Wisconsin-Pitt Post-Game Notes
12/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 31, 2005
*At 11-0, Pitt completes only its second undefeated non-conference slate in school history. Pitt also finished 14-0 in 2003-04. Pitt has now won 10-plus non-conference games in each of the last five seasons Pitt is now 56-3 against non-conference opponents during that span.
*Pitt won its 10th straight contest against a Big Ten opponent. The last loss to a Big Ten team was against
*Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon improved to 27-0 in games played in December.
*Pitt improves to 37-1 overall against non-conference opponents in the
*Pitt's three freshmen--Sam Young, Tyrell Biggs and Levance Fields combined for 33 points, 68.4 percent shooting (13-19), five assists and eight rebounds.
*Freshman Sam Young tied a career-high with 16 points. He scored 16 vs.
*Carl Krauser scored 20-plus points for the fifth time this year. He has now scored in double figures in eight consecutive games.
*Pitt's 11 victories to begin its season rank as the fifth best start in school history. Pitt went 21-0 to start the 1927-28 season, 18-0 in 2003-04, 15-0 in 1915-16 and 12-0 in 1929-30.
*Pitt's 11 consecutive wins rank tied for seventh among the school's all-time win streaks. The school record is 22 wins from Dec. 4, 1973-Feb. 20, 1974.
*Pitt wins its third straight contest against
*Pitt won its ninth straight home game. The nine-game home win streak ranks tied for eighth among the school's all-time longest home win streaks.
*Pitt's senior class of Carl Krauser and John DeGroat won its 90th career game today. The duo became just the third class in school history to surpass 90 career wins.
*Prior to this evening, Pitt had held nine consecutive opponents to 60 points or less. The last time Pitt held at least nine straight opponents to 60 points or less was during the 1948-49 season when it limited 11 consecutive teams to 60 points or less between Jan. 28-March 5.
