Tuesday, January 3
Pittsburgh, PA
9 PM
Pitt
vs
Virginia
Pitt Hosts No. 11 Virginia Tuesday in Primetime
1/2/2023 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (10-4, 3-0 ACC) vs. [11/11[ Virginia (10-2, 2-1 ACC)
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 • 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens 2023 Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the Petersen Events Center against [11/11] Virginia. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. with Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli calling the game on ACC Network.
• Pitt is 6-20 all-time against teams ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll, including a 3-5 mark in such games at the Petersen Events Center.
• The Panthers are 3-0 in the ACC with wins over NC State, Syracuse, and North Carolina. Pitt is looking to open league play with four consecutive wins for the first time since its inaugural season in the league (2013-14).
• Pitt is 9-1 in the past 10 games for its best 10-game stretch since a 10-game win streak during the 2015-16 season. The Panthers' 9-1 record since Nov. 20 is tied for the 10th best in the NCAA in that span.
• Blake Hinson has posted 13 double figure scoring games, including nine 15+ point efforts and four games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and is tied for seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (17.1 ppg.) and ranks eighth in rebounds (7.3 rpg.).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 21.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (26-of-39) from the field in ACC play. He scored 24 points in a road win at NC State and a career-high 31 points on 14-of-17 shooting against No. 25 North Carolina.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game with a 2.9:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while going 33-of-67 (.493) from the field and 21-of-47 (.447) from three-point range over the past seven games.
BY THE NUMBERS
• The Panthers are playing back-to-back games against ranked opponents for the third time in five seasons under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is 1-1 this season against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll.
• The Panthers ranks second in the ACC in rebounds (39.9 rpg.), defensive rebounds (28.3 drpg.), offensive rebound percentage (.333), and rebound margin (+6.07), while also ranking third in offensive rebounds (11.6 orpg.). Pitt has won the rebounding battle in nine of 14 games and is 8-1 in those contests.
• Pitt has made 10 or more threes in six of the past 10 games and is averaging 9.6 threes per game in that span. The Panthers are 96-of-254 (.378) from three-point range in that span with Jamarius Burton (8-of-15), Greg Elliott (22-of-52), and Nelly Cummings (25-of-64) leading the way at a combined 55-of-131 (.420).
• The Panthers are averaging 16.4 assists per game over the past 10 contests with 17 or more assists five times in that span. Nelly Cummings (54), Jamarius Burton (35), and Nike Sibande (22) have combined for 111 of the team's 164 assists in that stretch.
• Pitt has stepped up its three-point defense over the past 10 games holding the opposition to 28.5 percent (72-of-253) shooting from beyond the arc. The Panthers have held six opponents below 30 percent shooting from three-point range and rank third in the ACC in three-point percentage defense (.293).
• The Panthers are averaging 43.9 points per game on 174-of-341 (.510) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past 11 contests. Pitt has scored 40 or more points in the second half of five consecutive contests and in nine of the past 11 games.
• Jamarius Burton is one of two players in the NCAA averaging at least 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field, on the season.
• Blake Hinson and Jamarius Burton are the first set of Panthers to earn ACC Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks. Michael Young (2016-17) and Justin Champagnie (2020-21) each earned ACC POTW recognition in back-to-back weeks in their careers.
• Blake Hinson and North Carolina's Armando Bacot are the only players in the ACC averaging over 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 48.0 percent from the field. Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (17.1 ppg.), rebounds (7.3 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (13), 20+ point games (4), free throws made (53), field goals made (79) and steals (13).
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,459 points, 721 rebounds, 664 assists, and 213 steals in 255 career games. The tandem is combining to average 26.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game, while shooting 49.2 percent (129-of-258) from the field this season.
• Nelly Cummings has made a three-point field goal in 11 consecutive games with two or more threes in five of the past eight contests. He is averaging 13.3 points and 5.5 assists per game, while going 23-of-51 (.451) from beyond the arc in the past eight games.
• Greg Elliott has scored in double figures in a career best eight games this season. He has 10 or more points in four of the past five games and is averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while going 24-of-45 (.533) from the field, including 15-of-32 (.469) from three-point range, over the past five contests.
• Federiko Federiko is contributing 11.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per 40 minutes played. He has played 20 or more minutes in a game seven times and is averaging 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks in those contests.
• Pitt will wear special warmups shirts honoring Virginia Football shooting victims Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Blake Hinson is averaging 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game during Pitt's current four-game win streak.
• Jamarius Burton was named NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week and ACC Co-Player of the Week following his performance against North Carolina.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 • 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt opens 2023 Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the Petersen Events Center against [11/11] Virginia. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. with Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli calling the game on ACC Network.
• Pitt is 6-20 all-time against teams ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll, including a 3-5 mark in such games at the Petersen Events Center.
• The Panthers are 3-0 in the ACC with wins over NC State, Syracuse, and North Carolina. Pitt is looking to open league play with four consecutive wins for the first time since its inaugural season in the league (2013-14).
• Pitt is 9-1 in the past 10 games for its best 10-game stretch since a 10-game win streak during the 2015-16 season. The Panthers' 9-1 record since Nov. 20 is tied for the 10th best in the NCAA in that span.
• Blake Hinson has posted 13 double figure scoring games, including nine 15+ point efforts and four games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and is tied for seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (17.1 ppg.) and ranks eighth in rebounds (7.3 rpg.).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 21.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 66.7 percent (26-of-39) from the field in ACC play. He scored 24 points in a road win at NC State and a career-high 31 points on 14-of-17 shooting against No. 25 North Carolina.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game with a 2.9:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while going 33-of-67 (.493) from the field and 21-of-47 (.447) from three-point range over the past seven games.
BY THE NUMBERS
• The Panthers are playing back-to-back games against ranked opponents for the third time in five seasons under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is 1-1 this season against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll.
• The Panthers ranks second in the ACC in rebounds (39.9 rpg.), defensive rebounds (28.3 drpg.), offensive rebound percentage (.333), and rebound margin (+6.07), while also ranking third in offensive rebounds (11.6 orpg.). Pitt has won the rebounding battle in nine of 14 games and is 8-1 in those contests.
• Pitt has made 10 or more threes in six of the past 10 games and is averaging 9.6 threes per game in that span. The Panthers are 96-of-254 (.378) from three-point range in that span with Jamarius Burton (8-of-15), Greg Elliott (22-of-52), and Nelly Cummings (25-of-64) leading the way at a combined 55-of-131 (.420).
• The Panthers are averaging 16.4 assists per game over the past 10 contests with 17 or more assists five times in that span. Nelly Cummings (54), Jamarius Burton (35), and Nike Sibande (22) have combined for 111 of the team's 164 assists in that stretch.
• Pitt has stepped up its three-point defense over the past 10 games holding the opposition to 28.5 percent (72-of-253) shooting from beyond the arc. The Panthers have held six opponents below 30 percent shooting from three-point range and rank third in the ACC in three-point percentage defense (.293).
• The Panthers are averaging 43.9 points per game on 174-of-341 (.510) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past 11 contests. Pitt has scored 40 or more points in the second half of five consecutive contests and in nine of the past 11 games.
• Jamarius Burton is one of two players in the NCAA averaging at least 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field, on the season.
• Blake Hinson and Jamarius Burton are the first set of Panthers to earn ACC Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks. Michael Young (2016-17) and Justin Champagnie (2020-21) each earned ACC POTW recognition in back-to-back weeks in their careers.
• Blake Hinson and North Carolina's Armando Bacot are the only players in the ACC averaging over 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 48.0 percent from the field. Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (17.1 ppg.), rebounds (7.3 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (13), 20+ point games (4), free throws made (53), field goals made (79) and steals (13).
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,459 points, 721 rebounds, 664 assists, and 213 steals in 255 career games. The tandem is combining to average 26.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game, while shooting 49.2 percent (129-of-258) from the field this season.
• Nelly Cummings has made a three-point field goal in 11 consecutive games with two or more threes in five of the past eight contests. He is averaging 13.3 points and 5.5 assists per game, while going 23-of-51 (.451) from beyond the arc in the past eight games.
• Greg Elliott has scored in double figures in a career best eight games this season. He has 10 or more points in four of the past five games and is averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while going 24-of-45 (.533) from the field, including 15-of-32 (.469) from three-point range, over the past five contests.
• Federiko Federiko is contributing 11.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per 40 minutes played. He has played 20 or more minutes in a game seven times and is averaging 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks in those contests.
• Pitt will wear special warmups shirts honoring Virginia Football shooting victims Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Blake Hinson is averaging 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game during Pitt's current four-game win streak.
• Jamarius Burton was named NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week and ACC Co-Player of the Week following his performance against North Carolina.
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