1 | 2 | T | |
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LOU | 27 | 30 | 57 |
PITT | 47 | 44 | 91 |
Pitt moves into 1st-place ACC tie destroying Louisville
Pittsburgh cruises by Louisville for 4th straight win
Pittsburgh improves to 17-7 on the season after defeating Louisville 91-57.
PITTSBURGH -- — Nike Sibande scored 15 points off the bench, nine Pittsburgh players entered the scoring column and the Panthers demolished Louisville 91-57 on Tuesday night and moved into a first-place tie with Clemson in the ACC.
Entering play Tuesday, the top five teams in the ACC were separated by just a game in the standings. A win by No. 8 Virginia against No. 22 North Carolina State Tuesday would create a three-way tie for first between Clemson, Pitt and the Cavaliers.
Against Louisville, the Panthers (17-7, 10-3) distributed 23 assists on 28-made baskets. Defensively, Pitt held Louisville (3-21, 1-12) to 27.6% (16 for 58) shooting and outrebounded the Cardinals 37-30. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.
El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. Six-different Panthers scored during the run. Nate Santos' 3-pointer with 9:38 before the break made it 27-16 and Pitt led by double digits the rest of the way. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half.
With the win, the Panthers reached double digits in conference wins for just the second time in 10 ACC seasons. Pitt went 11-7 in its first year in the ACC following its 12-6 campaign in its final year in the Big East in 2012-13.
Louisville will continue its road trip when it takes on No. 19 Miami on Saturday. Pitt travels to face Florida State on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bert Smith
- Clarence Armstrong
- Ted Valentine
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
California | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |