Panthers Host Miami Saturday Afternoon at the Petersen Events Center

Pitt (14-10, 5-8 ACC) vs. Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC)

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 • 12:00 PM

Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

THE OPENING TIP

Pitt (14-10, 5-8 ACC) returns home to host Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC) Saturday, Feb. 15. Tipoff from the Petersen Events Center is set for 12 p.m. with Mike Monaco and Randolph Childress calling the action on ESPN2.
Each of the past three meetings between Pitt and Miami have been decided by four points or fewer.
Eight of the Panthers 10 losses have come in Quad 1 games with five of those eight Quad 1 defeats coming by six points or fewer. Jaland Lowe had 17 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in a 72-68 loss at Miami last season.
Pitt has dropped four consecutive games and is looking to avoid its first five-game losing skid since the end of the 2021-22 season.
The Panthers are tied for fourth in total wins (60) and tied for fifth in league wins (31) among ACC schools since the start of the 2022-23 season.
Pitt leads the ACC and ranks eighth in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.793). The Panthers have shot 80 percent or better from the line in six of the past nine games. Zack Austin has made 25 consecutive free throws and is shooting a team-high 91.3 percent (42-of-46) from line.
The Panthers' starting backcourt of Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe combines to average 32.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 3.4 steals per game. The duo has combined for 39 double-figure scoring games, including 13 games with 20 or more points scored.

BY THE NUMBERS

Pitt is the only team in the NCAA with two players 6-3 or under averaging 15.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game or better. Jaland Lowe (16.5 ppg., 4.1 rpg.) and Ishmael Leggett (15.9 ppg., 5.7 rpg.) are looking to become the first pair of Pitt guards to each average at least 15.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in the same season.
Jaland Lowe (16.5 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 5.3 apg.) is one of eight players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game.
Zack Austin leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (44) and blocked shots (42). He is the only player in the NCAA with at least 40 three-pointers and 40 blocks this season. Mouhamdou Gueye (2021-22) is the only other Panther to lead the team in blocks and three-pointers in a season.
Ishmael Leggett is one of 11 players in the NCAA averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He is looking to join Ricardo Greer (1999-2000) as the only Panthers to achieve those averages in a season.
Cameron Corhen has scored in double figures 15 times and is averaging 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He leads the Panthers in dunks (37) and offensive rebounds (46), while shooting 62.7 percent (106-of-169) from the field.
Damian Dunn suffered a left arm injury last Saturday at North Carolina and is sidelined for the second time this season. He missed seven games early this season with a dislocated thumb on his shooting hand. Dunn is the Panthers' fourth-leading scorer at 9.9 points per game, while shooting 41.2 percent (21-of-51) from three-point range.
Ishmael Leggett has scored 15 or more points in 17 of 23 games played this season. He leads the team in rebounds (132), while also ranking second in scoring (15.9 ppg.), assists (63), steals (40), and free throws (70).
Guillermo Diaz Graham and Jorge Diaz Graham are a combined 27-of-61 (.443) from three-point range in ACC play.
Ishmael Leggett leads the team in rebounding (5.7 rpg.) and is attempting to become the first Pitt guard to lead the team in rebounds in back-to-back seasons.
Zack Austin has made at least one three-point field goal in a career-best 19 consecutive games. He has made at least two threes in 13 of the past 19 contests and has 39 three-pointers in that span.
Pitt is 159-of-192 (.828) from the free throw line over the past 11 games. The Panthers shot 90 percent or better four times during that stretch.
The Panthers are averaging 84.5 points per game on 50.7 percent (379-of-747) shooting from the field in 13 home games. Ishmael Leggett is averaging 17.9 points per game, while shooting 58.8 percent (80-of-136) from the field, including 44.7 percent (21-of-47) from three-point range, at the Petersen Events Center this season.
Pitt is shooting 39.2 percent (125-of-319) from three-point range and averaging 9.6 threes per game at home this season.
The Panthers have been outscored by 60 points from the three-point line in ACC play. Pitt is averaging 7.7 threes per game on just 33.9 (100-of-295) shooting from long range. In contrast, ACC opponents are averaging 9.2 threes per game, while shooting 39.1 percent (120-of-307) from distance against the Panthers.
Pitt has recorded 10 or fewer turnovers in a game 15 times and ranks 21st in the NCAA in turnovers per game (9.9). The Panthers have committed 10 or fewer turnovers eight times in ACC play.
The Panthers have played 10 consecutive games without reaching the 80-point mark, the longest such streak since the 2021-22 season.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Guillermo Diaz Graham is 16-of-38 (.421) from three-point range in ACC play, including a 11-of-22 (.500) stretch over the past seven games.
Zack Austin is the first player 6-7 and under in NCAA history to record three seasons with at least 40 blocks and 40 three-point field goals.

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