Friday, December 2
Raleigh, NC
7 PM
Pitt
at
NC State
Pitt Opens ACC Play Friday at NC State
11/30/2022 5:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (5-3, 0-0 ACC) at NC State (7-1, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, December 2, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Raleigh, N.C. • PNC Arena
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens ACC play on the road Friday, Dec. 2 against NC State. Tipoff at PNC Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with Derek Jones and Paul Biancardi calling the game on ACC Network.
• The Panthers have won their past four games and will look for its first five-game win streak since early in the 2020-21 season.
• Friday's game is the second of three consecutive road contests for the Panthers. Pitt also travels to Nashville to face Vanderbilt Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Panthers opened the road stretch with an 87-58 win at Northwestern Monday.
• The Panthers are 2-2 under Jeff Capel in conference openers and 4-5 in the ACC opener in nine seasons in the league. Pitt has opened ACC play on the road in each of the past three seasons and five times overall.
• Blake Hinson has posted seven double figure scoring games, including five 15+ point efforts and three games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and ranks seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.8 points per game, while shooting 52.4 percent (43-of-82) from the field, 42.9 percent (18-of-42) from three-point range, and 78.9 percent (30-of-38) from the foul line.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all seven games he has played this season and 30 of his 37 games at Pitt. He is averaging 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting a team-high 54.2 percent (39-of-72) from the field. Burton is the only player in the ACC averaging over 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game on the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 50.0 percent from the field this season. He leads the Panthers in scoring (16.8 ppg.), rebounds (6.6 rpg.), field goals (43), three-point field goals (18) and steals (11).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 assists per game, while shooting 55.9 percent (19-of-34) from the field and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three-point range over the past three games.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons. Hinson (16.8 ppg.), Burton (14.6 ppg.), and Hugley IV (10.4 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through eight games.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,289 points, 674 rebounds, 611 assists, and 201 steals in 244 career games. The tandem is averaging 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game this season. Cummings and Burton combined for a season-best 31 points and 13 assists in the win over Northwestern.
• Jamarius Burton (39-of-72, .542), John Hugley IV (18-of-34, .529) and Blake Hinson (43-of-82, .524) are a combined 100-of-188 (.532) from the field, while combining to average 41.8 points per game.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in a game five times and is sixth in the ACC in assists per game (4.4 apg.). He is also 12th in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67:1).
• Nike Sibande has been the first player off the bench for the Panthers in all eight games. He has come on strong over the past four contests averaging 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
• The Panthers are 43-of-104 (.413) from three-point range over the past four games with Blake Hinson (9-of-15) and Jamarius Burton (5-of-9) leading the way at a combined 14-of-24 (.583). Pitt shot just 25.5 percent (27-of-106) from beyond the arc in the first four games of the season.
• Pitt is averaging 44.0 rebounds per game during its current four-game win streak. The Panthers have a +11.5 rebound margin with Blake Hinson (7.0 rpg.), Nike Sibande (6.5 rpg.), John Hugley IV (5.8 rpg.), and Greg Elliott (5.0 rpg.) each averaging five or more rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 46.0 points per game on 78-of-145 (.538) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past five games. Pitt has scored 45 or more points in the second half of each of the past three games, including a season-high 50 points in Monday's win over Northwestern.
• Pitt has won each of the past four games by 15 or more points for its first four-game win streak by double-digits since Dec. 15-29, 2018. The Panthers have not won five consecutive games by double figures since the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers are averaging 17.3 assists per game during their four-game win streak with 17 or more assists in each of the past three games. Guards Nelly Cummings (20), Jamarius Burton (15), and Nike Sibande (14) have combined for 49 assists (12.3 apg.) in that span.
• Pitt has also stepped up its three-point defense during its four-game win streak limiting the opposition to 28.9 percent (28-of-97) shooting from beyond the arc. The Panthers have made 15 or more threes than its opponents over the past four games.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in rebound margin (+6.38), while NC State is third (+5.88). Pitt has won the rebounding battle in each of its past five games and six times overall.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHT
• Blake Hinson is averaging 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game over the past four contests. He is shooting 60.0 percent (21-of-35) from the field, 60.0 percent from three-point range (9-of-15), and 76.9 percent (20-of-26) from the foul line in that stretch.
Friday, December 2, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Raleigh, N.C. • PNC Arena
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens ACC play on the road Friday, Dec. 2 against NC State. Tipoff at PNC Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with Derek Jones and Paul Biancardi calling the game on ACC Network.
• The Panthers have won their past four games and will look for its first five-game win streak since early in the 2020-21 season.
• Friday's game is the second of three consecutive road contests for the Panthers. Pitt also travels to Nashville to face Vanderbilt Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Panthers opened the road stretch with an 87-58 win at Northwestern Monday.
• The Panthers are 2-2 under Jeff Capel in conference openers and 4-5 in the ACC opener in nine seasons in the league. Pitt has opened ACC play on the road in each of the past three seasons and five times overall.
• Blake Hinson has posted seven double figure scoring games, including five 15+ point efforts and three games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and ranks seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.8 points per game, while shooting 52.4 percent (43-of-82) from the field, 42.9 percent (18-of-42) from three-point range, and 78.9 percent (30-of-38) from the foul line.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all seven games he has played this season and 30 of his 37 games at Pitt. He is averaging 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting a team-high 54.2 percent (39-of-72) from the field. Burton is the only player in the ACC averaging over 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game on the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 50.0 percent from the field this season. He leads the Panthers in scoring (16.8 ppg.), rebounds (6.6 rpg.), field goals (43), three-point field goals (18) and steals (11).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 assists per game, while shooting 55.9 percent (19-of-34) from the field and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three-point range over the past three games.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons. Hinson (16.8 ppg.), Burton (14.6 ppg.), and Hugley IV (10.4 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through eight games.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,289 points, 674 rebounds, 611 assists, and 201 steals in 244 career games. The tandem is averaging 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game this season. Cummings and Burton combined for a season-best 31 points and 13 assists in the win over Northwestern.
• Jamarius Burton (39-of-72, .542), John Hugley IV (18-of-34, .529) and Blake Hinson (43-of-82, .524) are a combined 100-of-188 (.532) from the field, while combining to average 41.8 points per game.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in a game five times and is sixth in the ACC in assists per game (4.4 apg.). He is also 12th in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.67:1).
• Nike Sibande has been the first player off the bench for the Panthers in all eight games. He has come on strong over the past four contests averaging 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
• The Panthers are 43-of-104 (.413) from three-point range over the past four games with Blake Hinson (9-of-15) and Jamarius Burton (5-of-9) leading the way at a combined 14-of-24 (.583). Pitt shot just 25.5 percent (27-of-106) from beyond the arc in the first four games of the season.
• Pitt is averaging 44.0 rebounds per game during its current four-game win streak. The Panthers have a +11.5 rebound margin with Blake Hinson (7.0 rpg.), Nike Sibande (6.5 rpg.), John Hugley IV (5.8 rpg.), and Greg Elliott (5.0 rpg.) each averaging five or more rebounds per game in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 46.0 points per game on 78-of-145 (.538) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past five games. Pitt has scored 45 or more points in the second half of each of the past three games, including a season-high 50 points in Monday's win over Northwestern.
• Pitt has won each of the past four games by 15 or more points for its first four-game win streak by double-digits since Dec. 15-29, 2018. The Panthers have not won five consecutive games by double figures since the 2015-16 season.
• The Panthers are averaging 17.3 assists per game during their four-game win streak with 17 or more assists in each of the past three games. Guards Nelly Cummings (20), Jamarius Burton (15), and Nike Sibande (14) have combined for 49 assists (12.3 apg.) in that span.
• Pitt has also stepped up its three-point defense during its four-game win streak limiting the opposition to 28.9 percent (28-of-97) shooting from beyond the arc. The Panthers have made 15 or more threes than its opponents over the past four games.
• The Panthers rank second in the ACC in rebound margin (+6.38), while NC State is third (+5.88). Pitt has won the rebounding battle in each of its past five games and six times overall.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHT
• Blake Hinson is averaging 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game over the past four contests. He is shooting 60.0 percent (21-of-35) from the field, 60.0 percent from three-point range (9-of-15), and 76.9 percent (20-of-26) from the foul line in that stretch.
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