Pitt Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

Pitt Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

Pitt Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes Pitt vs. Miami • Tuesday, March 9, 2021 • ACC Tournament 1st Round Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, N.C. Team • Finishes the season 10-12 overall, including a 6-10 mark in the ACC • Moves to 6-8 all-time in ACC Tournament play, including a 3-4 mark at the Greensboro Coliseum • Shot 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from the field for the game, but was just 5-of-14 (.357) from the free throw line • Was outscored 22-5 at the foul line as Miami went 22-of-28 (.786) from the charity stripe … five made free throws is the second fewest by the Panthers this season • Starting backcourt of Femi Odukale (28) and Nike Sibande (24) combined for 52 points … the duo scored 26 points in the opening half on 11-of-15 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range • Had a pair of 20-point scorers in a game for the fourth time this season • Trailed at the half 40-36 as Miami scored 12 points off eight Panther turnovers … were outscored 22-6 in points off turnovers • Used its 10th different starting lineup of the season – Femi Odukale, Nike Sibande, William Jeffress, Justin Champagnie and Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Femi Odukale • Scored a season-high 28 points for his fourth double figure scoring game and first career 20-point scoring game … added six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal • 28 points is the second most in program history in ACC Tournament play • Went 11-of-16 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range • Had Pitt’s first eight points of the second half after scoring 11 points in the opening half … finished with 17 points after intermission Nike Sibande • Posted his third double figure scoring game and his second 20-point scoring game as a Panther … finished with a season-high 24 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists • Made a season-high five three-point field goals … now has 203 career three-point field goals • Went 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, en route to scoring 15 points in the opening half of play Justin Champagnie • Finished with 11 points for his 20th double-figure scoring games … joins Clyde Vaughan (1983), Larry Harris (1976-78), Billy Knight (1974) and Don Hennon (1958) as the only Pitt players to score in double figures in every game played in a season • Added 10 rebounds for his ACC-leading 14th double-double • Grabbed five offensive rebounds for his 15th game with three or more offensive boards • Added 3 blocked shots for his eighth multi-block game • Becomes the first Panther to average a double-double for the season since DeJuan Blair (2008-09) … also the first Pitt player since Billy Knight (1974) to average at least 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game • First player in program history to lead the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore … fifth Pitt player to lead the team in scoring and rebounds in back-to-back seasons • Scored 779 points through his freshman and sophomore seasons, seventh most in program history … one of five players in program history to post 750+ points and 400+ rebounds through their sophomore season Ithiel Horton • Came off the bench to score 10 points for his 10th double-figure scoring game .

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