Matchups: No. 24 Pitt (3-0) vs. Appalachian State (1-2), today, 1 p.m. Petersen Events Center. The game is the first of the Panthers' second Thanksgiving Tournament. The second game (approx. 3 p.m.) pits Miami (Ohio) (1-2) vs. Marshall (1-3). The two winning teams will meet tomorrow for the championship, and the losers will play a consolation game. The game times tomorrow will be 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

TV/Radio: Pitt's two games will be broadcast live on WBGG-AM (Fox Sports Radio 970)

Pitt: Coach Agnus Berenato won her 400th career game Tuesday when the Panthers beat St. Francis, Pa., 75-70. ... G Taneisha Harrison has scored 25 points in each of past two games. ... Has never faced Appalachian State. ... Have won nine games in a row at the Petersen Center. ... Is 2-1 alltime vs. Marshall, 1-1 vs. Miami.

Appalachian State: Beat Marshall (63-58) earlier this season. Two losses are to Charlotte (74-57) and Gardner-Webb (70-58). ... Second-year head coach Darcie Vincent coached at California University of Pennsylvania for seven seasons prior to taking over. She led the Vulcans to the Division II national title in 2003-04 season. ... Leading scorer is guard Sam Ramirez (15.7 ppg).

Miami and Marshall notes: Marshall is a Conference USA team. The Thundering Herd's losses are to Appalachian State, Ohio and Seton Hall. Their lone win came against Kent. ... Miami is in the Mid-American Conference and has beaten Bucknell and lost to Wake Forest and Arizona. ...It averages 68 points per game, allows 74.

Hidden stat: Pitt is second in the Big East in field-goal percentage (.478).

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