Pittsburgh Panthers
Record: 21-11 (9-9 ACC)
Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (13th season)
Season Recap: Pittsburgh has only one win against a ranked opponent—when it defeated Duke 76-62 Feb. 28—and has lost four of its last six contests. But the potential is certainly there, with senior guard James Robinson one of the most efficient distributors in the nation. Robinson holds the NCAA's career record for assist-to-turnover ratio, and the team is 18-1 when posting at least 15 assists altogether.
Third-team All-ACC forward Michael Young leads a small but mobile frontcourt that can score away from the basket and helps the team to a plus-7.4 rebounding margin, a mark that is the second best in the ACC. Young averages a team-high 16.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, but there have been 27 double-digit scoring efforts from the bench this year.
How they make a run: Pittsburgh outmuscles Wisconsin on the boards—an area where the Badgers struggle—and dominates the interior.
How they falter: Long-range shooting hampers the Panther offense, which is just 1-10 when scoring fewer than 70 points.
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