Panthers Host Delaware State Tuesday

Pitt (6-5, 0-0 ACC) vs. Delaware State (2-10, 0-0 MEAC)
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. • ACC Network Extra
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

Game Notes

The Opening Tip
• Pitt (6-5) hosts Delaware State (2-10) Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Petersen Events Center. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and is scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m.
• The Panthers have won five of their past six contests with Marcus Carr averaging a team-high 15.7 points per game, while shooting 57.7 percent (30-of-52) from the field and 92.0 percent (23-of-25) from the foul line, in that span.
• Ryan Luther, one of three players in the ACC averaging a double-double, has been sidelined with a stress reaction in his right foot. Luther is averaging 12.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
• Seven different Panthers have scored in double figures with Ryan Luther and Jared Wilson-Frame leading the way with eight double-digit scoring efforts.

Last Time Out
• Pitt knocked down a season-high 14 threes and held McNeese State to 24.3 percent shooting from the field en route to a 72-51 win Saturday.
• Jared Wilson-Frame matched a season-high with five three-point field goals and finished with a game-high 19 points.
• Marcus Carr reached double figures in scoring for the fifth consecutive game finishing with 17 points, six assists and no turnovers.
• Pitt limited the Cowboys to 18.2 percent shooting in the opening half, including an 0-of-17 stretch over a 10-minute span in the half.
• The Panthers had a season-high 47 rebounds with Shamiel Stevensen and Parker Stewart leading the way with eight boards, apiece.

By The Numbers
• Marcus Carr has scored in double figures in each of the past five contests. He is averaging 17.2 points per game, while shooting 27-of-44 (.614) from the field, 10-of-18 (.556) from three-point range and 22-of-24 (.917) from the foul line in that span.
• Jared Wilson-Frame leads the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game, while shooting 37.3 percent (25-of-67) from three-point range. Wilson-Frame has scored in double figures eight times and made three or more three-point field goals in a game four times.
• Shamiel Stevenson has scored in double figures six times and ranks 10th among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.3 points per game. Stevenson leads the team in field goal percentage (.520) and free throw attempts (49).
• Ryan Luther is one of three players in the ACC, along with Duke's Marvin Bagley III and North Carolina's Luke Maye, averaging a double-double on the year. Luther (12.7 ppg. and 10.1 rpg.) is currently sidelined due to a stress reaction in his right foot.
• The Panthers' Canadian tandem of Marcus Carr and Shamiel Stevenson combines to average 22.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, while shooting 50.6 percent (82-of-162) from the field. The pair has combined for 13 double-figure scoring games.
• The Panthers have started eight different lineups, with nine players starting a game. Jared Wilson-Frame is the lone player to start all 11 games for the Panthers.
• Four Panthers - Jared Wilson-Frame (13.1 ppg.), Ryan Luther (12.7 ppg.), Marcus Carr (12.5 ppg.) and Shamiel Stevenson (10.3 ppg.) - are averaging double figures in scoring. The quartet combines for 67.5 percent (521-of-772) of the team's scoring on the year.
• Marcus Carr (.923, 36-of-39) and Jonathan Milligan (.833, 20-of-24) combined to shoot 88.9 percent (56-of-63) from the foul line. Milligan has converted 14 consecutive free throws, while Carr ranks fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage.
• Pitt started four freshmen - Terrell Brown, Marcus Carr, Khameron Davis and Shamiel Stevenson - in Saturday's win over McNeese State. It was the first time in program history the Panthers have started four or more freshmen in a game.
• Khameron Davis has missed more than two shots in a game twice this season and is shooting 57.6 percent (19-of-33) from the field. Davis is averaging 9.3 points per game, while going 6-of-9 (.667) from three-point range over the past three games.
• Parker Stewart is 12-of-27 (.444) from beyond the three-point arc and is averaging 7.2 points per game over the past six contests.
• The Panthers are shooting 53.2 percent (175-of-329) from inside the three-point arc on the season. Pitt is 89-of-256 (.348) from beyond the arc over the first 11 games of the season.
• Pitt is 27-0 all-time against teams currently in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
• The Panthers are shooting 49.2 percent (153-of-311) from the field and 76.3 percent (90-of-118) from the foul line in their six wins. In contrast, Pitt has shot just 40.5 percent (111-of-274) from the field, 29.1 percent (34-of-117) from three-point range and 65.7 percent (65-of-99) from the foul line in its five losses.
• Pitt has a +6.0 rebound margin over the past six games. The Panthers were outrebounded in each of the first five games of the season but have been outrebounded once in the past six games.
• The Panthers made 14 three-point field goals in the win over McNeese State, tied for the second most in program history. Jared Wilson-Frame and Khameron Davis led the way by going a combined 8-of-10 from beyond the arc.
• Pitt has shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half of play in five of the past six games. The Panthers are 83-of-149 (.557) from the field in the second half of the past six games.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive games and is 15-7 all-time in games played on Dec. 19. The Panthers defeated Delaware State, 71-43, in their last meeting on the date.

Panthers Host Delaware State Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Khameron Davis

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame