Pitt Welcomes Duquesne Saturday Night For 40th Edition Of The City Game

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball team (3-0, 0-0 ACC) is set to host cross-town rival Duquesne on Saturday night at the Petersen Events Center for the 40^th edition of the City Game between the two squads. Tip is set for 7:00 pm and the game will air live on ACC Network Extra.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Saturday’s game will air live on ACC Network Extra by clicking HERE.
• Live stats of the game can be found by clicking HERE.
• Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women’s basketball account @Pitt_WBB.

STORYLINES

• Sophomore Maliyah Johnson exploded on the scene Wednesday morning in the win over Bryant as she netted a career-high 20 points in the win. Johnson finished off her game going 7-for-9 from the floor while netting a career-high four three-pointers.
• The Pitt defense put together another strong showing last time out as they held Bryant to just 54 points on 35.6% shooting overall and 24.0% from behind the arc. Pitt has now held each of their first three opponents to under 55 points for the first time in a season since 2016-17. Pitt has now held 32 of their last 33 opponents to 45% or less shooting from the floor. Pitt is allowing just 46.7 ppg against which ranks 5th in the ACC.

THE OPENING TIP

• The Panthers will welcome Duquesne to the Pete Saturday night for the 40th edition of the City Game. Saturday’s game will tip at 6pm on ACC Network Extra.
• Pitt will be looking to improve to 4-0 to start the season for the second straight year. The Panthers downed Duquesne last year to improve to 4-0.
• The duo of Maliyah Johnson and Dayshanette Harris was too much for Bryant Wednesday as they combined to score 37 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists while shooting a combined 68.4% from the floor and 61.5% from behind the arc. 

LAST TIME OUT – BRYANT

• The Panthers improved to 3-0 for the second straight year as they earned a 93-54 blowout victory over Bryant on School Day at the Pete. Area school-aged children filled the Pete as the 3,100+ fans watched the Panthers hot-shooting squad collect the win.
• The 93 points are the most by Pitt since 2014.
• Sophomore Maliyah Johnson had the best game of her young career in the win as she netted 20 points, three rebounds and two assists while going 7-for-9 from the floor and…