Panthers Host No. 1 Virginia Saturday at 4 PM

Pitt (8-21, 0-16 ACC) vs. [1/2] Virginia (25-2, 14-1 ACC)
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. • ESPNU
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip

Pitt (8-21, 0-16) will host its final home game of the season against No. 1 Virginia (25-2, 14-1) Saturday, Feb. 24. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and is scheduled to tipoff at 4 p.m.
Pitt is 9-1 at the Petersen Events Center against teams ranked in the top 5 of the AP Poll.
The Panthers have used 15 different starting lineups this season with freshmen combining to make 92 starts on the year.
Pitt has dropped 16 consecutive games, the longest streak in program history. The Panthers have dropped 20 consecutive regular season league contests.
The Panthers have led at the half in each of the past three games and are 6-4 on the season when leading at the break.

Last Time Out

Pitt dropped a hard fought contest against Wake Forest, 63-57, Wednesday evening. The Demon Deacons made their final 18 free throws of the game, including 15-of-15 shooting from the foul line in the second half of play.
Three Panthers scored in double figures in Marcus Carr (11), Jared Wilson-Frame (11) and Shamiel Stevenson (10).
Jared Wilson-Frame recorded four assists for the second consecutive game, tying his season-high. He also hit three treys in the game, marking his third consecutive game with three three-point field goals.
Parker Stewart also had three makes from beyond the arc in the game, recording his eighth game in a row with two or more three-point field goals.

By the Numbers

Pitt has dropped 20 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.
The Panthers' 21 losses this season are tied with the 1976-77 team for the most in program history.
Pitt has started three or more freshmen in a game 21 times, including each of the past 19 contests. Freshmen have combined to make 92 starts as Marcus Carr (26), Khameron Davis (21), Parker Stewart (18), Terrell Brown (14), Shamiel Stevenson (11) and Peace Ilegomah (2) have each made starts this season.
Pitt freshmen combine to average 37.4 points per game. The group has accounted for 59.3 percent (1084-of-1828) of the team's scoring.
Pitt's freshman class has accounted for 66.5 percent (653-of-982) of the team's scoring over the past 16 games. The group has 26 of Pitt's 37 double-figure scoring games in that span.
Newcomers have accounted for 85.0 percent (1554-of-1828) of the team's scoring, 85.8 percent (784-of-914) of the team's rebounding and 81.0 percent (298-of-368) of the team's assists.
Jared Wilson-Frame (63) and Parker Stewart (63) are the third set of Panther teammates to each make over 60 three-point field goals in the same season. Jason Matthews (87) and Sean Miller (68) accomplished that feat during the 1989-90 season, while Cameron Johnson (78) and Jamel Artis (74) each topped 60 made threes a year ago. Stewart (11) and Wilson- Frame (9) have combined for 20 three-point field goals over the past three games.
Parker Stewart is 60-of-143 (.420) from beyond the three-point arc over the past 24 games. He has made two or more threes in a game 18 times and scored in double figures on 13 occasions in that span.
Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 made threes per game over the past nine contests. He has scored in double figures in eight of the past nine games and made three or more threes in seven of those contests.
Marcus Carr leads Pitt in minutes (840), starts (26), free throw percentage (.844), assists (122) and steals (20). He has scored in double figures 14 times and ranks ninth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.2 points per game.
Parker Stewart has scored in double figures in 10 of 16 ACC contests and is averaging 10.9 points per game in league play. He ranks fifth in the ACC in three-point percentage (.440) and is fourth in three-point field goals (2.75 3pg.) in conference play.
Jared Wilson-Frame leads the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game and shares the team lead with 63 three-point field goals. He has scored in double figures 21 times and made three or more three-point field goals in a game 12 times.
Shamiel Stevenson leads the team in field goal percentage (.520) and has scored in double figures 12 times. Stevenson also leads the team with 133 rebounds on the year. Steven Adams (2013) was the last Panther freshman to lead the team in field goal percentage and rebounds.
Parker Stewart has made a Pitt freshman record 63 three-point field goals. He is tied for 11th in the ACC (second among freshmen) in threes. Stewart has made three or more three-pointers in a game nine times in league play.
Marcus Carr is three points shy of becoming the eighth freshman in Pitt history to score 300 or more points in a season. He ranks ninth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.2 points per game.
The Panthers have made 10 or more threes in a game 10 times; including each of the past three contests. Pitt's 235 made three-point field goals is the third most in program history.

Panthers Host No. 1 Virginia Saturday at 4 PM

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Players Mentioned

Jamel Artis

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Cameron Johnson

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

Panthers Host No. 1 Virginia Saturday at 4 PM

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jamel Artis

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Cameron Johnson

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

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