Panthers Face Louisville Saturday at KFC YUM! Center

Saturday, January 6

Louisville, KY

12 PM

Pitt

Louisville

Panthers Face Louisville Saturday at KFC YUM! Center

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GAME 15

Pitt (9-5, 0-3 ACC) at Louisville (5-8, 0-2 ACC)

Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 • 12 PM
Louisville, KY • KFC YUM! Center
The CW • 93.7 The Fan

Game Notes

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt hits the road to face Louisville Saturday, Jan. 6 at the KFC YUM! Center. Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m. with Ryan Burr and Brian Oliver calling the action on The CW.

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers have won three consecutive games against Louisville with an average scoring margin of +22.3 points per game in those contests.
Pitt is 9-0 on the season when shooting better from the field than its opponent. The Panthers have a .471 field goal percentage in wins versus a .370 field goal percentage in losses.
Pitt leads the ACC in rebounds (42.1 rpg.), rebound margin (+7.86), and defensive rebound pct. (.773), while ranking second in offensive rebounds (13.4 orpg.), defensive rebounds (28.7 drpg.), and offensive rebound pct. (.341).
Blake Hinson has scored in double figures in 13 of 14 games with six 20+ point games, He ranks among the ACC leaders in scoring (4th - 18.9 ppg.), three-pointers (1st - 48), and three-point percentage (6th - .414).
Carlton Carrington, a three-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection, is one of just six players in the NCAA averaging at least 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. He has scored 15 or more points in a game eight times with a season-high 20 points in his last outing.
Guillermo Diaz Graham has scored in double figures in four of the past six games and is averaging 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, while going 26-of-44 (.591) from the field (8-of-17 3FG) in that span.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Guillermo Diaz Graham is averaging 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds. 1.8 assists, 1.8 steals, and 3.0 blocks as a starter over the past four games. He has scored in double figures in each of the past three outings.
Zack Austin is seven points shy of reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career. He is also just five rebounds shy of the 500-rebound mark. Austin is averaging 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in 77 career contests.
Carlton Carrington has made two or more threes in a game nine times. He ranks second among ACC freshmen with 28 three-point field goals.

BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUAL

Blake Hinson has scored in double figures in 13 of 14 games this season and ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.9 ppg.). He also leads the ACC in three-point field goals (48) and is sixth in three-point percentage (.414).
Carlton Carrington has scored in double figures 12 times with five or more assists on nine occasions. He leads ACC freshmen in assists (5.0 apg.), while ranking second in points (14.5 ppg), rebounds (5.2 rpg.), and three-point field goals (28).
Blake Hinson has made at least one three-pointer in 47 of 50 games as a Panther and is now 145-of-372 (.390) from three-point range in his career at Pitt. He is two threes shy of becoming just the second Panther to make 50 or more three-pointers in consecutive seasons since Pitt joined the ACC (2013-14).
Ishmael Leggett has started 83 consecutive games with 54 double figure scoring efforts in that stretch. He has scored 10 or more points in 39 of his past 45 games, including 11 of 14 games this season.
The post tandem of Guillermo Diaz Graham and Federiko Federiko combine to average 13.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game, while shooting 57.9 percent (73-of-126) from the field.
Carlton Carrington has recorded five games with at least 15 points and five assists. He is the only freshman in the country averaging at least 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.
Jaland Lowe is averaging 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game over the past four contests. He had 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field in his last outing against North Carolina.
Federiko Federiko has grabbed four or more offensive rebounds in six games and ranks sixth in the ACC in offensive rebounding (2.64 orpg.). He has also blocked two or more shots in six games and ranks ninth in the ACC in blocks (1.43 bpg.).

BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM

The Panthers have made 10 or more threes in a game seven times and are averaging 9.4 three-point field goals per game. Pitt has made 50 more three-pointers than it has allowed this season.
The Panthers are one of the top defensive teams in the ACC ranking among the league leaders in scoring defense (3rd - 65.1 ppg.), field goal percentage defense (2nd - .394), three-point percentage defense (1st - .255), and blocked shots (2nd - 5.2 bpg.).
Pitt is the only team in the ACC with three players - Federiko Federiko, Zack Austin and Guillermo Diaz Graham - ranked in the top 15 in the league in blocks. The trio combines for 4.15 blocks per game.
Pitt has held nine opponents below 30 percent shooting from three-point range and ranks third in the NCAA in three-point percentage defense (.255).
Pitt ranks 17th in the NCAA in rebounds (42.07 rpg.) and is 8-1 on the season when winning the rebounding battle. The Panthers have grabbed 50 or more rebounds in a game four times this season.
Pitt is 59-12 under Jeff Capel, including an 8-1 mark this season, when leading at the half.