Pitt Wraps Up Road Trip Wednesday at Florida State

Pitt (8-16, 3-10 ACC) at Florida State (13-9, 6-6 ACC)
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 • 9:00 PM
Tallahassee, Fla. • Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt wraps up a stretch of four road games in a five-game span Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Florida State. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. with Mike Monaco and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers have dropped 12 consecutive ACC road contests dating back to a 63-60 win at Syracuse Jan. 6, 2021. Pitt is 1-8 in road games this season with a non-conference win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks 10th nationally in free throw attempts (511). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 18 of 24 games played this season. Pitt also leads the ACC (2oth NCAA) in made free throws (355).
• Pitt is averaging just 14.3 free throw attempts per game during its current four-game losing skid.
• Femi Odukale has scored 15 or more points in each of the past four games. He is averaging 20.0 points per game, while going 27-of-44 (.614) from the field, including 10-of-15 (.667) from three-point range.
• Jamarius Burton had a string of 16 consecutive double-figure scoring games snapped Monday. He has scored 10 or more points in 12 league games and is averaging a team-high 14.2 points per game in ACC play.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is 10-of-20 (.500) from three-point range, while averaging 12.3 points and 2.3 blocks per game over the past three games.

By The Numbers
• Jamarius Burton leads the Panthers with 17 double-figure scoring games. He has topped the 20-point mark five times and scored 15 or more points eight times this season.
• 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 (14.2 ppg.), rebounds (8.1 rpg.), offensive rebounds (62), field goals (107), free throws made (122), free throw attempts (168) and double-doubles (7).
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (32) and blocked shots (47). 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 14th in the NCAA in free throw rate (69.1 pct.) and is 20th in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (6.8).
• John Hugley (168) and Femi Odukale (130) have combined for 298 of the team's 511 free throw attempts (58.3 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game 10 times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 10.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 19 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures 12 times and blocked two or more shots in 13 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 13 of the 14 games this season when he has made a three.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.0 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.1 ftmpg.), while shooting 72.6 percent (122-of-168) from the charity stripe. He has been limited to just 11 free throw attempts in the past four games, including no attempts in Pitt's two games against Virginia Tech.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 30 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has recorded three or more assists in a game 18 times this season.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 2.87 blocks per game over the past seven contests. He has blocked two or more shots in nine of Pitt's 13 league games.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while going 62-of-132 (.470) from the field, including 12-of-31 (.387) from three-point range over the past 12 contests.
• Pitt is averaging 23.0 points in the paint and 14.8 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 61.4 percent (911-of-1484) of the team's points. The Panthers have scored just 83 of their 193 points (43.0 percent) in the paint and from the free throw line over the past three games.
• The Panthers rank third in the NCAA in free throw rate (42.4 percent) and fourth in points distribution from the foul line (23.9 percent). Pitt is tied for 23rd the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (21.3 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 85 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 39.3 percent (151-of-384) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.
• Pitt is averaging 43.4 points per game, while shooting 62.7 percent (47-of-75) from the field in the second half of the past three games. Femi Odukale is averaging 16.0 points per game on 17-of-23 (.739) shooting from the field in that span.
• The Panthers past three opponents have shot 55.0 percent (83-of-151) from the field, including 51.2 percent (42-of-82) from three-point range.

Panther Spotlights
• Mouhamadou Gueye is 23 blocked shots shy of 200 career blocks. He has blocked at least one shot in eight consecutive games and has 22 blocks (2.8 bpg.) in that span.
• Femi Odukale has led the Panthers in scoring in each of the past four games and is averaging 20.0 points per game on 27-of-44 (.614) shooting from the field.

Pitt Wraps Up Road Trip Wednesday at Florida State

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Mouhamadou Gueye

John Hugley IV

Femi Odukale