Pitt faces Jacksonville

Published Dec. 20, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Jacksonville (7-3) vs. Pittsburgh (4-7)

Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville and Pittsburgh both look to put winning streaks together . Jacksonville easily beat Webber International by 39 at home in its last outing. Pittsburgh is coming off a 59-57 win in New York over St. John's in its most recent game.

TEAM LEADERS: Pittsburgh's John Hugley has averaged 15.1 points and eight rebounds while Femi Odukale has put up 9.8 points. For the Dolphins, Jordan Davis has averaged 11.2 points while Mike Marsh has put up 9.2 points and 4.5 rebounds.DOMINANT DAVIS: Davis has connected on 33.3 percent of the 27 3-pointers he's attempted and has gone 3 for 7 over the last three games. He's also converted 82.1 percent of his foul shots this season.

WINNING WHEN: Jacksonville is a perfect 7-0 when the team blocks at least three opposing shots. The Dolphins are 0-3 this season when they block fewer than three shots.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Dolphins have recently gotten buckets via assists more often than the Panthers. Pittsburgh has 24 assists on 57 field goals (42.1 percent) across its past three contests while Jacksonville has assists on 47 of 79 field goals (59.5 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The Jacksonville defense has allowed only 54.1 points per game to opponents, which is the third-best mark in the country. The Pittsburgh offense has averaged just 60.4 points through 11 games (ranked 285th among Division I teams).

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