Pittsburgh hosts Eastern Kentucky following Kimble’s 23-point outing

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-4) at Pittsburgh Panthers (8-2, 1-0 ACC)

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky visits Pittsburgh after George Kimble III scored 23 points in Eastern Kentucky’s 98-62 victory against the Campbellsville Harrodsburg Pioneers.

The Panthers have gone 5-0 at home. Pittsburgh has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Colonels are 2-2 on the road. Eastern Kentucky is third in the ASUN scoring 78.6 points per game and is shooting 42.9%.

Pittsburgh is shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 46.0% Eastern Kentucky allows to opponents. Eastern Kentucky has shot at a 42.9% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 41.7% shooting opponents of Pittsburgh have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaland Lowe is shooting 28.3% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, while averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and two steals.

Devontae Blanton is shooting 51.2% and averaging 16.1 points for the Colonels.

___

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

Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up