Pitt Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes Pitt vs. Gardner-Webb • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa.

Team  The Panthers are 160-11 all-time against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center  Pitt has won 265 games at the Petersen Events Center, tied for the sixth most home wins by a program since the building opened for the 2002-03 season.  Pitt posted a 58-38 rebounding edge in the contest, its second consecutive game with a +20 rebound margin  Held Gardner-Webb scoreless for the opening 12:17 of play … the Runnin’ Bulldogs missed their first 18 shots of the game and finished 6-of-28 (.214) with 11 turnovers in the opening half  Limited Gardner-Webb to an opponent season-low 29.7 percent (19-of-64) shooting from the field … Jeff Capel-led teams are now 17-0 when holding the opposition below 30 percent shooting, including a 2-0 mark at Pitt  Posted 20 offensive rebounds for its second game with 20 or more offensive boards … held a 19-6 in second chance points

Justin Champagnie  Recorded his third consecutive double-double and his third consecutive game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds … finished with 24 points and 21 rebounds for his second consecutive 20/20 game  First Pitt player since DeJuan Blair to record two 20/20 games in a season … third Pitt player with multiple 20/20 games in a season joining Blair and Billy Knight  Champagnie and Blair are the only two players to post a 20/20 game at the Petersen Events Center  First NCAA Division I player with consecutive games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds since Caleb Swanigan of Purdue during the 2016-17 season … Champagnie, Swanigan and Blake Griffin (Oklahoma – 2008-09) are the only players in the past 25 years with consecutive 20/20 games  First ACC player to record multiple 20/20 games in a season since Tim Duncan (1996-97) … Champagnie, Duncan (2 – 1996-96), Ralph Sampson (2 – 1981-82), Tree Rollins (3 – 1976-77) and Randy Denton (2 – 1970- 71) are the only ACC players with multiple 20/20 games since 1970  21 total rebounds is tied for seventh most in a game at Pitt … 14 defensive rebounds is tied for seventh best as well  21-rebound effort is the second most at the Petersen Events Center  Scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game and the 28th time in his career

Xavier Johnson  Scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game and for the 55th time in his career … now has 981 points in his career

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly  Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds to go along with six points and two blocked shots