play Wake Forest Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Mouhamadou Gueye

Ithiel Horton

John Hugley IV

Femi Odukale