The Hokies have gone 7-8 against ACC opponents. Virginia Tech ranks seventh in the ACC shooting 36.1% from 3-point range.

Pittsburgh is shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 44.4% Virginia Tech allows to opponents. Virginia Tech has shot at a 46.2% rate from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points above the 42.8% shooting opponents of Pittsburgh have averaged.

The Panthers and Hokies meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Blake Hinson is scoring 18.8 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Panthers. Ishmael Leggett is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

Sean Pedulla is averaging 15.2 points and 4.3 assists for the Hokies. Hunter Cattoor is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games for Virginia Tech.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3, averaging 71.0 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 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 while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.