Saturday, January 7
Pittsburgh, PA
4 PM
Pitt
vs
Clemson
Panthers Host Clemson Saturday in Battle of ACC Unbeatens
1/6/2023 10:39:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (11-4, 4-0 ACC) vs. Clemson (12-3, 4-0 ACC)
Saturday, January 7, 2023 • 4:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt hosts Clemson Saturday, Jan. 7 in a battle of the final two undefeated teams in ACC play. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. with Doug Sherman and Tim McCormick calling the game on ESPN2.
• The Panthers are 4-0 in the ACC with wins over NC State, Syracuse, and No. 25 North Carolina, and No. 11 Virginia. Pitt is looking to open ACC play with five consecutive wins for the first time in program history.
• Pitt opened Big East play with five or more wins four times (7 - 2010-11; 5 - 2009-10, 2006-07, and 2002-03) before joining the ACC in 2013-14.
• Pitt is 10-1 in the past 11 games with a pair of five-game win streaks in that span. The Panthers' 10 wins, including four quad one victories, since Nov. 20 is tied for the second most in the NCAA in that span.
• Blake Hinson has posted 14 double figure scoring games, including 10 15+ point efforts and four games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and ranks sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (17.0 ppg.) and ninth in rebounds (7.0 rpg.).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while shooting 58.5 percent (31-of-53) from the field and 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the foul line in ACC play. He has scored 15 or more points in three of Pitt's four ACC contests.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game with a 3.4:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while going 35-of-71 (.493) from the field and 21-of-49 (.429) from three-point range over the past eight games.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Pitt has won four consecutive ACC games for the first time since its inaugural season in the conference (2013-14) when the Panthers topped NC State, Maryland, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech in the first four league games of the season.
• The Panthers are looking for their first five-game conference win streak since the 2010-11 season. Pitt had a seven-game win streak to start Big East play and a five-game streak during that season.
• Pitt has won consecutive games against AP-ranked opponents for the first time since Feb. 7-12, 2011. The Panthers have not won three consecutive games against ranked opponents since a four-game string during the 2008-09 season. Pitt is 2-1 this season against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll.
• The Panthers are averaging 16.4 assists per game over the past 11 contests with 17 or more assists five times in that span. Nelly Cummings (62), Jamarius Burton (37), and Nike Sibande (23) have combined for 122 of the team's 180 assists (67.8 percent) in that stretch.
• Pitt ranks in the top three of the ACC in rebounds (T-1st - 39.4 rpg.), defensive rebounds (2nd - 27.9 drpg.), offensive rebounds (3rd - 11.5 orpg.), offensive rebound percentage (3rd - .330), and rebound margin (2nd - +5.93). The Panthers have won the rebounding battle in 10 of 15 games and is 9-1 in those contests.
• Pitt is averaging 78.7 points per game, while shooting 46.7 percent (304-of-651) from the field and 37.3 percent (103-of-276) from three-point range over the past 11 outings. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points six times in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 44.0 points per game on 189-of-370 (.511) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past 12 contests. Pitt has scored 40 or more points in the second half of six consecutive contests and in 10 of the past 12 games.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in three-point field goals (8.67 3pg.) with Blake Hinson and Greg Elliott also ranking among the individual leaders in that category (T-10th - 2.07 3pg.). A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-point field goals per game.
• Blake Hinson (Dec. 23) and Jamarius Burton (Jan. 2) 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.
• 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 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 (17.0 ppg.), rebounds (7.0 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (14), 20+ point games (4), free throws made (54), and field goals made (85).
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,480 points, 726 rebounds, 674 assists, and 215 steals in 257 career games. The tandem is combining to average 26.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game, while shooting 48.6 percent (134-of-276) from the field this season.
• Nelly Cummings has dished out five or more assists in six consecutive games and 11 times overall. He ranks third in the ACC in assists (5.1 apg.) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.33:1).
• Federiko Federiko is contributing 11.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per 40 minutes played. He has played 20 or more minutes in a game eight times and is averaging 10.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks in those contests.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Federiko Federiko is averaging 11.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game during Pitt's current five-game win streak. He has 25 offensive rebounds in that stretch.
• Nike Sibande has been Pitt's first sub in all 14 games he hasn't started. He has five double-figure scoring games off the bench, including two in ACC play.
Saturday, January 7, 2023 • 4:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt hosts Clemson Saturday, Jan. 7 in a battle of the final two undefeated teams in ACC play. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. with Doug Sherman and Tim McCormick calling the game on ESPN2.
• The Panthers are 4-0 in the ACC with wins over NC State, Syracuse, and No. 25 North Carolina, and No. 11 Virginia. Pitt is looking to open ACC play with five consecutive wins for the first time in program history.
• Pitt opened Big East play with five or more wins four times (7 - 2010-11; 5 - 2009-10, 2006-07, and 2002-03) before joining the ACC in 2013-14.
• Pitt is 10-1 in the past 11 games with a pair of five-game win streaks in that span. The Panthers' 10 wins, including four quad one victories, since Nov. 20 is tied for the second most in the NCAA in that span.
• Blake Hinson has posted 14 double figure scoring games, including 10 15+ point efforts and four games with 20 or more points. He leads the Panthers and ranks sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (17.0 ppg.) and ninth in rebounds (7.0 rpg.).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while shooting 58.5 percent (31-of-53) from the field and 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the foul line in ACC play. He has scored 15 or more points in three of Pitt's four ACC contests.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game with a 3.4:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while going 35-of-71 (.493) from the field and 21-of-49 (.429) from three-point range over the past eight games.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Pitt has won four consecutive ACC games for the first time since its inaugural season in the conference (2013-14) when the Panthers topped NC State, Maryland, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech in the first four league games of the season.
• The Panthers are looking for their first five-game conference win streak since the 2010-11 season. Pitt had a seven-game win streak to start Big East play and a five-game streak during that season.
• Pitt has won consecutive games against AP-ranked opponents for the first time since Feb. 7-12, 2011. The Panthers have not won three consecutive games against ranked opponents since a four-game string during the 2008-09 season. Pitt is 2-1 this season against teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll.
• The Panthers are averaging 16.4 assists per game over the past 11 contests with 17 or more assists five times in that span. Nelly Cummings (62), Jamarius Burton (37), and Nike Sibande (23) have combined for 122 of the team's 180 assists (67.8 percent) in that stretch.
• Pitt ranks in the top three of the ACC in rebounds (T-1st - 39.4 rpg.), defensive rebounds (2nd - 27.9 drpg.), offensive rebounds (3rd - 11.5 orpg.), offensive rebound percentage (3rd - .330), and rebound margin (2nd - +5.93). The Panthers have won the rebounding battle in 10 of 15 games and is 9-1 in those contests.
• Pitt is averaging 78.7 points per game, while shooting 46.7 percent (304-of-651) from the field and 37.3 percent (103-of-276) from three-point range over the past 11 outings. The Panthers have scored 80 or more points six times in that span.
• The Panthers are averaging 44.0 points per game on 189-of-370 (.511) shooting from the field in the second half of play over the past 12 contests. Pitt has scored 40 or more points in the second half of six consecutive contests and in 10 of the past 12 games.
• Pitt ranks third in the ACC in three-point field goals (8.67 3pg.) with Blake Hinson and Greg Elliott also ranking among the individual leaders in that category (T-10th - 2.07 3pg.). A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-point field goals per game.
• Blake Hinson (Dec. 23) and Jamarius Burton (Jan. 2) 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.
• 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 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 (17.0 ppg.), rebounds (7.0 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (14), 20+ point games (4), free throws made (54), and field goals made (85).
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,480 points, 726 rebounds, 674 assists, and 215 steals in 257 career games. The tandem is combining to average 26.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 9.1 assists per game, while shooting 48.6 percent (134-of-276) from the field this season.
• Nelly Cummings has dished out five or more assists in six consecutive games and 11 times overall. He ranks third in the ACC in assists (5.1 apg.) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.33:1).
• Federiko Federiko is contributing 11.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per 40 minutes played. He has played 20 or more minutes in a game eight times and is averaging 10.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks in those contests.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Federiko Federiko is averaging 11.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game during Pitt's current five-game win streak. He has 25 offensive rebounds in that stretch.
• Nike Sibande has been Pitt's first sub in all 14 games he hasn't started. He has five double-figure scoring games off the bench, including two in ACC play.
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