Mountaineers vs Panthers

Gameday · WED DEC 9

West VirginiaVSPittsburgh

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Tip6:00 PM ET

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PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA

Win probability

1912 blend

67% WVUPITT 33%

Adj. efficiency70%

30%

SRS66%

34%

Elo66%

34%

WVU +2.9

Proj. margin

151.4

Proj. total

70.7

Proj. pace

Neutral site. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 1M.Sadler2.5 RPG20.5
• 11F.BizjackG · 1.5 APG12.0
• 0B.LorientF · 5.5 RPG6.5
• 7S.TraoreF · 4.0 RPG6.5
• 14M.SyllaC · 0.5 BPG10.5

• 0J.PowellG · 1.3 APG12.3
• 3A.SumlerG · 4.0 APG14.3
• 11B.NdongoF · 11.7 RPG16.0
• 2N.GeorgeG · 6.0 APG10.3
• 4A.SouareF · 4.0 RPG4.0

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

+15.6Adj. net rating+7.3

54thAdj. net rank98th

112.3Adj. offense113.5

96.7Adj. defense106.1

69.3Pace72.0

6.7SRS2.3

1861Elo1749

2–0Record3–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 2 games / 2026-27 · 3 games

91.0Points85.7

49.5Opp points64.7

61.8%eFG%52.2%

11.0%TO%14.0%

25.6%OREB%33.1%

.37FT rate.52

50%3PA rate37%

56%Assisted FG%55%

Last five games

West Virginia

W91-53vs STET

W91-46vs NIA

W89-82vs OU

W87-70@ CREI

W82-77vs STAN

Pittsburgh

W82-76vs PSU

W80-61vs BUF

W95-57vs RID

L88-98@ NCSU

W64-63@ STAN

Head to head

2017-18–2026-27

25-26PITT 49 · WVU 71Thu, 11/13

24-25WVU 62 · PITT 86Fri, 11/15

23-24PITT 80 · WVU 63Wed, 12/6

22-23WVU 81 · PITT 56Fri, 11/11

21-22PITT 59 · WVU 74Fri, 11/12

19-20WVU 68 · PITT 53Fri, 11/15

18-19PITT 59 · WVU 69Sat, 12/8

17-18WVU 69 · PITT 60Sat, 12/9

Game information

TipWednesday, Dec 9 · 6:00 PM ET

VenuePPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA

WatchESPN2

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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