Pitt (2-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Gardner-Webb (1-1, 0-0 Big South)
Monday, November 11, 2024 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network Extra • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
- Pitt continues its season-opening homestand Monday, Nov. 11 with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Gardner-Webb at the Petersen Events Center. Monday’s contest is available to watch on ACC Network Extra with Jason Earle and Nick Rivers calling the action.
- Pitt is 2-0 all-time against Gardner-Webb, including a 67-50 win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs Dec. 12, 2020. Justin Champagnie delivered a memorable performance in that contest with 24 points and 21 rebounds for his second consecutive 20/20 game that season.
- Jaland Lowe has opened the season with consecutive 20-point scoring games and has now scored in double figures in 17 of his past 19 games as a Panther.
- Pitt’s starting backcourt of Damian Dunn, Ishmael Leggett, and Jaland Lowe has six double-figure scoring games and combines to average 54.5 points per game on 54.5 percent (36-of-66) shooting from the field. The unit combined for 58 points in Friday’s win over Murray State.
- Pitt has won 17 consecutive games and is 40-2 under Jeff Capel when scoring 80 or more points in a game. The Panthers have topped the 80-point mark in five of their past six games at the Petersen Events Center.
- The Panthers are averaging 89.5 points per game, while shooting 53.4 percent (63-of-118) from the field. Cameron Corhen is shooting a team-high 66.7 percent from the field, while Ishmael Leggett is shooting 65.2 percent through two games.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Ishmael Leggett was named Preseason Second Team All-ACC, as selected by the league’s media voting panel. Leggett, the reigning ACC Sixth Man of the Year, has scored 19 points in each of the first two games of the season and is 15-of-23 (.652) from the field on the year.
- Incoming transfer Cameron Corhen is averaging 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, while shooting 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the field. He recorded his third career double-double (13/10) in Friday’s win over Murray State and has now scored in double figures 26 times in his career.
- Guillermo Diaz Graham looks to build on a strong sophomore season that saw him average 6.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game. He shot a team-high 40.5 percent (32-of-79) from three-point…
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