Saturday, December 29
Pittsburgh, Pa.
4 PM
Pitt
vs
Colgate
Pitt Hosts Colgate Saturday in Final Non-Conference Contest
12/28/2018 11:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (9-3) vs. Colgate (8-4)
Saturday, December 29, 2018 • 4:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Colgate Saturday, Dec. 29 in its final regular season non-conference game. Saturday's contest is scheduled to tip at 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through 12 games with freshmen Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens leading the way with 12 and eight double-digit scoring efforts.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers with first-year players accounting for 67.2 percent (630-of-938) of the team's scoring on the season.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC (T-17th nationally) in field goal percentage defense (.380). The Panthers have held six opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field.
• A freshman has led the team in scoring in each of the past eight games and nine times overall on the year. Xavier Johnson has led the offensive attack in six of the past eight contests.
• Pitt is averaging 82.8 points per game, while shooting 48.9 percent (227-of-464) from the field in eight games at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points four times at home this season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt owns a 149-8 (.949) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 247 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is the sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• Pitt is averaging 37.5 points in the paint with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas and New Orleans. The Panthers have scored 40 or more points in the paint five times and have a +10.7 points in the paint margin on the season.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC with 18.1 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (5.1), Trey McGowens (4.2) and Au'Diese Toney (3.0) combine for 12.3 made free throws per game, while shooting 83.4 percent (146-of-175) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt currently ranks 11th in the NCAA in KenPom Raw Defensive Efficiency. Last season, the Panthers ranked 289th in that category.
• The Panthers have forced 20 or more turnovers in four of the past five games. Pitt is averaging 10.2 steals per game on 22.0 opponent turnovers per game in that stretch. Trey McGowens leads the team with 17 steals in the past five games.
• The Panthers are 8-1 on the season when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Jeff Capel-led teams are 126-24 when topping the 70-point plateau.
• Pitt has won six of the past seven games and is 76-55 all-time against current Patriot League teams.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with 11 offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 34 offensive fouls this season with six players drawing two or more offensive fouls.
• Xavier Johnson ranks among the league leaders in scoring (8th - 16.8 ppg.) and assists (3rd - 4.8 apg.). Johnson, the only player in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game, is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in 12 consecutive games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the second leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 11.9 points per game. He ranks among the league leaders in three-point percentage (10th - .411) and three-point field goals (T-5th - 2.55 3pg.).
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in five of Pitt's nine wins. He is averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in the nine wins, compared to 4.3 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in the team's three losses.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first 12 games of the season. The trio is averaging 38.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 4.2 steals per game. They have combined for 26 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game four times.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has made a three-point field goal in 23 consecutive games and in 38 of 43 games at Pitt. Wilson-Frame is on pace to set a Pitt record for three-point field goals per game (2.37 3pg.).
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game seven times and leads the Panthers in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. Toney is one of three players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 20 in rebounding (T-16th).
• The post tandem of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combines to average 10.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while shooting 51.1 percent (46-of-90) from the field.
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 • 4:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts Colgate Saturday, Dec. 29 in its final regular season non-conference game. Saturday's contest is scheduled to tip at 4 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
• Nine different players have scored in double figures for Pitt through 12 games with freshmen Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens leading the way with 12 and eight double-digit scoring efforts.
• Four of Pitt's top five scorers are newcomers with first-year players accounting for 67.2 percent (630-of-938) of the team's scoring on the season.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC (T-17th nationally) in field goal percentage defense (.380). The Panthers have held six opponents below 40.0 percent shooting from the field.
• A freshman has led the team in scoring in each of the past eight games and nine times overall on the year. Xavier Johnson has led the offensive attack in six of the past eight contests.
• Pitt is averaging 82.8 points per game, while shooting 48.9 percent (227-of-464) from the field in eight games at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points four times at home this season.
By The Numbers
• Pitt owns a 149-8 (.949) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 247 overall home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season is the sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• Pitt is averaging 37.5 points in the paint with a season-high 50 points in the paint against Central Arkansas and New Orleans. The Panthers have scored 40 or more points in the paint five times and have a +10.7 points in the paint margin on the season.
• The Panthers rank third in the ACC with 18.1 made free throws per game. Freshmen Xavier Johnson (5.1), Trey McGowens (4.2) and Au'Diese Toney (3.0) combine for 12.3 made free throws per game, while shooting 83.4 percent (146-of-175) from the charity stripe.
• Pitt currently ranks 11th in the NCAA in KenPom Raw Defensive Efficiency. Last season, the Panthers ranked 289th in that category.
• The Panthers have forced 20 or more turnovers in four of the past five games. Pitt is averaging 10.2 steals per game on 22.0 opponent turnovers per game in that stretch. Trey McGowens leads the team with 17 steals in the past five games.
• The Panthers are 8-1 on the season when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Jeff Capel-led teams are 126-24 when topping the 70-point plateau.
• Pitt has won six of the past seven games and is 76-55 all-time against current Patriot League teams.
• Trey McGowens leads the team with 11 offensive fouls drawn. The Panthers have drawn 34 offensive fouls this season with six players drawing two or more offensive fouls.
• Xavier Johnson ranks among the league leaders in scoring (8th - 16.8 ppg.) and assists (3rd - 4.8 apg.). Johnson, the only player in the ACC averaging at least 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game, is the first Pitt freshman to score in double figures in 12 consecutive games.
• Jared Wilson-Frame is the second leading scorer off the bench in the ACC at 11.9 points per game. He ranks among the league leaders in three-point percentage (10th - .411) and three-point field goals (T-5th - 2.55 3pg.).
• Malik Ellison has scored in double figures in five of Pitt's nine wins. He is averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in the nine wins, compared to 4.3 ppg., 3.7 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in the team's three losses.
• The Panthers have started three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney - in each of the first 12 games of the season. The trio is averaging 38.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 4.2 steals per game. They have combined for 26 double-figure scoring games with all three scoring 10 or more points in the same game four times.
• Jared Wilson-Frame has made a three-point field goal in 23 consecutive games and in 38 of 43 games at Pitt. Wilson-Frame is on pace to set a Pitt record for three-point field goals per game (2.37 3pg.).
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, has grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game seven times and leads the Panthers in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. Toney is one of three players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 20 in rebounding (T-16th).
• The post tandem of Kene Chukwuka and Terrell Brown combines to average 10.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while shooting 51.1 percent (46-of-90) from the field.
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