Miami Hurricanes Travel to Pittsburgh for 1st of 3 Straight on Road

The Miami Hurricanes travel to Pittsburgh for the first of three straight road games. They will face the Panthers with a two game losing streak. Miami lost last week at Syracuse and this week at Notre Dame.

The Panthers return home with their own two game losing streak. They also lost at Syracuse and followed that up with a loss at Louisville Wednesday night. Pittsburgh enters the contest with a 1-3 record in the ACC. They lost their ACC opener to Notre Dame and defeated Virginia in their second conference game. Both games were at home.

The Panthers are led by their dynamic forward tandem of Jamel Artis and Michael Young. They are the top two scorers in the ACC. Artis averages 22.8 points per game, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He exploded for 43 in the loss at Louisville. He scored 31 of the 43 in the second half.

Young enters the contest averaging 22.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG and 3.2 APG. Young had 17 against the Cardinals. Sophomore guard Cameron Johnson averages 11.8 PPG and 4.8 rpg.

Pittsburgh will be able to match Miami’s length. The Panthers top six scorers are 6’6 or taller. Pittsburgh is also a dangerous three-point shooting team. The Panthers shoot 38.4 percent on threes. They rank in the top 100 in three-point attempts made and percentage.

Pittsburgh also does an outstanding job getting to the line. They rank 29th in the country in free throws made, 37th in attempts and 99th in free throw percentage.

The Hurricanes will be facing a much stronger rebounding team than they did against Notre Dame, particularly on the Miami offensive end. The Panthers are 47th nationally on the defensive glass and 94th overall in rebounding.

Setting the Scene
Date: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, Pa.

rv Miami Hurricanes (11-4, 1-2 ACC)
Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga
Record at Miami: 129-61, sixth season
ACC Record at Miami: 55-36
Career Record: 599-395, 33rd season

Pittsburgh Panthers (12-5, 1-3 ACC)
Head Coach: Kevin Stallings
Record at Pitt: 12-5, First Season
Career Record: 467-288, 24th season

Broadcasts
Television: RSN – Justin Kutcher, Dan Bonner
Affiliates: FOX Sports South; FOX Sports Carolinas; FOX Sports Sun; FOX Sports Midwest Plus; FOX Sports Indiana Plus; Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic; YES; NESN Plus; ROOT Sports Pittsburgh; SportsTime Ohio; FOX Sports Detroit Plus; FOX Sports Southwest Plus; ROOT Sports Rocky Mtn.; ROOT Sports Northwest
Radio: 560 WQAM – Joe Zagacki
Online: Watch ESPN

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Series
All-time: Tied 18-18
Home: 11-7
Away: 6-10
Neutral: 1-1
Under Coach Larrañaga: 2-1
Coach L all-time vs. Pittsburgh: 2-2
Current streak: Miami won two
Last matchup: Feb. 9, 2016. No. 12/11 Miami won, 65-63.
Last Pitt win: Feb. 5, 2014. No. 25/22 Pitt won, 59-55 OT.

Polls
Miami – AP: NR / USA Today: RV / NCAA RPI: 69 / KenPom: 38
Pitt – AP: NR / USA Today: NR / NCAA RPI: 26 / KenPom: 51

Game Outlook: The key to the game could come down to Miami’s nationally ranked defense versus Pittsburgh’s three point shooters. Miami is tenth in the country in scoring defense allowing teams just 60.2 points per game.

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Miami is 23rd in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense, ninth in three pointers allowed with just 86 and 35th in three-point attempts allowed with just 285. The Panthers were 14-26 from three against Louisville.

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