Tuesday, February 14
Pittsburgh, PA
9 PM
Pitt
vs
Boston College
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[rv/rv] Pitt (18-7, 11-3 ACC) vs. Boston College (12-14, 6-9 ACC)
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 • 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center Tuesday, Feb. 14 to host Boston College. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. with Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers, currently tied for first in the ACC standings with Virginia, have won five consecutive games and seven of their past eight contests. Pitt defeated Virginia, 68-65, in its lone meeting with the Cavaliers during ACC regular season play.
• Pitt is 6-3 or better against teams ranked above it in each of the major computer calculations (NET, Torvik, KenPom, BPI, and Sagarin).
• The Panthers are 3-0 against teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Pitt is playing on Feb. 14 for the 31st time. The Panthers are 19-11 all-time on Valentine's Day.
• Jamarius Burton, an ACC Player of the Year candidate, is averaging 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game in conference play. He is shooting 49.5 percent (92-of-186) from the field and 89.5 percent (51-of-57) from the foul line in ACC play. He has scored 15 or more points in 10 of 14 league games.
• Blake Hinson has posted 22 double-figure scoring games, including 14 games with 15 or more points and six 20+ point games. He the only player in the ACC averaging 15.5 or more points (15.7 ppg.) and 6.0 or more rebounds per game (6.3 rpg.) with 60 or more made threes (62 3FG).
• Nike Sibande has come off the bench to score in double figures in seven of the past nine contests and is averaging 10.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Pitt has won 17 of its past 21 games with its 17 wins since Nov. 20 tied for 14th most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers are tied for 15th in the NCAA with a combined eight Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories. Pitt's four Quad 1 wins is the second most in the ACC.
• Pitt is 3-1 in Torvik Quad 1A games, tied for the third-best winning percentage in the NCAA in such games. The Panthers Quad 1A wins are against Virginia, at NC State, and at North Carolina with the lone loss coming at Duke.
• The Panthers' backcourt quartet of Jamarius Burton, Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliott, and Nike Sibande has combined for 5,418 points in 14,097 minutes over 541 career games. Pitt is one of four programs (along with UAB, Chattanooga, and Texas) in the NCAA with four or more players with 130+ games played.
• Pitt leads the ACC in three-point field goals (9.40 3pg.) with Blake Hinson (2.48 3pg. - 6th) and Greg Elliott (2.36 3pg. - 9th) both ranking among the league leaders in threes per game. A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-point field goals per game.
• The Panthers and NC State are the only teams in the ACC with two players with 55 or more threes on the season. Blake Hinson (62) and Greg Elliott (59) each have 55 or more made threes while Nelly Cummings has 45 three-point field goals. The transfer trio is looking to become just the second trio at Pitt to each make 50 or more threes in a season.
• The Panthers are 61-of-140 (.436) from three-point range during their current five-game win streak. Greg Elliott (17-of-32) and Nelly Cummings (13-of-24) are a combined 30-of-56 (.536) from beyond the arc in that span. Blake Hinson is also 18-of-42 (.429) from distance over the past five games.
• Pitt has outscored the opposition 183-114 from beyond the three-point line in the past five games.
• Jamarius Burton is one of three players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field. He is looking to become just the fourth player in program history to average 15+ points, 4+ rebounds, and 4+ assists per game for a season.
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in rebounds (6.3 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (22), 20+ point games (6), and three-point field goals (62), while ranking second in scoring (15.7 ppg.). He is looking to become the first Panther since Sam Young (2008-09) to average better than 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while making 50 or more threes in a season.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,745 points, 795 rebounds, 760 assists, and 229 steals in 277 career games. The tandem combines to average 26.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game.
• Federiko Federiko is shooting a team-high 65.0 percent (65-of-100) from the field, while also leading the Panthers in offensive rebounds (63), blocks (48), and dunks (26). He is contributing 10.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per 40 minutes played.
• Pitt is 11-1 on the season when Nike Sibande scores in double figures. Sibande has been Pitt's first sub in every game (24) he hasn't started this season and is averaging 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per 40 minutes played.
• Nelly Cummings is ninth in the ACC in assists (4.4 apg.) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.06:1). Pitt is 11-2 on the season when he records five or more assists in a game.
• Jamarius Burton (16.0 ppg.), Blake Hinson (15.7 ppg.), Greg Elliott (10.9 ppg.), and Nelly Cummings (10.5 ppg.) are each averaging double figures in scoring. Pitt has not had four double-figure scorers in a season since 2009-10.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Greg Elliott is shooting a team-high 42.1 percent (59-of-140) from three-point range, fifth best in the ACC among players with 2.0 made threes per game.
• Federiko Federiko has recorded three or more blocks in each of the past four games and 11 times overall. He ranks third in the ACC with 1.92 blocks per game and tied for 16th in rebounds (5.7 rpg.)..
BUILDING AN NCAA RESUME
• Pitt continues to build an NCAA Tournament resume, while remaining in position to compete for its first ACC Championship. The Panthers are 18-7 overall, including an 11-3 mark in conference play.
• The Panthers have won seven of their past eight contests and 17 of 21 games since Nov. 20. Pitt's 17 wins since Nov. 20 is tied for 14th most in the NCAA (T-5th among power conference teams) in that span.
• Pitt is 7-2 in true road games, including a 6-1 mark away from home in league play. The Panthers' seven road wins is tied for second most in the NCAA among power conference teams.
• The Panthers are 7-2 against the top teams in the ACC standings with wins over Virginia, Miami, NC State, Wake Forest, Syracuse, and North Carolina (2x).
• Pitt is 6-2 against teams ranked in the top 50 of ESPN's Men's College Basketball Power Index (BPI). The Panthers are 3-1 in true road games against the top 50.
• The Panthers have four Quad 1 victories (Virginia, at NC State, at North Carolina, at Northwestern) and four Quad 2 wins (North Carolina, Miami, Wake Forest, at Syracuse). Pitt is tied for 15th in the NCAA with a combined eight Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 18th in the NCAA with four Quad 1 victories. The Panthers are 3-1 in Quad 1A games with wins against Virginia and at North Carolina and at NC State.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 • 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center Tuesday, Feb. 14 to host Boston College. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. with Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers, currently tied for first in the ACC standings with Virginia, have won five consecutive games and seven of their past eight contests. Pitt defeated Virginia, 68-65, in its lone meeting with the Cavaliers during ACC regular season play.
• Pitt is 6-3 or better against teams ranked above it in each of the major computer calculations (NET, Torvik, KenPom, BPI, and Sagarin).
• The Panthers are 3-0 against teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Pitt is playing on Feb. 14 for the 31st time. The Panthers are 19-11 all-time on Valentine's Day.
• Jamarius Burton, an ACC Player of the Year candidate, is averaging 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game in conference play. He is shooting 49.5 percent (92-of-186) from the field and 89.5 percent (51-of-57) from the foul line in ACC play. He has scored 15 or more points in 10 of 14 league games.
• Blake Hinson has posted 22 double-figure scoring games, including 14 games with 15 or more points and six 20+ point games. He the only player in the ACC averaging 15.5 or more points (15.7 ppg.) and 6.0 or more rebounds per game (6.3 rpg.) with 60 or more made threes (62 3FG).
• Nike Sibande has come off the bench to score in double figures in seven of the past nine contests and is averaging 10.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Pitt has won 17 of its past 21 games with its 17 wins since Nov. 20 tied for 14th most in the NCAA in that span.
• The Panthers are tied for 15th in the NCAA with a combined eight Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories. Pitt's four Quad 1 wins is the second most in the ACC.
• Pitt is 3-1 in Torvik Quad 1A games, tied for the third-best winning percentage in the NCAA in such games. The Panthers Quad 1A wins are against Virginia, at NC State, and at North Carolina with the lone loss coming at Duke.
• The Panthers' backcourt quartet of Jamarius Burton, Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliott, and Nike Sibande has combined for 5,418 points in 14,097 minutes over 541 career games. Pitt is one of four programs (along with UAB, Chattanooga, and Texas) in the NCAA with four or more players with 130+ games played.
• Pitt leads the ACC in three-point field goals (9.40 3pg.) with Blake Hinson (2.48 3pg. - 6th) and Greg Elliott (2.36 3pg. - 9th) both ranking among the league leaders in threes per game. A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-point field goals per game.
• The Panthers and NC State are the only teams in the ACC with two players with 55 or more threes on the season. Blake Hinson (62) and Greg Elliott (59) each have 55 or more made threes while Nelly Cummings has 45 three-point field goals. The transfer trio is looking to become just the second trio at Pitt to each make 50 or more threes in a season.
• The Panthers are 61-of-140 (.436) from three-point range during their current five-game win streak. Greg Elliott (17-of-32) and Nelly Cummings (13-of-24) are a combined 30-of-56 (.536) from beyond the arc in that span. Blake Hinson is also 18-of-42 (.429) from distance over the past five games.
• Pitt has outscored the opposition 183-114 from beyond the three-point line in the past five games.
• Jamarius Burton is one of three players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, while shooting over 50 percent from the field. He is looking to become just the fourth player in program history to average 15+ points, 4+ rebounds, and 4+ assists per game for a season.
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in rebounds (6.3 rpg.), double-doubles (4), double-figure scoring games (22), 20+ point games (6), and three-point field goals (62), while ranking second in scoring (15.7 ppg.). He is looking to become the first Panther since Sam Young (2008-09) to average better than 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while making 50 or more threes in a season.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,745 points, 795 rebounds, 760 assists, and 229 steals in 277 career games. The tandem combines to average 26.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game.
• Federiko Federiko is shooting a team-high 65.0 percent (65-of-100) from the field, while also leading the Panthers in offensive rebounds (63), blocks (48), and dunks (26). He is contributing 10.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per 40 minutes played.
• Pitt is 11-1 on the season when Nike Sibande scores in double figures. Sibande has been Pitt's first sub in every game (24) he hasn't started this season and is averaging 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per 40 minutes played.
• Nelly Cummings is ninth in the ACC in assists (4.4 apg.) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.06:1). Pitt is 11-2 on the season when he records five or more assists in a game.
• Jamarius Burton (16.0 ppg.), Blake Hinson (15.7 ppg.), Greg Elliott (10.9 ppg.), and Nelly Cummings (10.5 ppg.) are each averaging double figures in scoring. Pitt has not had four double-figure scorers in a season since 2009-10.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Greg Elliott is shooting a team-high 42.1 percent (59-of-140) from three-point range, fifth best in the ACC among players with 2.0 made threes per game.
• Federiko Federiko has recorded three or more blocks in each of the past four games and 11 times overall. He ranks third in the ACC with 1.92 blocks per game and tied for 16th in rebounds (5.7 rpg.)..
BUILDING AN NCAA RESUME
• Pitt continues to build an NCAA Tournament resume, while remaining in position to compete for its first ACC Championship. The Panthers are 18-7 overall, including an 11-3 mark in conference play.
• The Panthers have won seven of their past eight contests and 17 of 21 games since Nov. 20. Pitt's 17 wins since Nov. 20 is tied for 14th most in the NCAA (T-5th among power conference teams) in that span.
• Pitt is 7-2 in true road games, including a 6-1 mark away from home in league play. The Panthers' seven road wins is tied for second most in the NCAA among power conference teams.
• The Panthers are 7-2 against the top teams in the ACC standings with wins over Virginia, Miami, NC State, Wake Forest, Syracuse, and North Carolina (2x).
• Pitt is 6-2 against teams ranked in the top 50 of ESPN's Men's College Basketball Power Index (BPI). The Panthers are 3-1 in true road games against the top 50.
• The Panthers have four Quad 1 victories (Virginia, at NC State, at North Carolina, at Northwestern) and four Quad 2 wins (North Carolina, Miami, Wake Forest, at Syracuse). Pitt is tied for 15th in the NCAA with a combined eight Quad 1 and Quad 2 victories.
• Pitt is second in the ACC and tied for 18th in the NCAA with four Quad 1 victories. The Panthers are 3-1 in Quad 1A games with wins against Virginia and at North Carolina and at NC State.
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