Pitt Looks to Extend 14-Game Home Win Streak Saturday Against Stanford

Saturday, January 4

Pittsburgh, PA

6:30 PM

Pitt

Stanford

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Pitt Looks to Extend 14-Game Home Win Streak Saturday Against Stanford

1/3/2025 10:23:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Game Notes

[rv/rv] Pitt (11-2, 2-0 ACC) vs. Stanford (9-4, 1-1 ACC)

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 • 6:30 PM

Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt (11-2, 2-0 ACC) hosts ACC newcomer Stanford (9-4, 1-1 ACC) Saturday, Jan. 4. Tipoff from the Petersen Events Center is set for 6:30 p.m. with Doug Sherman and Cory Alexander calling the action on ESPN2.
The Panthers 11-2 start through 13 games matches its best start since the 2016-17 season.
Pitt ranks No. 13 in the NCAA NET with three Quad 1-2 wins (West Virginia, vs. LSU, at Ohio State).
The Panthers have won 14 consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center for its longest home win streak since a 14-game stretch from Feb. 27, 2013 through Jan. 21, 2014. Pitt's last 15-game home win streak was from Feb. 29, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2012.
Pitt has also won seven consecutive regular season ACC contests. The Panthers seven-game win streak in ACC play is its longest since joining the conference and its most in league play since a 10-game stretch in Big East play from Feb. 27, 2010 through Jan. 22, 2011.
Pitt is 13-3 in its past 16 ACC contests dating back to last season.
The Panthers' starting backcourt of Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe combines to average 35.0 points, 10.9 rebounds, 8.9 assists, and 3.3 steals per game. The duo has combined for 22 double-figure scoring games, including nine games with 20 or more points scored. Leggett (17.5 ppg.) and Lowe (17.5 ppg.) are tied for sixth in the ACC in scoring.

BY THE NUMBERS

Jaland Lowe is averaging 18.7 points and 10.3 assists per game over the past three contests. He recorded back-to-back 10+ assist double-doubles before finishing with 27 points and eight assists in Wednesday's win over California.
Pitt is one of two programs (joined by Rutgers) in the NCAA with two guards averaging 17.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game or better. Ishmael Leggett (17.5 ppg., 6.1 rpg.) and Jaland Lowe (17.5 ppg., 4.8 rpg.) have anchored the Panther attack through the first 13 games of the season.
Ishmael Leggett is one of four players in the NCAA averaging at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
Cameron Corhen has scored in double figures nine times and is averaging 11.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while shooting a team-high 69.8 percent (60-of-86) from the field. He leads the Panthers with 24 dunks and 29 offensive rebounds.
Zack Austin is averaging 12.9 points per game, while shooting 51.4 percent (19-of-37) from three-point range over the past seven contests. He has made two or more threes six times, including a pair of games with five made threes, in that span.
Jaland Lowe is filling the stat sheet this season averaging 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. He is one of two players in the NCAA averaging at least 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game on the season.
Brandin Cummings has scored in double figures in each of the past three games and is averaging 18.3 points per game on 63.0 percent (17-of-27) shooting from the field, including 10-of-15 (.667) from three-point range.
Zack Austin is two blocked shots shy of becoming just the fourth player in NCAA history to total at least 1,200 points, 600 rebounds, 175 three-pointers, and 200 blocks in a career.
Ishmael Leggett is averaging 18.3 points per game, while going 49-of-74 (.662) from the field, including 11-of-22 (.500) from three-point range, in seven contests at the Petersen Events Center. Leggett missed Pitt's win over California Wednesday with an ankle injury.
Pitt ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage (.490) and effective field goal percentage (.564), while ranking third in scoring (84.2 ppg.).
The Panthers rank 17th nationally (second in the ACC) in KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency at 119.1 points per 100 possessions.
Pitt is 11-0 on the season when winning or tying the rebounding battle. The Panthers were outrebounded by a combined 22 boards in their two losses this season.
The Panthers are averaging 8.9 three-pointers per game, while shooting 35.8 percent (116-of-324) from beyond the arc for the season. Pitt has averaged 9.0 or more threes per game in each of the past two seasons.
Pitt is averaging 91.6 points per game, while shooting 53.2 percent (254-of-477) from the field and 41.2 percent (82-of-199) from three-point range, in eight games at the Petersen Events Center this season. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points in all eight home games, while shooting 50 percent or better from the field in six home contests.
The Panthers are 8-0 at the Petersen Events Center this season with a +28.3 points per game scoring margin. Five of Pitt's eight home wins have been by 20 or more points.
Pitt is 97-of-171 (.567) from the field, including 35-of-72 (.486) from three-point range over the past three outings. The Panthers are averaging 97.3 points and 20.0 assists per game in that span.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Zack Austin entered the starting lineup prior to the Virginia Tech game (12/6) and is averaging 14.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in the past four games. He is 20-of-36 (.556) from the field, including 10-of-20 (.500) from three-point range, in that span.
Cameron Corhen is averaging 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds, while going 12-of-15 (.800) from the field and 10-of-14 (.714) from the foul line, over the past two games for the Panthers.