Panthers Host Mount St. Mary's Tuesday at Petersen Events Center

Pitt (4-4, 0-0 ACC) vs. Mount St. Mary's (3-5, 0-0 NEC)
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. • ACC Network Extra
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip

Pitt (4-4) returns to Petersen Events Center to host Mount St. Mary's (3-5) Tuesday, Dec. 5. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and is scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m.
The Panthers enter the contest with a three-game win streak following victories over Lehigh, High Point and Duquesne.
Ryan Luther leads Pitt in scoring (13.8 ppg.), rebounds (9.1 rpg.), blocks (five) and steals (13). He has scored in double figures in seven of the Panthers' eight contests.
Marcus Carr is averaging a 14.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from the field, during Pitt's current three-game win streak.

Last Time Out

Pitt shot over 50 percent from the field for the third consecutive game en route to a 76-64 win over Duquesne in the annual City Game at PPG Paints Arena. The Panthers had a season-high 30 field goals, while shooting 53.6 percent (30-of-56) from the field.
Ryan Luther filled the stat sheet with 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead four double-figure scorers.
Marcus Carr added 15 points, three rebounds and five assists for the Panthers. He was 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from the foul line.
Parker Stewart scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, while Shamiel Stevenson contributed 13 points and seven rebounds.
Pitt recorded 19 assists with a season-low eight turnovers in the win.

By The Numbers

Ryan Luther is averaging 16.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 blocks and 2.3 steals per game during Pitt's current three-game win streak. He leads the Panthers in each of those statistical categories, while also shooting 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the field in that span.
The Panthers are shooting 53.1 percent (78-of-147) from the field, including 58.5 percent (38-of-65) from the field in the second half of play, during their current three-game win streak. Marcus Carr (.667, 14-of-21) and Parker Stewart (.625, 10-of-16) are both shooting over 60 percent from the field in that span.
Ryan Luther has led the team in rebounding in each of the past seven contests. Luther has three double-doubles and has scored in double figures seven times this season.
Marcus Carr is averaging 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game over the past four contests. He is 19-of-30 (.633) from the field and 11-of-12 (.917) from the foul line in that span.
Parker Stewart is averaging 9.3 points per game, while shooting 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the field, including 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from three-point range, over the past three games. He averaged 4.0 points on 4-of-22 (.182) shooting over the first five games of the season.
The Panthers' Canadian tandem of Marcus Carr and Shamiel Stevenson combines to average 20.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, while shooting 52.3 percent (57-of-109) from the field.
The Panthers have started six different lineups with nine players starting a game. Ryan Luther and Jared Wilson-Frame are the lone players to start all eight games for the Panthers. The duo combines to average 26.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.
Four Panthers - Ryan Luther (13.8 ppg.), Jared Wilson-Frame (12.6 ppg.), Marcus Carr (10.6 ppg.) and Shamiel Stevenson (10.3 ppg.) - are averaging double figures in scoring. The quartet combines for 67.7 percent (378-of-558) of the team's scoring on the year.
Shamiel Stevenson has scored in double figures four times and is averaging 10.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while shooting a team-high 56.6 percent (30-of-53) from the field, on the season.
Marcus Carr (.957, 22-of-23) and Jonathan Milligan (.833, 20-of-24) combined to shoot 89.4 percent (42-of-47) from the foul line. Milligan has made 14 consecutive free throws, while Carr has made 10 straight from the charity stripe.
The Panthers have had five different players lead the team in scoring over the first eight games of the season. Jared Wilson-Frame has led the team or shared the team lead in scoring three times, while Shamiel Stevenson has done so twice.
Pitt is averaging 18.0 assists per game during its three-game win streak. Ryan Luther (13) and Marcus Carr (12) have combined for 25 of the team's 54 assists in that span.
The Panthers are shooting 55.0 percent (132-of-240) from inside the three-point arc on the season. Pitt is 51-of-79 (.646) on two-point attempts during its current three-game win streak.
Pitt is playing the fourth contest of a nine-game stretch of games in Pittsburgh. The Panthers do not leave the city until a Jan. 2 road contest against Louisville.
The Panthers are shooting 51.3 percent (99-of-193) from the field and 82.3 percent (65-of-79) from the foul line in their four wins. In contrast, Pitt has shot just 41.9 percent (95-of-227) from the field and 63.2 percent (43-of-68) from the foul line in its four losses.
Pitt has compiled a 236-42 (.849) record, including a 138-6 (.958) ledger in non-conference play, at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers' 236 home wins since the building opened for the 2001-02 season are the fourth most in the NCAA in that span.
Pitt is 72-1 all-time against teams currently in the Northeast Conference. The lone loss was to Wagner, 59-54, at Petersen Events Center Dec. 20, 2011.

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Panthers Host Mount St. Mary's Tuesday at Petersen Events Center

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Carr

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

Panthers Host Mount St. Mary's Tuesday at Petersen Events Center

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Carr

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

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