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531 | NOTRE DAME | -200 | 532 | PITTSBURGH | +170 |
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All Games | 20-2 | +10 | 8-6 | 8-4 | 81.6 | 38.0 | 52.1% | 35.0 | 63.6 | 30.7 | 40.7% | 32.1 | Road Games | 6-1 | +6 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 78.3 | 35.4 | 48.8% | 33.9 | 67.6 | 35.4 | 42.8% | 31.4 | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +5 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 76.0 | 32.6 | 47.3% | 35.6 | 68.0 | 35.4 | 43.4% | 33.2 | Conference Games | 8-1 | +8.8 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 74.8 | 32.6 | 46.9% | 34.0 | 67.9 | 32.9 | 42.4% | 36.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 81.6 | 38.0 | 29-56 | 52.1% | 9-22 | 40.2% | 14-19 | 72.2% | 35 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 66.1 | 30.7 | 23-54 | 42.6% | 6-19 | 33.2% | 13-20 | 68.2% | 34 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 78.3 | 35.4 | 27-56 | 48.8% | 9-22 | 41.1% | 15-21 | 72.1% | 34 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 63.6 | 30.7 | 24-59 | 40.7% | 7-20 | 33.6% | 9-13 | 70.7% | 32 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 2 | vs opponents averaging | 66.9 | 31 | 24-55 | 43.1% | 6-18 | 32.6% | 14-20 | 67.8% | 35 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 67.6 | 35.4 | 25-58 | 42.8% | 6-18 | 31.7% | 13-17 | 72.7% | 31 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
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All Games | 13-8 | -9.9 | 4-14 | 8-4 | 67.3 | 30.7 | 43.7% | 34.9 | 64.0 | 30.2 | 43.7% | 31.3 | Home Games | 9-2 | 0 | 2-7 | 4-1 | 67.9 | 31.4 | 45.4% | 32.5 | 60.1 | 27.5 | 41.3% | 31.9 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.1 | 1-4 | 5-0 | 68.6 | 28.6 | 42.8% | 35.8 | 71.6 | 34.6 | 45.4% | 33.6 | Conference Games | 3-5 | -4.1 | 1-7 | 6-2 | 64.5 | 27.0 | 40.6% | 33.7 | 69.6 | 32.9 | 45.7% | 34.5 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 67.3 | 30.7 | 24-56 | 43.7% | 4-14 | 32.5% | 14-20 | 70.9% | 35 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | vs opponents surrendering | 67.4 | 31.3 | 24-55 | 43.0% | 6-18 | 33.5% | 14-20 | 69.1% | 34 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 67.9 | 31.4 | 24-53 | 45.4% | 4-12 | 30.8% | 16-22 | 72.4% | 33 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 64.0 | 30.2 | 23-52 | 43.7% | 6-17 | 34.3% | 12-17 | 72.9% | 31 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 69 | 32.4 | 24-55 | 43.6% | 6-19 | 33.8% | 14-21 | 67.6% | 35 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 60.1 | 27.5 | 21-51 | 41.3% | 5-16 | 30.8% | 13-18 | 72.4% | 32 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: NOTRE DAME 73.3, PITTSBURGH 75.2 |
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12/13/2014 | FLORIDA ST | 83-63 | W | -10.5 | W | 141 | O | 31-60 | 51.7% | 36 | 5 | 25-63 | 39.7% | 37 | 10 | 12/20/2014 | *PURDUE | 94-63 | W | -3 | W | 140 | O | 33-64 | 51.6% | 39 | 7 | 24-61 | 39.3% | 31 | 12 | 12/22/2014 | N ILLINOIS | 91-66 | W | -20 | W | | - | 33-56 | 58.9% | 36 | 11 | 22-55 | 40.0% | 30 | 10 | 12/30/2014 | HARTFORD | 87-60 | W | | - | | - | 33-62 | 53.2% | 37 | 13 | 25-55 | 45.5% | 25 | 16 | 1/3/2015 | GEORGIA TECH | 83-76 | W | -11.5 | L | 137.5 | O | 32-60 | 53.3% | 31 | 13 | 30-73 | 41.1% | 46 | 15 | 1/5/2015 | @ N CAROLINA | 71-70 | W | 8 | W | 146 | U | 23-50 | 46.0% | 26 | 8 | 24-65 | 36.9% | 43 | 7 | 1/10/2015 | VIRGINIA | 56-62 | L | 2 | L | 125 | U | 20-59 | 33.9% | 35 | 6 | 25-51 | 49.0% | 34 | 8 | 1/14/2015 | @ GEORGIA TECH | 62-59 | W | -4 | L | 135 | U | 20-46 | 43.5% | 26 | 9 | 21-51 | 41.2% | 33 | 9 | 1/17/2015 | MIAMI | 75-70 | W | -6.5 | L | 137 | O | 27-55 | 49.1% | 33 | 8 | 25-57 | 43.9% | 32 | 8 | 1/22/2015 | @ VIRGINIA TECH | 85-60 | W | -10.5 | W | 137 | O | 29-59 | 49.2% | 43 | 6 | 24-62 | 38.7% | 29 | 9 | 1/25/2015 | @ NC STATE | 81-78 | W | -1.5 | W | 144 | O | 28-65 | 43.1% | 43 | 10 | 31-66 | 47.0% | 34 | 9 | 1/28/2015 | DUKE | 77-73 | W | 1.5 | W | 151.5 | U | 29-56 | 51.8% | 33 | 11 | 28-61 | 45.9% | 38 | 10 | 1/31/2015 | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2015 | BOSTON COLLEGE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2015 | @ DUKE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2015 | @ CLEMSON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/17/2015 | WAKE FOREST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/21/2015 | @ BOSTON COLLEGE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/13/2014 | ST BONAVENTURE | 58-54 | W | -8 | L | 129.5 | U | 20-50 | 40.0% | 33 | 12 | 18-50 | 36.0% | 37 | 15 | 12/17/2014 | MANHATTAN | 65-56 | W | -11 | L | | - | 23-45 | 51.1% | 28 | 16 | 21-44 | 47.7% | 28 | 20 | 12/20/2014 | OAKLAND | 81-77 | W | -14 | L | | - | 26-56 | 46.4% | 31 | 5 | 29-62 | 46.8% | 38 | 9 | 12/23/2014 | HOLY CROSS | 58-39 | W | | - | | - | 25-59 | 42.4% | 45 | 11 | 15-50 | 30.0% | 25 | 10 | 12/30/2014 | FLA GULF COAST | 71-54 | W | | - | | - | 28-52 | 53.8% | 28 | 10 | 23-50 | 46.0% | 26 | 16 | 1/3/2015 | @ NC STATE | 50-68 | L | 4 | L | 130 | U | 18-55 | 32.7% | 30 | 7 | 27-52 | 51.9% | 34 | 10 | 1/6/2015 | @ BOSTON COLLEGE | 61-60 | W | -2 | L | 124.5 | U | 23-60 | 38.3% | 39 | 13 | 23-57 | 40.4% | 35 | 15 | 1/10/2015 | CLEMSON | 62-71 | L | -7 | L | 113.5 | O | 21-53 | 39.6% | 22 | 3 | 24-51 | 47.1% | 39 | 9 | 1/14/2015 | FLORIDA ST | 73-64 | W | -6.5 | W | 126.5 | O | 24-55 | 43.6% | 39 | 6 | 21-51 | 41.2% | 31 | 7 | 1/17/2015 | GEORGIA TECH | 70-65 | W | -6 | L | 121 | O | 24-55 | 43.6% | 29 | 6 | 21-53 | 39.6% | 39 | 15 | 1/19/2015 | @ DUKE | 65-79 | L | 13.5 | L | 137.5 | O | 27-60 | 45.0% | 32 | 11 | 24-52 | 46.2% | 36 | 9 | 1/25/2015 | LOUISVILLE | 68-80 | L | 6 | L | 124 | O | 22-59 | 37.3% | 34 | 12 | 30-46 | 65.2% | 28 | 15 | 1/27/2015 | @ VIRGINIA TECH | 67-70 | L | -5 | L | 129.5 | O | 27-61 | 44.3% | 45 | 11 | 23-60 | 38.3% | 34 | 9 | 1/31/2015 | NOTRE DAME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2015 | BRYANT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2015 | SYRACUSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | @ LOUISVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/14/2015 | N CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/16/2015 | @ VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/21/2015 | @ SYRACUSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | NOTRE DAME: Notre Dame returns only two starters from last year's team, but they get their best player back in PG Jerian Grant (19.0 PPG, 6.2 APG, 2.5 RPG), who was suspended midway through last season. He is a heady playmaker, as he does a tremendous job of getting to the paint where he can finish or find a teammate. Swingman Pat Connaughton (13.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 38% threes) is a player who will benefit from Grant's return. With defenses having to focus more on Grant, he will get a lot more opportunities for wide-open shots. PF Zach Auguste (6.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG in 16.3 MPG) and SG Demetrius Jackson (6.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 42% threes) are two guys the Irish will look to increase their scoring. This team has a chance to be one of the better offensive teams in the conference, but will have to focus more on defense (70.6 PPG allowed last season, 13th in ACC) to avoid losing as many close games as they did last season (11 defeats by seven points or less). | | PITTSBURGH: Pittsburgh saw some success in its first season in the ACC, making the NCAA Tournament before losing to Florida in the Round of 32. SF Durand Johnson (8.8 PPG, 3.0 RPG in 19.8 MPG) is coming back from a torn ACL early last season, and if he is healthy, gives the Panthers a terrific long-range shooter (36% threes in career). The tandem of SG Cameron Wright (10.5 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.6 APG) and PG James Robinson (7.6 PPG, 4.1 APG, 3.1 RPG, 1.5 SPG) has a chance to be an excellent backcourt. The Panthers lost 30 points and nearly 14 rebounds from forwards Lamar Patterson and Talib Zanna last season, and the backcourt has the ability to make up a lot of those points. A return trip to the NCAA's could hinge on the play of two sophomores, C Michael Young (6.0 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 36% threes) and PF Jamel Artis (4.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG in 15.4 MPG). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NOTRE DAME-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Notre Dame-Pittsburgh Preview* ===============================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Notre Dame (20-2) at Pittsburgh (13-8), 12:00 p.m. EDT
While many keep waiting for Notre Dame to fade, Jerian Grant and the Fighting Irish only appear to be getting stronger with each game.
Seeking a sixth consecutive win, eighth-ranked Notre Dame will try to remain unbeaten on the road when it visits Pittsburgh on Saturday.
The Irish (20-2, 8-1 ACC) are looking every bit like one of the best teams in college basketball thanks in large part to Grant. The star senior is scoring 17.4 points per game to rank fourth in the conference and is adding a league-leading 6.5 assists - one of just three players in the nation averaging at least 17.0 and 6.0.
Grant put on a show with 23 points and a career-high 12 assists to help Notre Dame rally from a 10-point deficit and beat No. 4 Duke 77-73 on Wednesday.
"He's got a big basketball IQ. He knows our sets, he knows our system. God, he loves the moment," coach Mike Brey said. "He is such a bright-lights, big-stage guy. He's really clutch."
Fellow senior Pat Connaughton added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Irish shot 51.8 percent, just below their ACC-best mark of 52.1. Notre Dame also leads the conference with 81.6 points per game.
"It's February and we're still getting better," Brey said. "Again, Grant and Connaughton. ... Those two guys are rocks, they're really talented guys, they've won together a lot. We've got a chance with those guys setting the tone."
Notre Dame's winning streak is its longest in league play since putting together nine consecutive victories Jan. 21-Feb. 22, 2012, when it was in the Big East. The Irish have won each of their first four conference road games for the first time in school history, though only one was decided by more than three points.
They had won five consecutive matchups against Pittsburgh before falling 85-81 in overtime March 1. Connaughton scored 19 points, but Grant didn't play due to an academic-related suspension that cost him most of last season.
A repeat performance could be hard to come by for the Panthers (13-8, 3-5), who rank near the bottom of the ACC with an average of 67.3 points. Pittsburgh is giving up 64.0 per game, but it's allowed an average of 76.3 during a season-worst three-game skid.
The Panthers, who haven't dropped four in a row since a five-game slide Feb. 8-26, 2012, extended their recent struggles with Tuesday's 70-67 overtime loss at Virginia Tech.
Sophomore Jamel Artis stayed hot with 17 points against the Hokies, who came into the game 0-6 in league play. Pittsburgh surrendered a season-worst 12 3-pointers, the last of which came with four seconds to go in OT.
Opponents have shot 29 of 62 from beyond the arc during the Panthers' skid.
"It's a tough loss for us," coach Jamie Dixon said. "The 12 3s just wore on us. ... They made shots, and they made 3s. It's been a pattern for us. We've been getting beat at the 3-point line. We know it, and we need to get it fixed."
Artis is averaging 19.0 points on 55.8 percent shooting over the last four games.
Pittsburgh has dropped 11 of its last 12 against ranked foes, including all three matchups this season by an average of 14.4 points.
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