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Updated: Pittsburgh (20-17) Takes On Washington State (19-16)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:11:32 +0000

It should be a good day for Panthers basketball at Petersen Events Center on Wednesday as Washington State travels to meet Pittsburgh in the College Basketball Invitational. The game starts at 7:00 EST and it will be shown on HDNet. The Panthers come in at 20-17 overall. The Cougars have a 19-16 record.

The edge here goes to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, with its 13-7 record at home, has home-court advantage against the Washington State 6-8 record on the road. The RPI rankings give the Panthers the nod, with a rank of #87 to the Cougars #142.

It also should be noted that Pittsburgh has seen Washington State already this season, and lost to them 67-66 on March 26th. Over the last four seasons, Pittsburgh is 1-1 against Washington State.

StatSmack! Pittsburgh is better than Washington State

Pittsburgh takes less vacation, with more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than Washington State (10 vs 2).
The Big East has a much better average team RPI than the Pac 12 (71 vs 129).
Pittsburgh has a much better Kiplinger In-State Ranking than Washington State (#28 vs #98).
We just win. Pittsburgh has more wins over the last 5 years than Washington State (160 vs 125).

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On this day 6 years ago - Mar 17, 2006

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:49:29 +0000

The win against Kent State (79-64) was a well balanced scoring affair as 6 players scored 10 or more points: Levon Kendall (10), Aaron Gray (17), Carl Krauser (11), Ronald Ramon (16), Levance Fields (10), and Sam Young (12).

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Wofford vs Pittsburgh: Recap Notes

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:28:51 +0000

Pittsburgh Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 1:22 left to go.
Pittsburgh beat the spread by 5.0 points. That makes the 13th time this season the Panthers have beat the spread.
The Panthers have won 100% of the time this season (8-0) after recording 20 or more assists.
Pittsburgh has won 100% of the time this season (6-0) after holding an opponent to under 37.3% field goal percentage.
This season Pittsburgh has won 72% of the time (8-3) when Ashton Gibbs has 4 three pointers or more, 73% of the time (11-4) when Lamar Patterson has 4 assists or more, and 77% of the time (7-2) when Talib Zanna has 7 rebounds or more.
The Panthers set a season high for three pointers.
The last time Pittsburgh recorded at least 14 three pointers was Dec 13, 2008 against Maryland-Baltimore County (link).
Pittsburgh set season lows for turnovers and free throws made.
Pittsburgh has been outshot by their opponents in free throw percentage for the past 4 games.
This is the 19th game at home this season--Pittsburgh has a 5.9 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
Nasir Robinson accounted for 34.3% of the team's rebounds.
Tray Woodall has led the team in scoring in 6 out of 34 games this season.
Nasir Robinson has led the team in rebounding in 14 out of 34 games this season.
Ashton Gibbs has 5 straight double-digit point games.
Nasir Robinson recorded the 14th double digit rebound game of his career.

Wofford Game Notes:

Wofford lost and did not cover the spread.
Lee Skinner recorded a team season high in offensive rebounds with 8.
The top two scorers (Drew Crowell and Brad Loesing) accounted for 49.2% of the points.
Lee Skinner accounted for 34.2% of the team's rebounds.
Drew Crowell has led the team in scoring 4 times in 33 games this season.
Lee Skinner has led the team in rebounding 13 times in 33 games this season.
Brad Loesing has 20 straight double-digit point games.
Lee Skinner recorded the 3rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Lee Skinner recorded a double-double. It was the 2nd of his career.

Wofford vs Pittsburgh: Boxscore

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:27:51 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
B. Loesing	*	40	15	5-15	33	4-11	36	1-4	25	4-4	100	0	4	4	9	0	0	1	0
K. Giltner	*	40	9	3-11	27	0-1	0	3-10	30	0-0		0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
D. Crowell	*	37	16	7-12	58	6-10	60	1-2	50	1-2	50	5	3	8	1	0	1	1	1
K. Cochran	*	30	8	3-9	33	3-4	75	0-5	0	2-2	100	0	6	6	3	1	1	3	2
A. Smith	*	9	2	1-2	50	1-2	50	0-0		0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
L. Skinner		33	11	3-8	37	1-5	20	2-3	66	3-4	75	8	4	12	0	0	0	0	0
J. Byrd		10	2	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		2-2	100	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Steelman		1	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WOFF		200	63	22-59	37	15-34	44	7-25	28	12-14	85	14	21	35	13	1	2	7	6
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
PITT		200	81	33-60	55	19-35	54	14-25	56	1-3	33	8	24	32	20	2	3	6	13
L. Patterson	*	32	13	6-8	75	5-6	83	1-2	50	0-0		0	3	3	4	0	0	1	1
A. Gibbs	*	30	12	4-9	44	0-2	0	4-7	57	0-0		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
T. Woodall	*	29	16	6-7	85	2-2	100	4-5	80	0-1	0	0	4	4	9	0	0	1	3
N. Robinson	*	23	6	3-10	30	3-9	33	0-1	0	0-0		4	7	11	3	0	0	1	2
D. Taylor	*	17	3	1-1	100	1-1	100	0-0		1-2	50	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
J. Moore		25	16	6-11	54	2-5	40	4-6	66	0-0		2	2	4	0	0	1	0	2
T. Zanna		21	12	6-8	75	6-8	75	0-0		0-0		1	6	7	0	1	2	1	2
J. Johnson		20	3	1-4	25	0-1	0	1-3	33	0-0		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
C. Wright		2	0	0-2	0	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
M. Gilbert		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Guy Pagano	425	38.1	115	411	46	37.9	5	53	NEC, MAAC, America East
Tom Courtney	55	37.4	16	60	32	37.7	10	44	NEC, MAAC, America East
Ron Tyburski	559	37.2	178	481	51	36.4	12	48	CAA, NEC, MAAC

Fouls: Wofford 6, Pittsburgh 13, Total 19
DQs: Wofford 0, Pittsburgh 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Wofford 0, Pittsburgh 0, Total 0

Jared Sullinger from Ohio State Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:42:15 +0000

With a solid performance that included going up against the #8 team in the nation, Jared Sullinger, a 6-9 sophomore from Ohio State, is the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. StatSheet's NCAA Freshman of the Week is Bradley Beal from Florida and StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week is Colorado State's Jesse Carr. Sullinger put up a strong 24 points per game, 60% shooting, and 9 rebounds per game in victories against Purdue and 10th ranked Michigan and a loss to Michigan State.

Sullinger led scoring (30) and rebounding (12) for the Buckeyes in an 88-71 win against Purdue. He then led the team in scoring (24) and rebounding (6) in a huge 77-55 victory over Michigan. Lastly, Sullinger led scoring (18) and rebounding (9) in a 68-64 loss to Michigan State.

This is the first StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week honor for Jared Sullinger. However, he has been named a runner-up once and received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is Kansas State junior Jordan Henriquez-Roberts. Honorable mention goes to Saint Mary's senior Rob Jones.

StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week: Florida's Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal played an average of 37 minutes starting both games for the Gators. In a hard-fought 66-63 win over Alabama, Beal led scoring and rebounding with 16 and 7, respectively. In a 74-71 loss to Kentucky, he led rebounding with 8 and also had 5 assists.

Beal has won the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week an astounding 3 times. The runner-up is Anthony Davis from Kentucky. Honorable mention goes to Andre Hollins from Minnesota.

StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week: Colorado State's Jesse Carr

Junior Jesse Carr averaged 31 minutes over two games for the Rams. In a big 81-60 win over TCU, Carr chalked up 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Then in a 79-69 loss to San Diego State, he contributed 17 points and 2 assists.

This is the first time this season Carr has won the StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week award. David Pellom, a junior forward from George Washington, is runner-up. Dave Barnett, a senior guard/forward from Buffalo, wins honorable mention.

Weekly Leaders

Scoring: Mitchell Watt, Buffalo: 32 PPG
Rebounding: Omondi Amoke, Cal State Fullerton: 21 RPG
Assists: Jeremiah Ostrowski, Hawaii: 11 APG
Blocked Shots: Jake Cohen, Davidson: 7 BPG
Free Throws: Steven Idlet, Tulsa: 14 PPG
Three Pointers: Akeem Ellis, Coppin State: 6 TPG
Steals: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice: 5 SPG

Syracuse Leads Four Big East Teams at #2 in AP Poll: Mar 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Four teams from the Big East find a home in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Syracuse at #2, Marquette (#11), Georgetown (#15), and Louisville (#17). One Big East team dropped out of the poll this week. Notre Dame had been ranked #23.

Syracuse stays put at #2 following a week that began with a win on the road over Connecticut, 58-55. After that came an upset loss on the road against Cincinnati, 71-68.

Marquette moves down two places after a loss to Louisville, 84-71. Georgetown moves down two spots after a win against Pittsburgh, 64-52 and a loss to Cincinnati, 72-70. Louisville enters the poll at #17 after wins against Cincinnati, 50-44, then-23rd ranked Notre Dame, 64-50, and then-9th ranked Marquette. Notre Dame drops out of the poll after a win against South Florida, 57-53 and a loss to Louisville.

Kentucky remains number one for the seventh week in a row.

Joining Louisville as a newcomer, Vanderbilt enters the Top 25 at #20 with a win on the road over Georgia, 63-41, a win on the road over Ole Miss, 65-53, and an upset win on the road over 1st ranked Kentucky, 71-64. New Mexico comes in at #21 with wins against then-18th ranked San Diego State, 68-59, then-20th ranked UNLV, 72-67, and Air Force, 79-64. Saint Mary's also enters the Top 25 at #24. Temple falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss on the road to Massachusetts, 77-71. Gonzaga and Iowa State also drop out this week.

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AP Top 25
1.	Kentucky	32-2
2.	Syracuse	31-2
3.	Missouri	30-4
4.	UNC	29-5
5.	MSU	27-7
6.	Kansas	27-6
7.	OSU	27-7
8.	Duke	27-6
9.	Baylor	27-7
10.	FSU	24-9
11.	MARQ	25-7
12.	MURRAY	30-1
13.	Michigan	24-9
14.	WISC	24-9
15.	GTOWN	23-8
16.	Indiana	25-8
17.	Lville	26-9
18.	WSU	26-5
19.	CREI	28-5
20.	Vandy	24-10
21.	Lobos	27-6
22.	SDSU	26-7
23.	UNLV	26-8
24.	SMC	27-5
25.	Florida	23-10
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AP Top 25 By Conference

Conf	Top 25 Teams	Conf Teams	Pct in Top 25
Big Ten	5	12	41.7%
Big East	4	16	25.0%
SEC	3	12	25.0%
ACC	3	12	25.0%
Big 12	3	10	30.0%
Mountain West	3	8	37.5%
Missouri Valley	2	10	20.0%
Ohio Valley	1	11	9.1%
West Coast	1	9	11.1%

On this day 3 years ago - Mar 07, 2009

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:55:04 +0000

Sam Young put the team on his back by scoring 31 points on the way to a 70-60 victory over Connecticut. During the 2008-2009 season, Sam led Pittsburgh in scoring 23 times.

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Pittsburgh Falls to Georgetown 64-52 in Big East Tournament

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:50:00 +0000

13th-seeded Pittsburgh sees its tournament run come to a close with a 64-52 loss to fifth-seeded Georgetown.

Pittsburgh finalizes the regular season and conference tournament play with a 17-16 overall record and a 5-13 record and 13th place regular season finish in the Big East.

Ashton Gibbs led the scoring for Pittsburgh and put up 14 points. The Panthers also saw nine points from Lamar Patterson, nine from Tray Woodall, and eight from Dante Taylor.

The Hoyas were led by second players, and Otto Porter put in a career game with 20 points. His previous career high was 19 against Marquette on 03/03/12. Henry Sims also had 20 points in 36 minutes. Additional output came from Greg Whittington with 11 points and Hollis Thompson who had seven.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Henry Sims	36	20	13	5	0	1	3
A	Otto Porter	39	20	6	1	0	0	1
A	G. Whittington	30	11	6	2	1	1	1
C	Hollis Thompson	32	7	3	0	0	2	2
C	Markel Starks	21	3	1	0	3	0	1
C-	Jason Clark	30	3	2	2	1	0	2
-	Nate Lubick	6	0	2	0	0	0	1
-	Jabril Trawick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Lamar Patterson	32	9	8	6	4	0	3
B-	Nasir Robinson	32	7	4	2	0	0	0
C+	Tray Woodall	28	9	2	2	0	0	1
C	Ashton Gibbs	33	14	2	0	0	0	3
C	Dante Taylor	21	8	1	1	0	0	2
D+	J.J. Moore	18	3	1	0	0	0	0
-	Malcolm Gilbert	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
D	Talib Zanna	13	0	2	0	0	0	0
-	Cameron Wright	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
D	John Johnson	12	0	1	0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Game Notes:

Lamar Patterson has led the team in rebounding in 7 out of 33 games this season.
This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 2:56 left to go.
Pittsburgh set season lows for blocks and rebounds.
Lamar Patterson accounted for 32.0% of the team's rebounds.
Dante Taylor set a career high with a 100% field goal percentage.

Georgetown Game Notes:

Henry Sims recorded a double-double. It was the 2nd of his career.
Henry Sims accounted for 31.2% of the team's points.
This marks the 1st 20-point game of Otto Porter's career.
This marks the 2nd 20-point game of Henry Sims's career.
Henry Sims has led the team in scoring 4 times and in rebounding 10 times in 30 games this season.

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Pittsburgh vs Georgetown: Recap Notes

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Pittsburgh Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 2:56 left to go.
Prior to this game, Pittsburgh played 50 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 24-26.
Pittsburgh has lost 100% of the time this season (0-5) after recording 18 or fewer field goals made.
The Panthers have lost 100% of the time this season (0-4) after having a field goal percentage of 36.7% or worse.
Pittsburgh set season lows for blocks and rebounds.
The top two scorers (Ashton Gibbs and Lamar Patterson) accounted for 44.2% of the points.
Lamar Patterson accounted for 32.0% of the team's rebounds.
Ashton Gibbs has led the team in scoring in 16 out of 33 games this season.
Lamar Patterson has led the team in rebounding in 7 out of 33 games this season.
Ashton Gibbs has 4 straight double-digit point games.
Lamar Patterson set a career high with 4 steals.
Dante Taylor set a career high with a 100% field goal percentage.

Georgetown Game Notes:

Henry Sims accounted for 31.2% of the team's points.
Henry Sims accounted for 36.1% of the team's rebounds.
Henry Sims has led the team in scoring 4 times and in rebounding 10 times in 30 games this season.
This marks the 1st 20-point game of Otto Porter's career.
This marks the 2nd 20-point game of Henry Sims's career.
Henry Sims recorded a double-double. It was the 2nd of his career.
Henry Sims set a career high with 13 rebounds and 10 defensive rebounds.

Pittsburgh vs Georgetown: Boxscore

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:48:00 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
A. Gibbs	*	33	14	4-12	33	2-4	50	2-8	25	4-5	80	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	1
L. Patterson	*	32	9	3-9	33	2-6	33	1-3	33	2-3	66	2	6	8	6	4	0	3	3
N. Robinson	*	32	7	3-6	50	3-6	50	0-0		1-5	20	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	4
T. Woodall	*	28	9	2-4	50	1-1	100	1-3	33	4-5	80	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	4
D. Taylor	*	21	8	4-4	100	4-4	100	0-0		0-0		1	0	1	1	0	0	2	4
J. Moore		18	3	1-6	16	0-2	0	1-4	25	0-0		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
T. Zanna		13	0	0-2	0	0-2	0	0-0		0-0		0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
J. Johnson		12	0	0-4	0	0-1	0	0-3	0	0-0		0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
M. Gilbert		6	2	1-2	50	1-2	50	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
C. Wright		5	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
PITT		200	52	18-49	36	13-28	46	5-21	23	11-18	61	8	17	25	11	5	0	10	23
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
GTOWN		200	64	19-39	48	15-26	57	4-13	30	22-31	71	7	29	36	10	5	4	12	15
O. Porter	*	39	20	7-11	63	5-8	62	2-3	66	4-6	66	1	5	6	1	0	0	1	2
H. Sims	*	36	20	7-10	70	7-10	70	0-0		6-10	60	3	10	13	5	0	1	3	2
H. Thompson	*	32	7	1-6	16	1-4	25	0-2	0	5-6	83	0	3	3	0	0	2	2	3
J. Clark	*	30	3	0-4	0	0-1	0	0-3	0	3-4	75	0	2	2	2	1	0	2	2
N. Lubick	*	6	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
G. Whittington		30	11	3-5	60	1-1	100	2-4	50	3-3	100	2	4	6	2	1	1	1	3
M. Starks		21	3	1-2	50	1-1	100	0-1	0	1-2	50	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	1
J. Trawick		3	0	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
A. Bowen		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Caprio		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Hopkins		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Brian O'Connell	725	35.2	213	508	77	33.8	27	49	Big East, MAAC, ACC
James Breeding	496	38.1	200	453	62	36.0	25	47	Big East, Big 12, Horizon
Jeffrey Anderson	331	37.7	100	297	66	37.3	19	50	Big East, MAAC, A-10

Fouls: Georgetown 15, Pittsburgh 23, Total 38
DQs: Georgetown 0, Pittsburgh 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Georgetown 0, Pittsburgh 1, Total 1