Thursday, November 15
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Central Arkansas
Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics
Game Notes: Pitt Hosts Central Arkansas Thursday
11/14/2018 11:44:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (3-0) vs. Central Arkansas (2-1)
Thursday, November 15, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center (12,508)
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Central Arkansas Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Petersen Events Center in its second game during a three-game week.
• The Panthers opened the week with an 84-75 win over Troy Monday, Nov. 12. Pitt never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 14 points.
• Eight different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through three games with freshmen Xavier Johnson leading the way with three double-digit scoring efforts.
• The Panthers are shooting 53.9 percent (90-of-167) from the field through three games. Pitt has shot 55 percent or better in a half four times on the season.
• Pitt owns a 145-7 (.954) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 243 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is tied for fourth most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers have won 10 consecutive home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• Pitt is playing the third game of a five-game in 12-day stretch to open the season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is 67-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses coming to Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 104-28 (.788) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his nine seasons as a head coach.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive games and is 7-2 all-time against teams currently in the Southland Conference
• Pitt is averaging 42.0 points in the paint through three games with a season-high 48 points in the paint against Youngstown State. The Panthers have also gotten to the free throw line 57 times through three games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 22.0 points per game off the bench. He scored 20 points against VMI in his first game of the season and followed up with a career-high 24-point effort in a win over Troy. Wilson-Frame is the first Pitt reserve with back-to-back 20-point games since Chevon Troutman accomplished the feat during the 2002-03 season.
• Jeff Capel-led teams are 95-10 when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting from the field. The Panthers have held all three opponent below 35.0 percent shooting with teams combining to shoot 31.7 percent (60-of-189) from the field on the season.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.3 points, 14.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game through three games. The trio is 36-of-56 (.462) from the field and 26-of-31 (.839) from the foul line on the season.
• Malik Ellison is averaging 9.0 points per game while shooting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the field. He entered the season averaging 7.4 points per game on 39.9 percent shooting in 57 career games (35 starts) at St. John's.
• The Panthers are a combined 23-of-52 (.442) from three-point range over the past two games. Jared Wilson-Frame has led the three-point attack going 11-of-19 (.579) from beyond the arc, while Xavier Johnson is 4-of-9 (.444) in that stretch.
• Pitt is averaging 21.7 fast break points per game. The Panthers registered 27 fast break points in the season opener against Youngstown State, the third most by the team since the stat began being tracked in the 2001-02 season.
• The Panthers have a +7.0 rebounding margin and are averaging 41.0 rebounds per game despite starting just one player taller than 6-6 in each of the first three games. Four players - Au'Diese Toney (6.3 rpg.), Kene Chukwuka (6.3 rpg.), Malik Ellison (5.3 rpg.) and Xavier Johnson (5.3 rpg.) - are averaging five or more rebounds per game.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first three games of the season. Freshmen combined to make 102 starts for Pitt last season.
• Pitt has registered 20 or more assists in each of the past two games and is averaging 18.0 assists per game on the season. Xavier Johnson leads the ACC with 8.3 assists per game to go along with 15.0 ppg. and 5.3 rpg.
• Pitt's post trio of Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown and Peace Ilegomah combines to average 14.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.4 percent (17-of-26) from the field.
Thursday, November 15, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center (12,508)
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Central Arkansas Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Petersen Events Center in its second game during a three-game week.
• The Panthers opened the week with an 84-75 win over Troy Monday, Nov. 12. Pitt never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 14 points.
• Eight different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through three games with freshmen Xavier Johnson leading the way with three double-digit scoring efforts.
• The Panthers are shooting 53.9 percent (90-of-167) from the field through three games. Pitt has shot 55 percent or better in a half four times on the season.
• Pitt owns a 145-7 (.954) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 243 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is tied for fourth most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers have won 10 consecutive home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• Pitt is playing the third game of a five-game in 12-day stretch to open the season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt is 67-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses coming to Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 104-28 (.788) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his nine seasons as a head coach.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive games and is 7-2 all-time against teams currently in the Southland Conference
• Pitt is averaging 42.0 points in the paint through three games with a season-high 48 points in the paint against Youngstown State. The Panthers have also gotten to the free throw line 57 times through three games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 22.0 points per game off the bench. He scored 20 points against VMI in his first game of the season and followed up with a career-high 24-point effort in a win over Troy. Wilson-Frame is the first Pitt reserve with back-to-back 20-point games since Chevon Troutman accomplished the feat during the 2002-03 season.
• Jeff Capel-led teams are 95-10 when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting from the field. The Panthers have held all three opponent below 35.0 percent shooting with teams combining to shoot 31.7 percent (60-of-189) from the field on the season.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney is averaging 35.3 points, 14.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game through three games. The trio is 36-of-56 (.462) from the field and 26-of-31 (.839) from the foul line on the season.
• Malik Ellison is averaging 9.0 points per game while shooting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the field. He entered the season averaging 7.4 points per game on 39.9 percent shooting in 57 career games (35 starts) at St. John's.
• The Panthers are a combined 23-of-52 (.442) from three-point range over the past two games. Jared Wilson-Frame has led the three-point attack going 11-of-19 (.579) from beyond the arc, while Xavier Johnson is 4-of-9 (.444) in that stretch.
• Pitt is averaging 21.7 fast break points per game. The Panthers registered 27 fast break points in the season opener against Youngstown State, the third most by the team since the stat began being tracked in the 2001-02 season.
• The Panthers have a +7.0 rebounding margin and are averaging 41.0 rebounds per game despite starting just one player taller than 6-6 in each of the first three games. Four players - Au'Diese Toney (6.3 rpg.), Kene Chukwuka (6.3 rpg.), Malik Ellison (5.3 rpg.) and Xavier Johnson (5.3 rpg.) - are averaging five or more rebounds per game.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first three games of the season. Freshmen combined to make 102 starts for Pitt last season.
• Pitt has registered 20 or more assists in each of the past two games and is averaging 18.0 assists per game on the season. Xavier Johnson leads the ACC with 8.3 assists per game to go along with 15.0 ppg. and 5.3 rpg.
• Pitt's post trio of Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown and Peace Ilegomah combines to average 14.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.4 percent (17-of-26) from the field.
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