THI Basketball Central: Pittsburgh

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Published Jan 30, 2023

THI Basketball Central: Pittsburgh

John Gwaltney • TarHeelIllustrated

TarHeelIllustrated.com

DATE: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

TIME/TV: 7:00 pm/ACC Network (Wes Durham, Dan Bonner)

SERIES: Carolina leads 15-7

LAST MEETING: Pittsburgh 76 Carolina 74 (2022) Box Score

ACC STANDINGS: Click Here

PITTSBURGH STARTERS

Based on previous game

PITT - UNC TEAM COMPARISON

Statistics as of January 30, 2023

	PITTSBURGH	NORTH CAROLINA

Head Coach	Jeff Capel 228-186 overall 66-76 at Pitt	Hubert Davis 44-16 overall 44-16 at UNC
2022-23 Record	15-7 (8-3 ACC)	15-6 (7-3 ACC)
Rankings	#62 NET NR AP NR Coaches #70 BPI #67 KenPom	#33 NET #31 AP #35 Coaches #33 BPI #31 KenPom
KenPom SOS	#87	#33
Points Per Game	74.3	79.2
Opponents PPG	68.2	72.0
Scoring Margin	+6.1	+7.2
Field Goal Percentage	44.6%	45.4%
3-PT FG Percentage	35.0%	31.8%
Free Throw Percentage	75.4%	74.1%
Rebounds Per Game	37.4	39.1
Rebounding Margin	+3.3	+5.0
Assists Per Game	14.5	12.7
Turnovers Per Game	12.1	11.2
Turnover Margin	-0.2	+0.3
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.2	1.1
Steals Per Game	5.4	6.3
Blocks Per Game	4.1	3.8