Patterson Lifts Pitt Over Miami In OT
Pitt basketball was sliding into the abyss after consecutive home losses to Duke and Virginia. It took their best player to get them out of the funk.
Pitt basketball was sliding into the abyss after consecutive home losses to Duke and Virginia. It took their best player to get them out of the funk.
Pitt drops its second straight home game with a 48-45 loss to Virginia. The Cavs were led by guard Malcolm Brogdon, who scored 16 points.
Duke shot a blistering 52% from behind the arc in the 80-65 rout of Pitt in front of a record crowd of 12,944 at the Pederson Events Center.
Its rare to see a player develop as much as Lamar Patterson has since he first arrived at Pitt 5 years ago.
It may be snowing outside, but inside the Peterson Events Center it was a boiling hot night for Pitt.
Pitt met one of its oldest Big East rivals, the Syracuse Orange, for the first time in the ACC and the game seemed like old times.
Much like the last several games, Pitt started last night’s game rather sluggishly in the first half.
Pitt looked like a well-oiled machine in beating Wake Forest 80-65 yesterday but lost key reserve Durand Johnson for the season.
Only 2 seasons removed from the disastrous 2011-12 season, Pitt is still looking to reclaim its place in the top 25.
Pitt won its debut game in the ACC behind the play of its star player, Lamar Patterson, beating NC State.