Panthers Travel to Northwestern for ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchup

Pitt (4-3, 0-0 ACC) at Northwestern (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
Monday, November 28, 2022  •  9:00 PM [ET]
Evanston, Ill.  •  Welsh-Ryan Arena
ESPN2  •  93.7 The Fan
 
THE OPENING TIP
•  Pitt opens a three-game road stretch against Northwestern in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup Monday, Nov. 28. Tipoff at Welsh-Ryan Arena is set for 9:00 p.m. [ET] with Jordan Bernfield and Malcolm Huckaby calling the game on ESPN2.
•  The Panthers have won four consecutive games against Northwestern, including a 71-70 decision at Welsh-Ryan Arena in the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
•  Monday’s game caps off a stretch of six games in 13 days for the Panthers. Pitt is 3-2 with three consecutive wins in that span.
•  The Panthers are 4-4 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge contests, including a 2-2 mark under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is also 2-2 in road games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
•  Blake Hinson has posted six double figure scoring games, including four 15+ point efforts. He leads the Panthers and ranks 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.0 points per game, while shooting 52.1 percent (38-of-73) from the field and 37.8 percent (14-of-37) from three-point range.
•  Jamarius Burton is averaging 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 55.7 percent (34-of-61) from the field. He is also shooting 43.3 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range on the season..
•  John Hugley IV has scored in double figures in each of the past three contests and is averaging 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the field in that span.
 
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 (16.0 ppg.), rebounds (6.4 rpg.), field goals (38), three-point field goals (14) and steals (10).
• Nike Sibande has been the first player off the bench for the Panthers in all seven games. He has come on strong over the past three games averaging 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over the past three contests.
•  Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all six games played this season and in 29 of his 36 games played as a Panther. He is averaging 14.7…