Monday, February 7
Blacksburg, VA
7 PM
Pitt
at
Virginia Tech
Panthers Begin Four-Day Road Trip at Virginia Tech
2/6/2022 1:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (8-15, 3-9 ACC) at Virginia Tech (13-10, 5-7 ACC)
Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Blacksburg, Va. • Cassell Coliseum
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Blacksburg, Va., to face Virginia Tech Monday, Feb. 7 at Cassell Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on the ACC Network.
• Monday's game is the fourth game in a nine-day span for the Panthers. Pitt will also play at Florida State on Wednesday in its fourth road game in a five-game stretch.
• The Panthers have dropped 11 consecutive ACC road contests dating back to last season.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 12th nationally in free throw attempts (502). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 17 of 23 games played this season. Pitt also leads the ACC (22nd NCAA) in made free throws (348).
• Femi Odukale has scored 20 or more points in each of the past two games. He is averaging 24.0 points per game, while going 18-of-25 (.720) from the field, including 7-of-10 (.700) from three-point range.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 16 games, the third longest active streak in the ACC. He has scored in double figures in all 12 league games and is averaging a team-high 15.3 points per game in ACC play.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures nine times and is averaging 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in ACC play. He is attempting 7.8 free throws per game, while going 72-of-94 (.766) from the foul line in conference action.
By The Numbers
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 16 consecutive games, the third longest active streak in the ACC. He has topped the 20-point mark five times and scored 15 or more points eight times in that span.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures 16 times, including a team-high six games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (14.7 ppg.), rebounds (8.3 rpg.), offensive rebounds (62), field goals (106), free throws made (122), free throw attempts (168) and double-doubles (7).
• Onyebuchi Ezeakudo is 7-of-11 (.636) from three-point range over the past four contests. He is averaging 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in that span.
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (27) and blocked shots (43). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories and is attempting to become the first Pitt player to lead the team in both categories in a season.
• John Hugley ranks 13th in the NCAA in free throw rate (70.3 pct.) and tied for 16th in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (6.9). Saturday's game against Virginia Tech was the first time all season Hugley did not attempt a free throw.
• John Hugley (168) and Femi Odukale (126) have combined for 294 of the team's 502 free throw attempts (58.6 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game 10 times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 18 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures 11 times and blocked two or more shots in 12 of those games.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 16.0 points per game when he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in 12 of the 13 games this season when he has made a three.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.3 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.3 ftmpg.), while shooting 72.6 percent (133-of-168) from the charity stripe. He has shot eight or more free throws in eight of 12 ACC games in is 72-of-94 (.766) from the line in league play.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 29 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has recorded three or more assists in a game 17 times this season
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while going 62-of-127 (.488) from the field, including 12-of-301(.387) from three-point range, over the past 11 contests.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 2.68 blocks per game over the past six contests. He has blocked two or more shots in eight of Pitt's 12 league games.
• Pitt is averaging 23.6 points in the paint and 15.1 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 62.2 percent (894-of-1437) of the team's points.
• The Panthers rank second in the NCAA in free throw rate (43.1 percent) and fourth in points distribution from the foul line (24.2 percent). Pitt is tied for 14th in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (21.8 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 81 points 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 38.7 percent (138-of-357) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.
• Pitt is averaging 50.0 points per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (38-of-57) from the field in the second half of the past two games. Femi Odukale and Jamarius Burton have combined for 28.0 points per game on 22-of-30 (.733) shooting from the field in that span.
Panther Spotlights
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all eight road games and is averaging a team-high 14.4 points per game in away contests.
• Femi Odukale has led the Panthers in scoring in each of the past three games and is averaging 21.3 points per game on 22-of-36 (.611) shooting from the field.
Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Blacksburg, Va. • Cassell Coliseum
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to Blacksburg, Va., to face Virginia Tech Monday, Feb. 7 at Cassell Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on the ACC Network.
• Monday's game is the fourth game in a nine-day span for the Panthers. Pitt will also play at Florida State on Wednesday in its fourth road game in a five-game stretch.
• The Panthers have dropped 11 consecutive ACC road contests dating back to last season.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 12th nationally in free throw attempts (502). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 17 of 23 games played this season. Pitt also leads the ACC (22nd NCAA) in made free throws (348).
• Femi Odukale has scored 20 or more points in each of the past two games. He is averaging 24.0 points per game, while going 18-of-25 (.720) from the field, including 7-of-10 (.700) from three-point range.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 16 games, the third longest active streak in the ACC. He has scored in double figures in all 12 league games and is averaging a team-high 15.3 points per game in ACC play.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures nine times and is averaging 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in ACC play. He is attempting 7.8 free throws per game, while going 72-of-94 (.766) from the foul line in conference action.
By The Numbers
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 16 consecutive games, the third longest active streak in the ACC. He has topped the 20-point mark five times and scored 15 or more points eight times in that span.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures 16 times, including a team-high six games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (14.7 ppg.), rebounds (8.3 rpg.), offensive rebounds (62), field goals (106), free throws made (122), free throw attempts (168) and double-doubles (7).
• Onyebuchi Ezeakudo is 7-of-11 (.636) from three-point range over the past four contests. He is averaging 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in that span.
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (27) and blocked shots (43). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories and is attempting to become the first Pitt player to lead the team in both categories in a season.
• John Hugley ranks 13th in the NCAA in free throw rate (70.3 pct.) and tied for 16th in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (6.9). Saturday's game against Virginia Tech was the first time all season Hugley did not attempt a free throw.
• John Hugley (168) and Femi Odukale (126) have combined for 294 of the team's 502 free throw attempts (58.6 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game 10 times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 18 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures 11 times and blocked two or more shots in 12 of those games.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 16.0 points per game when he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in 12 of the 13 games this season when he has made a three.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.3 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.3 ftmpg.), while shooting 72.6 percent (133-of-168) from the charity stripe. He has shot eight or more free throws in eight of 12 ACC games in is 72-of-94 (.766) from the line in league play.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 29 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has recorded three or more assists in a game 17 times this season
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while going 62-of-127 (.488) from the field, including 12-of-301(.387) from three-point range, over the past 11 contests.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 2.68 blocks per game over the past six contests. He has blocked two or more shots in eight of Pitt's 12 league games.
• Pitt is averaging 23.6 points in the paint and 15.1 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 62.2 percent (894-of-1437) of the team's points.
• The Panthers rank second in the NCAA in free throw rate (43.1 percent) and fourth in points distribution from the foul line (24.2 percent). Pitt is tied for 14th in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (21.8 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 81 points 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 38.7 percent (138-of-357) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.
• Pitt is averaging 50.0 points per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (38-of-57) from the field in the second half of the past two games. Femi Odukale and Jamarius Burton have combined for 28.0 points per game on 22-of-30 (.733) shooting from the field in that span.
Panther Spotlights
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all eight road games and is averaging a team-high 14.4 points per game in away contests.
• Femi Odukale has led the Panthers in scoring in each of the past three games and is averaging 21.3 points per game on 22-of-36 (.611) shooting from the field.
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