Pitt Set for Regular Season Finale at No. 4/5 Louisville

GAME 29: PITT (10-18, 2-13 ACC) AT NO. 4/5 LOUISVILLE (28-2, 14-1 ACC)
Sunday, Feb. 25 | 2 p.m. ET
Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center (22,090)
Watch | Live Stats | Radio: 1320AM WJAS
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PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's basketball (10-18, 2-13 ACC) is set to meet No. 4/5 Louisville (28-2, 14-1 ACC) for the second time this season when it visits KFC Yum! Center for its regular season finale at 2 p.m. Sunday.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, available on the WatchESPN app.
Live stats will be available at GoCards.com.
On the radio, fans can find the game on 1320AM WJAS in the Pittsburgh area with George Von Benko on the call and Jesse Irwin as analyst.
Fans may follow live updates on Twitter and Instagram at @Pitt_WBB.

PAW PRINTS

Redshirt junior Yacine Diop is one of just three players in the ACC averaging at least 15.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, along with Florida State's Shakayla Thomas and North Carolina's Janelle Bailey.
The Panthers are fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.372) and steals per game (8.8).
Junior center Kalista Walters continues to lead the ACC field goal percentage rankings (.672). The NCAA ranks only student-athletes who average five made field goals per game, and Walters averages 4.6. Walters is tied for third in the ACC with 1.9 blocks per game.
Sophomore point guard Jasmine Whitney is fifth in the league with 4.7 assists per game and a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio.
Pitt leads the ACC in blocked shots per game (6.1), ranking 10th in the nation. The Panthers are eighth in the country in total blocked shots (170).

A WIN WOULD…

Be Pitt's first win against a top-5 team in program history.
Be the Panthers' first win against a top-10 team since defeating No. 8/6 North Carolina, 84-59, Jan. 8, 2015.
End a 23-game losing streak for the Panthers against ranked opponents. Pitt's last win against a ranked opponent was against No. 17/18 Chattanooga in the 2015 NCAA Tournament First Round.
End an 11-game losing streak for the Panthers in the all-time series against the Cardinals. Louisville holds a 15-2 advantage against Pitt. The Panthers' last win against the Cards came Feb. 14, 2010, at Petersen Events Center (72-69).
Be the Panthers' first against the Cardinals when playing in Louisville (0-7).
End a five-game overall losing streak and a two-game losing streak on the road for the Panthers.

LAST TIME OUT

Three Panthers recorded double-digit scoring outputs for Pitt in a 77-66 loss to No. 21/22 NC State in their final home game of the season Thursday night at Petersen Events Center.
Redshirt junior Yacine Diop scored 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Sophomore Jasmine Whitney recorded 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting, while adding seven assists and three steals, with her seven assists being one off her season high. Junior Kalista Walters rounded out the trio with 15 points on a near-perfect 6-of-7 shooting night.

MILESTONE WATCH

Junior center Kalista Walters is three blocks away from cracking the program's top 10 of blocks made in a season with 53.
With 85 career triples, sophomore guard Alayna Gribble is three made threes away from tying Shavonte Zellous (2005-09) for 10th place on the career 3-point field goal list.
With 132 assists on the season, point guard Jasmine Whitney holds the third most made by a sophomore in program history. She needs 29 more assists to tie LaTonya Blanton (1998-99) for second place all-time (161), and 20 to crack the top 10 for assists made in a season by a Panther (152).
Redshirt junior Yacine Diop owns 1,057 career points, good for 19th place on Pitt's all-time scoring list. She needs 24 more points to tie Jennifer Shingler (1986-90) for 18th place (1,081).

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS

No. 4/5 Louisville's (28-2, 14-1 ACC) only losses this season came against Florida State (Jan. 21) and UConn (Feb. 12).
The Cardinals boast the ACC's top scoring defense, allowing just 56.2 points per game. They own the league's largest scoring margin, defeating opponents by 20.9 points per outing. They are also No. 1 in the ACC in free throw percentage (.749) and rebounding defense (31.0 rpg).
Junior guard Asia Durr is third in the league in scoring with 19.4 points per game, and is No. 1 in the ACC in 3-point percentage (.447, 92-of-206). Senior forward Myisha Hines-Allen is the ACC's top rebounder with 9.7 boards per game.
Last time against the Panthers, then-unbeaten and second-ranked Louisville came away with a 77-51 win at Petersen Events Center (Jan. 18).

UP NEXT

Pitt will await seeding in the 2018 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, set for Wednesday-Sunday, Feb. 28-March 4, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.

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