It’s deja vu for the Pitt men’s basketball team today, as the Panthers tip-off at 2 p.m. against an opponent they beat in the regular season. The bracket hands them No. 5 seed Georgetown today, which the Panthers beat in January, 72-60, at the Petersen Events Center.
Pitt will have to prove that its best win this season wasn’t a fluke. Here’s how the two schools match up:
Overall record
Pitt: 17-15
Georgetown: 22-7
Conference record
Pitt: 5-13
Georgetown: 12-6
Points per game (conference rank)
Pitt: 69.2 (t-8th)
Georgetown: 69.2 (t-8th)
Points allowed per game
Pitt: 66.2 (12th)
Georgetown: 59.0 (2nd)
Rebounding margin
Pitt: +7.5 (1st)
Georgetown: +5.6 (3rd)
Leading scorer
Pitt: senior guard Ashton Gibbs, 15.6 ppg
Georgetown: senior guard Jason Clark, 14.3 ppg
Top playmaker
Pitt: junior guard Tray Woodall, 6.0 apg
Georgetown: senior center Henry Sims, 3.4 apg
Top rebounder
Pitt: senior forward Nasir Robinson, 6.7 rpg
Georgetown: freshman forward Otto Porter, 6.8 rpg
Best win
Pitt: v. Georgetown, 72-60, on Jan. 28
Georgetown: v. Marquette, 73-70, on Jan. 4
Worst loss
Pitt: at DePaul, 84-81, on Jan. 5
Georgetown: at Pittsburgh, 72-60, on Jan. 28
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