Pitt Blows Out Georgia Tech For First Acc Win

After starting ACC play pinch a 3 crippled losing streak, nan Pitt Panthers sewage their first ACC triumph by defeating Georgia Tech down successful Atlanta. Despite being nan distant team, Pitt dominated pinch an 89-66 victory, winning by 23 points.

Just for illustration erstwhile Pitt played Georgia Tech successful football this past season, nan Panthers started disconnected hot. Four players knocked down threes to springiness Pitt a 21-10 lead midway done nan first half. The defense was besides moving hard, holding Georgia Tech to conscionable 26 points by nan halfway mark.

High Energy Win

Pitt had an awesome 12 steals this game. Nojus Indrusaitis and Roman Siulepa some had three, while Cam Corhen led nan squad pinch 4 of his own. Pitt did a awesome occupation of turning these steals into modulation buckets. The Panthers had a spot of a physicality and velocity advantage that they utilized good against nan Yellow Jackets.

Scoring wise, nan squad was beautiful moreover pinch 5 players signaling double-digit constituent totals. Brandin Cummings led nan measurement pinch 23, his 2nd crippled successful a statement scoring supra 20 points.

Indrusaitis had a immense bounce-back crippled aft scoring zero points against Syracuse. The sophomore defender had 16 points and changeable 66% percent from 3 connected six attempts. Overall, nan squad changeable 42.3% from three; they are undefeated this play erstwhile they sprout supra 40% from three-point range.

What to Work On

This is Pitt's champion triumph since nan blowout triumph complete Penn State, but location is ever factors of nan crippled to activity on. In this game, some Siulepa and Corhen had 4 fouls, getting adjacent to fouling out. As nan 2 players that springiness Pitt their beingness advantage, playing without either of them would beryllium detrimental to nan team.

Especially aft it was announced that forward/center Papa Amdou Kante will miss nan remainder of nan play pinch a knee injury, Pitt is debased connected options pinch size. Freshman halfway Kieran Mullen had a decent 8 minutes of playing clip this game, but he has not scored a constituent since his collegiate debut vs. Bucknell connected November 17.

Pitt's adjacent crippled will beryllium hosting No. 20 Louisville connected Jan 17. Playing hoops successful nan ACC intends that tougher opponents, specified arsenic Clemson and Duke, are coming up connected nan schedule.

Another blowout triumph for illustration this crippled shows nan imaginable that nan squad has, contempt immoderate embarrassing losses earlier successful nan season.

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