Last year, the Mountaineers averaged 68.2 points per game, only 2.6 fewer points than the 70.8 the Panthers gave up.
West Virginia went 13-1 last season when scoring more than 70.8 points.
Pittsburgh had a 12-1 record last season when giving up fewer than 68.2 points.
The Panthers scored 11.1 more points per game last year (75.9) than the Mountaineers gave up (64.8).
Pittsburgh put together a 16-9 record last season in games it scored more than 64.8 points.
West Virginia went 17-9 last season when it allowed fewer than 75.9 points.
The Mountaineers totaled 107 more points than their opponents last season (3.4 per game on average), and the Panthers scored 161 more points than their opponents (5.1 per game).

The Mountaineers shot 42.5% from the field last season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 43.9% the Panthers allowed to opponents.
In games West Virginia shot higher than 43.9% from the field, it went 10-4 overall.
The Panthers shot 45.1% from the field, 4.2% higher than the 40.9% the Mountaineers' opponents shot last season.
Last season, Pittsburgh had a 17-8 record in games the team collectively shot higher than 40.9% from the field.

The Mountaineers and the Panthers collected rebounds at nearly the same rate last season (30.0 and 30.6 boards per game, respectively).
Pittsburgh was 15-2 overall when they won the rebounding battle. West Virginia was 9-13 when they lost control of the glass.
The Panthers ranked 266th in rebounding in college basketball. The Mountaineers finished 294th.
The Mountaineers and the Panthers were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (7.6 and 8.4 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Panthers were 10-8 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Mountaineers were 11-7 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Panthers were the 266th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Mountaineers finished 283rd.
West Virginia struggled on the boards with an average rebounding margin of -3.5 rebounds per game. However Pittsburgh helped itself, averaging a margin of 0.1.

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