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02/02 03:43 CST Corhen and the Pittsburgh Panthers take on conference foe No.
17 Virginia
Corhen and the Pittsburgh Panthers take on conference foe No. 17 Virginia
By The Associated Press
Pittsburgh Panthers (9-13, 2-7 ACC) at Virginia Cavaliers (18-3, 7-2 ACC)
Charlottesville, Virginia; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cameron Corhen and Pittsburgh take on Thijs De Ridder and No. 17
Virginia in ACC play.
The Cavaliers are 10-1 on their home court. Virginia is 1-0 in one-possession
games.
The Panthers are 2-7 against conference opponents. Pittsburgh is 1-1 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
Virginia is shooting 47.1% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points
higher than the 45.2% Pittsburgh allows to opponents. Pittsburgh has shot at a
44.0% clip from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points greater than the
39.5% shooting opponents of Virginia have averaged.
The Cavaliers and Panthers square off Tuesday for the first time in ACC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: De Ridder is averaging 17 points and 6.3 rebounds for the
Cavaliers. Malik Thomas is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Damarco Minor averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring
9.5 points while shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc. Roman Siulepa is averaging
13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 81.4 points, 38.9 rebounds, 17.1
assists, 5.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.
Panthers: 3-7, averaging 70.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.8 steals
and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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