Pitt Hits the Road to Face NC State Wednesday

Wednesday, February 7

Raleigh, NC

7 PM

Pitt

NC State

Pitt Hits the Road to Face NC State Wednesday

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GAME 23

Pitt (14-8, 5-6 ACC) at NC State (15-7, 7-4 ACC)

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 • 7 PM
Raleigh, NC • PNC Arena
ESPNU • 93.7 The Fan

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt travels to Raleigh, N.C., to face NC State Wednesday, Feb. 7 at PNC Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli calling the action on ESPNU.

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers are 4-2 on the season in road games with wins at Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, and Georgia Tech.
Pitt leads the ACC in three-point field goals (9.32 3pg.) and have made 10 or more threes in a game 11 times. The Panthers are 47-of-119 (.395) from beyond the arc over the past four games.
Blake Hinson has scored in double figures in 19 games with nine 20+ point games. He ranks among the ACC leaders in scoring (T-5th - 18.0 ppg.), three-pointers (1st - 74), and three-point percentage (5th - .420).
Ishmael Leggett is averaging 14.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game off the bench over the past five contests, while going 8-of-17 (.474) from three-point range in that span. He has scored in double figures in each of the past five games and 16 times overall.
Carlton Carrington, the only freshman and one of just 17 players in the NCAA averaging at least 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game this season, averaged 20.0 points per game with shooting splits of .480/.385/.846 in two games last week.
Jaland Lowe has six double-figure scoring games and is averaging 10.9 points and 3.0 assists per game in ACC play. He has scored 10 or more points in five of the past six games.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Blake Hinson is seven points shy of reaching the 1,500-point mark in his collegiate career. He has scored 945 points in just 58 games as a Panther (16.3 ppg.).
Carlton Carrington ranks fifth in the Pitt freshman record books with 40 three-point field goals. He has made two or more threes in a game 14 times this season.
Federiko Federiko is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game over the past six contests. He is one of four Panthers averaging at least 5.0 rebounds per game for the season.

BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUAL

Blake Hinson is 55 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point plateau at Pitt. He is on pace to reach 1,000 points in the fourth fewest games in program history, behind only Don Hennon (44), Billy Knight (45), and Brian Shorter (50).
Jaland Lowe is averaging 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, while going 11-of-28 (.383) from three-point range, since joining the starting lineup eight games ago. He has scored in double figures five times in that stretch and played 30+ minutes in each of the past seven games.
Carlton Carrington has scored in double figures 17 times with five or more assists on 10 occasions. He ranks second among ACC freshmen in scoring (13.6 ppg.), rebounds (5.1 rpg.), and assists (4.2 apg.), and three-point field goals per game (1.8 3pg.).
Blake Hinson has made at least one three-pointer in 55 of 58 games as a Panther and is now 171-of-432 (.396) from three-point range in his career at Pitt. He is tied for 10th in career threes (171), while his 74 threes this season ranks just outside the top 10 in the Pitt record books.
Ishmael Leggett leads the Panthers in rebounding (5.4 rpg.) and steals (27), while ranking third in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and assists (47). He has scored in double figures 16 times including each of the past five games off the bench.
Zack Austin is four made threes shy of becoming the 14th player in the NCAA since 1994-95 to register at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 150 blocks, and 150 threes in a career. He enters Wednesday’s game with 1,050 points, 516 rebounds, 166 blocks, and 146 three-point field goals.
Blake Hinson is averaging 19.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while going 25-of-54 (.463) from three-point range in six road contests this season.

BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM

Pitt is averaging 20.2 points per game off the bench over the past five games. The Panthers have an 101-60 edge in bench scoring in that stretch with Ishmael Leggett providing much of the scoring pop with 14.6 points per game off the bench in that stretch.
Pitt is the only team in the ACC with three players - Zack Austin, Federiko Federiko, and Guillermo Diaz Graham - ranked in the top 15 in the league in blocks. The trio has combined for 84 of Pitt’s 111 blocked shots on the season. Pitt leads the ACC with 5.05 blocks per game.
The Panthers have made 10 or more threes in a game 11 times and lead the ACC with 9.32 three-point field goals per game. Pitt is 13-4 on the season when making at least eight three-point field goals. The Panthers are averaging 11.2 threes per game in six road games this season.
The Panthers are 12-0 on the season when posting a better field goal percentage than its opponent. Pitt is shooting 47.1 percent from the field, including 37.5 percent from three-point range in its wins, compared to 36 percent and 29 percent shooting splits from the field and three-point range in losses.
Pitt is 12-2 when winning the rebounding battle. The Panthers rank among the ACC leaders in offensive rebounds (3rd - 12.14 orpg.), rebounds (3rd - 38.50 rpg.), rebound margin (2nd - +4.68), defensive rebound percentage (2nd - .757), and offensive rebound percentage (3rd - .324).