Pitt to Host NC State on Senior Night Saturday

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GAME 31

Pitt (20-10, 11-8 ACC) vs. NC State (17-13, 9-10 ACC)

Saturday, March 9, 2024 • 7:45 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The CW • 93.7 The Fan

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt concludes the regular season Saturday, March 9 at the Petersen Events Center against NC State. Tipoff is set for 7:45 p.m. with Tom Werme and Mike Gminski calling the action on The CW.

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers enter Saturday’s contest tied for fourth in the ACC with a 11-8 league record. Pitt has won 10 of its past 13 ACC games and can earn a top-four seed in the ACC Tournament with a win over NC State and a Wake Forest win over Clemson.
Pitt leads the ACC in three-point field goals (9.70 3pg.) and has made 10 or more threes in a game 15 times, including nine times in ACC play.
The Panthers are 44th in the latest NET rankings with a 7-8 record in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games. Pitt’s Quad 1 wins came on the road at Duke and Virginia.
Blake Hinson has scored 20 or more points six times and is averaging 19.7 points per game, while shooting 51.2 percent (86-of-168) from the field and 47.5 percent (48-of-101) from three-point range over the past 13 games.
Carlton Carrington has scored in double figures 21 times and dished out five or more assists on 13 occasions. He ranks second among ACC freshmen in rebounds (5.2 rpg.), and third in scoring (13.3 ppg.) and assists (4.2 apg.).
Jaland Lowe has 13 double-figure scoring games and is averaging 12.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game in ACC play. He has scored 10+ points in 13 of the past 14 games.
Ishmael Leggett is averaging 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off the bench over the past 13 contests.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Blake Hinson is tied for sixth in the NCAA with 104 three-point field goals this season and is one of five players to make at least 200 three-point field goals over the past two seasons.
Carlton Carrington is attempting to become just the 16th freshman since the 1992-93 season to average at least 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
Federiko Federiko has made all seven field goal attempts and is averaging 7.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks over the past two games.

BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUAL

Blake Hinson has scored in double figures in 26 games and topped the 20-point mark 13 times. He ranks among the ACC leaders in scoring (T-2nd - 18.8 ppg.), three-pointers (1st - 104), and three-point percentage (3rd - .426). Hinson is one of three players in the NCAA averaging at least 18.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while making 95+ threes.
Pitt’s guard trio of Carlton Carrington (13.3 ppg.), Ishmael Leggett (12.0 ppg.), and Jaland Lowe (9.4 ppg.) combine to average 34.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 9.6 assists per game. The threesome has 58 double-figure scoring games and is a combined 187-of-226 (.827) from the charity stripe.
Jaland Lowe is averaging 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, while going 23-of-55 (.418) from three-point range, since joining the starting lineup (16 games). He has scored in double figures 13 times, while also playing 30+ minutes in 13 of those contests.
Carlton Carrington is averaging 19.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game over the past three contests. He is 11-of-22 (.500) from three-point range in that span.
Zack Austin is averaging 9.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game, while going 7-of-14 from three-point range over the past four games for the Panthers.
Blake Hinson has made at least one three-pointer in 62 of 66 games and is now 201-of-499 (.403) from three-point range in his career at Pitt. He is tied for 16th in the ACC record books with 104 three-pointers this season.
Ishmael Leggett leads the Panthers in rebounding (5.4 rpg.) and steals (34), while ranking third in scoring (12.0 ppg.) and assists (60). He has scored in double figures 22 times including 11 of the past 13 games off the bench.
The post tandem of Federiko Federiko and Guillermo Diaz Graham combine to average 11.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, while shooting 54.4 percent (129-of-237) from the field.

BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM

Pitt has held 13 opponents under 30 percent shooting from three-point range and leads the ACC in three-point defense (.307). The Panthers have won seven consecutive games when holding the opposition below 33.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
Pitt is shooting 47.7 percent from the field, including 39.3 percent from three-point range in its wins, compared to 35.2 percent and 28.6 percent shooting splits from the field and beyond the arc in losses. Pitt is 16-0 when posting a better field goal percentage than its opponent.
The Panthers have committed 10 or fewer turnovers 19 times overall and 14 times in ACC play to rank second in the conference turnovers per game (9.20 topg.). Pitt’s guard trio of Carlton Carrington, Jaland Lowe, and Ishmael Leggett has a combined 2.05:1 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season.
Pitt is 16-2 when winning the rebounding battle. The Panthers rank among the ACC leaders in offensive rebounds (3rd - 11.6 orpg.), rebounds (3rd - 37.4 rpg.), rebound margin (3rd - +4.23), and defensive rebound percentage (1st - .766).
Pitt is 16-2 on the season when scoring more bench points than its opponent. The Panthers have won the bench scoring battle in 11 of the past 13 contests.