Virginia Tech Hokies (15-11, 7-8 ACC) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (17-9, 8-7 ACC)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 5:30pm ET
Bottom line: Virginia Tech heads to Pittsburgh looking to break a three-game slump.
The Panthers are 10-5 in home games. Pittsburgh ranks third in the ACC in rebounding with 37.9 rebounds. Ishmael Leggett leads the Panthers with 5.3 boards.
The Hokies are 7-8 against ACC opponents. Virginia Tech ranks seventh in the ACC in 3-point shooting percentage at 36.1%.
Pittsburgh is averaging 75.0 points per game, 5.4 points more than Virginia Tech's 69.6 points per game. Virginia Tech is averaging 7.4 more points per game (74.6) than Pittsburgh (67.2).
Saturday's matchup will be the first meeting of the season for both teams in conference play.
Top performers: Panthers' Blake Hinson averaged 18.8 points on 3.5 3-pointers per game, shooting 42.4 percent from the field. Carlton Carrington is averaging 12.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in Pittsburgh's last 10 games.
Sean Pedula is averaging 15.2 points and 4.3 assists for the Hokies.
Last 10 games: Panthers: 7-3, averaging 71.0 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 5.7 steals, 4.2 blocks and shooting 42.2% from the field. Opponents are averaging 69.0 points per game.
Hokies: 5-5, averaging 75.4 points, 29.3 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 4.9 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game, shooting 46.5 percent from the field. The opponent's average score is 72.6 points.
The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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