BACKYARD BRAWL GAME THREAD: West Virginia vs. Pitt

Nov 11, 2022 - 10:00 PM

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WHEN/WHERE

Date: Friday, November 11, 2022

Tip-Off Time: 7:00 PM ET

Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA

WATCH/LISTEN

Channel: ACC Network Extra/ESPN+

Announcers: Jason Earle and Julius Page

Online Streaming: ONLY AVAILABLE ON ESPN+

Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Radio Affiliates) | WVU Gameday App (Apple | Android) | SiriusXM 969

Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi and Jay Jacobs

Betting Odds: West Virginia -2.5, Total 134 points via DraftKings Sportsbook

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REQUIRED VIEWING

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Series History: West Virginia and Pitt are meeting for the 189th time in series play that began in 1906. WVU has won five in a row in the series to take a 100-88 all-time advantage. This is WVU’s longest winning streak in the series since winning nine in a row from 1964-68. WVU came away with a 74-59 win last season at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers last played at Pitt on Nov. 15, 2019, a 68-53 WVU victory.

Record: 1-0

Record in 2021-22: 11-21 (6-14 ACC)

Head Coach: Jeff Capel (5th Season)

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GAME NOTES:

• The Mountaineers will be playing their 170th game all-time in the city of Pittsburgh, mostly against Pitt, Duquesne and Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon).
• After one game, WVU leads the country in 2-point field goal percentage defense (23.5 percent).
• Mohamed Wague leads the country in offensive rebounding percentage, pulling down 40 percent of misses.
• This is the 114th season and 120th year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903.
• Bob Huggins was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2022. Huggins’ record now stands at 917-399 in his 41st season as a head coach. He needs three more wins to tie Jim Calhoun for third place all-time.

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP:

West Virginia Mountaineers: Emmitt Matthews, Jimmy Bell, Kobe Johnson, Erik Stevenson and Kedrian Johnson

Pittsburgh Panthers: Blake Hinson, Federiko Federiko, Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliott and Jamarius Burton

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