Pitt Hosts Louisville Saturday with 15-Game Home Win Streak On The Line

[rv/rv] Pitt (12-3, 3-1 ACC) vs. Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC)

Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 • 12:00 PM

Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt (12-3, 3-1 ACC) returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC) Saturday, Jan. 11. Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m. with Matt Schumacker and Randolph Childress calling the action on ESPN2.
The Panthers have won each of the past five meetings with Louisville by double figures and have a +23.4 points per game scoring margin during its five-game win streak against the Cardinals.
Pitt has won eight consecutive ACC home games and 15 straight games overall at the Petersen Events Center for its longest home win streak since a 15-game stretch from Feb. 29, 2012 through Dec. 23, 2012. Pitt's last 16-game home win streak was from Nov. 19, 2005 through Feb. 25, 2006.
The Panthers are 14-4 in their past 18 ACC contests dating back to last season.
Pitt has put together back-to-back seasons with 20+ wins, including 10+ victories in ACC play. The Panthers are tied for third in conference wins and tied for fourth in total wins since the start of the 2022-23 season.
Pitt ranks 20th in the NCAA NET with three Quad 1-2 wins (West Virginia, vs. LSU, at Ohio State). All three losses have come against Quad 1 opponents.
The Panthers' starting backcourt of Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe combines to average 33.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 3.6 steals per game. The duo has combined for 24 double-figure scoring games, including 10 games with 20 or more points scored.

BY THE NUMBERS

Pitt is one of two programs (joined by Rutgers) in the NCAA with two guards averaging 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game or better. Ishmael Leggett (16.8 ppg., 5.8 rpg.) and Jaland Lowe (16.7 ppg., 4.7 rpg.) have anchored the Panther attack through the first 15 games of the season.
Ishmael Leggett (16.9 ppg.) and Jaland Lowe (16.7 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 is filling the stat sheet averaging 16.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. He is one of two players in the NCAA (joined by Kam Jones of Marquette) averaging at least 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.
Zack Austin entered the starting lineup prior to the Virginia Tech game (12/6) and is averaging 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in the past six games. He is 24-of-45 (.533) from the field, including 12-of-26 (.462) from three-point range, in that span.
Cameron Corhen has scored in double figures 10 times and is averaging 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while shooting a team-high 65.7 percent (69-of-105) from the field. He also leads the Panthers with 27 dunks and 36 offensive rebounds.
Ishmael Leggett is one of 10 players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
Guillermo Diaz Graham is averaging 7.3 points per game, while going 11-of-16 (.688) from the field, including 6-of-11 (.545) from three-point range, over the past four games.
Ishmael Leggett is averaging 18.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (58-of-87) from the field over his eight games at the Petersen Events Center. He has scored 20 or more points three times and topped the 15-point mark in seven of eight home contests.
Brandin Cummings is averaging 13.0 points per game on 60.0 percent (21-of-35) shooting from the field, including 10-of-17 (.588) from three-point range, over the past five games.
Pitt leads the ACC in field goal percentage (.483), while ranking second in effective field goal percentage (.555), free throw percentage (.773), scoring margin (+12.73), and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.40:1). The Panthers also rank third in the conference in scoring (81.6 ppg.) and blocked shots (4.6 bpg.).
Pitt is averaging 90.7 points per game, while shooting 53.6 percent (285-of-532) from the field and 40.8 percent (89-of-218) from three-point range, in nine games at the Petersen Events Center this season. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points in all nine home games, while shooting 50 percent or better from the field in seven of those contests.
The Panthers are 9-0 at the Petersen Events Center this season with a +26.9 points per game scoring margin. Five of Pitt's nine home wins have been by 20 or more points.
The Panthers rank 23rd nationally (second in the ACC) in KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency at 118.4 points per 100 possessions. Pitt is coming off its lowest scoring output of the season in Tuesday's loss at No. 4 Duke.
Pitt is 12-0 on the season when winning or tying the rebounding battle. The Panthers have been outrebounded by a combined 37 boards in their three losses this season.
The Panthers are currently averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game, while shooting 35.5 percent (129-of-363) from beyond the arc for the season. Pitt has averaged 9.0 or more threes per game and shot better than 35 percent from long range in each of the past two seasons.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Cameron Corhen is averaging 15.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while going 16-of-25 (.640) from the field in three career games against Louisville.
Jorge Diaz Graham has come off the bench to make a three in five consecutive games. He is 7-of-8 (.875) from deep in that stretch and is shooting 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from three-point range for the season.

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