Panthers Return to Action Saturday at Syracuse

Pitt (12-6, 3-4 ACC) at Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC)

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 • 12:30 PM

Syracuse, N.Y. • JMA Wireless Dome

ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt (12-6, 3-4 ACC) is on the road to face Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) at JMA Wireless Dome Saturday, Jan. 25. Tipoff is set for 12:30 p.m. with Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress calling the action on ESPN2.
The Panthers have dropped four consecutive games for the first time since the end of the 2021-22 season.
Pitt leads the ACC in free throw percentage (.791), while ranking second in effective field goal percentage (.547), and third in field goal percentage (.473). The Panthers also rank fourth in the conference in scoring (80.7 ppg.) and three-point field goals per game (8.8 3pg.).
The Panthers are 10-0 on the season when scoring 80 or more points.
Pitt has won 16 true road games since the start of the 2022-23 season, tied for sixth most among high major teams.
Pitt is 12-0 on the season when winning or tying the rebounding battle. The Panthers have been outrebounded by a combined 58 boards in their six losses this season.
The Panthers' starting backcourt of Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe combines to average 33.9 points, 10.0 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 3.6 steals per game. The duo has combined for 30 double-figure scoring games, including 12 games with 20 or more points scored.
Jaland Lowe is averaging 20.3 points per game, while going 26-of-27 (.963) from the foul line over the past three contests.

BY THE NUMBERS

Pitt is one of two programs (joined by Rutgers) in the NCAA with two guards averaging 16.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game or better. Jaland Lowe (17.3 ppg., 4.4 rpg.) and Ishmael Leggett (16.6 ppg., 5.6 rpg.) have anchored the Panther attack through the first 18 games of the season.
Jaland Lowe (17.3 ppg.) and Ishmael Leggett (16.6 ppg.) rank eighth and ninth, respectively, in the ACC in scoring. Pitt is the only program with two players ranked in the top 10 in scoring.
Jaland Lowe (17.3 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 5.7 apg.) is one of seven players in the NCAA averaging at least 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game.
Zack Austin is averaging 11.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.33 blocks per game in the past nine contests. He is 33-of-67 (.493) from the field, including 18-of-43 (.419) from three-point range, in that span.
Cameron Corhen has scored in double figures 12 times and is averaging 10.6 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game. He also leads the Panthers in dunks (28) and offensive rebounds (40), while shooting 63.3 percent (81-of-128) from the field.
Ishmael Leggett is one of eight players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
Zack Austin leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (32) and blocked shots (27). He is one of seven players in the NCAA with at least 25 three-pointers and 30 blocks this season. Mouhamdou Gueye (2021-22) is the only other Panther to lead the team in blocks and three-pointers in a season.
Jorge Diaz Graham leads the Panthers in field goal percentage (.625 - 16-of-30) and three-point percentage (.615 - 16-of-26). He matched a career high with four threes at Florida State and is 11-of-14 (.786) from beyond the arc over the past eight games.
Jaland Lowe has topped the 20-point mark three times and is averaging 18.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game in ACC play. He is 44-of-45 (.978) from the foul line in seven conference games.
Guillermo Diaz Graham is 9-of-20 (.450) from three-point range over the past seven contests. He has made two or more threes three times in that span including a season-best three three-pointers against Clemson.
Damian Dunn is averaging 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game but is shooting just 33.3 percent (11-of-33) from the field since returning from a thumb injury on his shooting hand that sidelined him for seven games.
Jaland Lowe averaged 14.5 points on 11-of-23 (.478) shooting from the field in a pair of games against Syracuse last season.
The Panthers are currently averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game, while shooting 36.0 percent (158-of-439) from beyond the arc for the season. Pitt averaged 9.0 or more threes per game and shot better than 35 percent from long range in each of the previous two seasons.
Pitt is 10-0 on the season and 48-2 under Jeff Capel when scoring 80 or more points in a game. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points in nine of their 11 home games this season.
The Panthers have allowed 10 or more made three-pointers in three of the past four games. ACC opponents averaging 9.6 threes per game with Pitt being outscored by 33 points from three-point distance through seven league contests.
Pitt leads the ACC and ranks ninth in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.791). The Panthers are 67-of-77 (.870) from the stripe over the past five games.
The Panthers are shooting 39.4 percent (91-of-231) from the field during their current four-game losing skid.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Jaland Lowe is 38-of-39 (.974) from the foul line over the past six games for the Panthers. He leads the ACC and ranks 15th nationally in free throw percentage (.909 - 90-of-99) for the season.
Zack Austin has matched a career high with at least one three-point field goal in each of the past 13 games. He has made at least two threes in nine of the past 13 contests and has 27 three-pointers in that span.

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