Panthers Back Home to Face NC State Wednesday Evening

Pitt (8-12, 0-7 ACC) vs. NC State (13-7, 3-4 ACC)
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 • 9:00 p.m. • RSN
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip

Pitt (8-12, 0-7) hosts NC State (13-7, 3-4) Wednesday, Jan. 24 at the Petersen Events Center. The game will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet in Pittsburgh) and is scheduled to tipoff at 9 p.m.
The Panthers have used 14 different starting lineups this season, the most in the NCAA. Freshmen have combined to make 61 starts on the year.
Parker Stewart is averaging a team-high 12.7 points per game, while going 21-of-43 (.488) from beyond the three-point arc in conference play. Stewart is tied for second in the ACC in three-point percentage (.488) and three-point field goals (3.0 3pg.) in league play.

Last Time Out

Pitt fell 81-54 at No. 5 Duke Saturday for its second loss to the Blue Devils in a 10-day span and its seventh consecutive loss in ACC play.
Parker Stewart scored a team-high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range.
Marcus Carr added 12 points, three rebounds and two assists, while Jonathan Milligan had nine points, all in the second half of play.
Kene Chukwuka recorded career highs in rebounds (8) and steals (2).
The Panthers matched a season-low with four three-point field goals, going 4-of-16 from beyond the arc in the game, including 0-of-8 in the second half of play.
Wendall Carter (21) and Marvin Bagley (20) combined for 41 points on 15-of-20 shooting for the Blue Devils.

By The Numbers

Pitt has started three or more freshmen in a game 12 times, including nine times in the past 10 contests. Marcus Carr (17) Khameron Davis (12), Shamiel Stevenson (11), Terrell Brown (10), Parker Stewart (9) and Peace Ilegomah (2) have each made starts this season.
Pitt has dropped 11 consecutive ACC regular season contests. The Panthers last regular season conference win was an 80-66 decision over No. 17 Florida State Feb. 18, 2017.
Parker Stewart has scored in double figures in six of seven ACC contests and is averaging a team-high 12.7 points per game. He is tied for second in the ACC in three-point percentage (.488) and three-point field goals (3.0 3pg.) in conference play.
Jared Wilson-Frame leads the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game and is second on the team in three-point field goals with 36. He has scored in double figures 13 times and made three or more three-point field goals in a game five times. Wilson-Frame has struggled from beyond the arc in league play going just 7-of-43 (.163) from three-point range.
Kene Chukwuka is averaging 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game over the past four games. He is 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range, in that span.
Marcus Carr leads the Panthers in minutes played (573), starts (17) and assists (76). He has scored in double figures 10 times and ranks eighth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.2 points per game.
Parker Stewart is 37-of-86 (.430) from beyond the three-point arc and is averaging 10.1 points per game over the past 15 contests. Stewart has made two or more threes in 10 of the past 15 contests and leads the team with 40 three-point field goals.
Jared Wilson-Frame has made 17 consecutive free throws and leads the conference in free throw percentage (1.000) in league play. He is shooting 81.1 percent (43-of-53) from the line for the year.
The Panthers' Canadian tandem of Marcus Carr and Shamiel Stevenson combines to average 19.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. The pair has combined for 18 double-figure scoring games.
Pitt's freshman class has accounted for 68.1 percent (299-of-439) of the team's scoring over the past eight games. The group has 13 of Pitt's 17 double-figure scoring games in that span.
The Panthers are shooting 47.5 percent (197-of-415) from the field, 37.1 percent (75-of-202) from three-point range and 72.1 percent (119-of-165) from the foul line in their eight wins. In contrast, Pitt has shot just 39.5 percent (237-of-600) from the field, 30.1 percent (78-of-259) from three-point range and 67.8 percent (145-of-214) from the foul line in its losses.
The Panthers current seven-game losing streak is their second longest in conference play since joining the ACC. Pitt dropped eight consecutive league games from Jan. 7, 2017-Feb. 4, 2017.
Pitt has dropped three consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center, one shy of matching the longest home losing streak at the venue. The Panthers dropped four consecutive home games from Dec. 23, 2011-Jan. 25, 2012.
Pitt ranks fourth in the NCAA in home wins (240) since the start of the 2002-03 season. The Panthers are 240-46 at the Petersen Events Center in that span.
Ryan Luther will miss for the remainder of the season due to a stress reaction in his right foot. He will apply for a medical hardship and look to return to Pitt next season. Luther averaged 12.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game over the opening 10 games prior to the injury.

Panthers Back Home to Face NC State Wednesday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Kene Chukwuka

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

Panthers Back Home to Face NC State Wednesday Evening

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Kene Chukwuka

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

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