2008-09 REVIEW
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No. 1 PITT 90, ST. JOHN’S 67 January 11, 2009 n Petersen Events Center n Pittsburgh, Pa.
No. 1 PITT 75, SOUTH FLORIDA 62 January 14 2009 n Petersen Events Center n Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pitt played its first contest in school history as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team...Pitt shot 58 percent from the floor in the second half and used runs of 15-2 and 15-4 to break the game open...Jermaine Dixon scored seven of Pitt’s first nine second half points as Pitt built a 50-40 lead...Despite shooting just 7-15 (47 percent) from the free throw line in the first half, Pitt led by five points at halftime...Pitt forced 24 turnovers and grabbed 20 offensive rebounds in the contest...With 23 points and 15 rebounds, DeJuan Blair registered his 10th double-double of the year and set a career-high for steals (6)...His 10 offensive rebounds tied a careerhigh...Dixon scored a career-high 17 points...The game served as a reunion for former Pittsburgh Schenley H.S. teammates Blair and St. John’s D.J. Kennedy...Pitt defeated St. John’s for the fifth straight home game and improved to 19-33 all-time vs. the Red Storm.
Pitt used a 15-4 run to build a 62-48 lead with 4:51 left in the game...The run was keyed by 3-pointers from Levance Fields and Brad Wanamaker, along with baskets from Sam Young and Tyrell Biggs...Pitt improved to 16-0, the school’s third-best start to a season...Biggs scored a season-high 16 points and led Pitt in scoring for the first time in his career...Fields totaled his second career double-double with a career-high 13 assists...DeJuan Blair registered his third consecutive double-double...With the win, Jamie Dixon moved into third place on Pitt’s all-time career coaching victories list surpassing Paul Evans...The game was delayed 25 minutes due to a rush-hour storm which caused South Florida to arrive to the game late.
ST. JOHN’S 67 (10-5, 1-2)
Player ESPINOSA, Eladio-f AJAYI, Mobolaji-f HOWARD, Chris-g JONES, Dominique-g VERDEJO, Jesus-g BELARDO, Gaby LEEMOW, Justin RIVAS, Alex GILCHRIST, Augustus WILLIAMS, Aris TEAM Totals..............
Player KENNEDY, D.J.-f EVANS, Sean-f BURRELL, Justin-f ROBERTS, Quincy-g HORNE, Paris-g EDMONDSON, TyShawn COKER, Dele THOMAS, Rob TEAM Totals..............
tot-fg fg fga 5 8 6 14 2 8 3 6 2 8 0 1 2 2 6 9 26
56
fg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3-pt fga 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
ft 8 1 0 3 1 0 0 1
fta 11 1 0 3 2 0 0 1
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5
14
18
rebounds of de tot 1 6 7 5 4 9 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 6 2 1 3 14 20 34
pf tp 2 18 2 13 3 5 2 9 3 5 1 0 4 4 2 13
a 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0
to blk 4 0 4 1 2 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0
19 67
7 24
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s 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
min 40 32 18 32 37 11 14 16
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PITT 90 (15-0, 3-0) tot-fg fg fga 1 5 5 15 7 13 5 10 7 12 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 0
3-pt fg fga 0 1 2 6 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
34
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69
19
ft 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
fta 0 0 11 2 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
14
23
rebounds of de tot 2 2 4 1 2 3 10 5 15 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 19 39
pf 3 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
tp 2 12 23 13 17 8 6 0 0 7 2 0
a 0 2 2 9 1 3 1 0 0 5 1 0
to blk 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0
14 90 24 15
s 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
min 23 29 26 33 22 21 7 1 1 22 7 8
5 13
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Percentages: FG%: 49.3%; 3FG%: 42.1%; FT%: 60.9%.
Louisville erased a 10-point deficit and seized control of the game by outscoring Pitt 19-3 late in the contest...A Samardo Samuels dunk tied the game at 58-58 with 3:53 remaining...Earl Clark hit a jumper with the shot clock winding down to give Louisville a 64-58 lead with 45 seconds left...Taking advantage of a 70 run, Pitt built a 55-45 lead...Sam Young hit a 3-pointer, threw down a dunk and Jermaine Dixon finished off a layup to give Pitt its 10-point lead with 8:55 left...Pitt converted just one field goal the rest of the way...In the early going, Pitt jumped out to a 13-point lead as it converted 7-11 3-pointers in the first half...Jermaine Dixon scored a career-high 19 points for Pitt...Pitt battled foul trouble all evening as 46 total personal fouls were called...Pitt committed season-highs of 20 turnovers and 26 personal fouls...Pitt’s 16-game win streak and 16-0 start to a season ended...It was Pitt’s first loss as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team. ft 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0
fta 2 0 1 0 7 0 2 4 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 6 2 8 1 3 4 5 5 10 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 38
pf tp 5 8 3 14 5 9 2 8 2 19 3 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
a 1 3 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
to blk 2 1 4 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 63 14 20
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s 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
min 32 31 20 39 31 13 9 19 4 2
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LOUISVILLE 69 (13-3, 4-0 Big East) tot-fg fg fga 7 12 5 15 3 6 2 9 0 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 22
56
3-pt fg fga 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
16
ft 3 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
fta 5 8 4 6 0 2 0 0 2 2
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20
pf tp 4 0 3 3 1 13 2 22 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 22 2 0
a 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 1 0
17 62 14
to blk 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 3
s 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
min 18 21 39 40 35 1 6 3 32 5
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fg 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 0
3-pt fga 1 6 0 6 2 0 0 3 0
ft 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
fta 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 3
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rebounds of de tot 2 1 3 4 1 5 9 9 18 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 17 20 37
pf 3 4 2 1 3 1 0 2 1
tp a 16 0 14 1 13 1 11 13 7 0 4 1 0 1 8 3 2 0
17 75 20
to blk 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 1
s 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
min 23 29 32 36 20 26 3 26 5
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Officials: John Cahill (R), William Bush, Jim Haney; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12508. 1st 2nd Total 37 25 62 41 34 75
No. 4 PITT 78, No. 8 SYRACUSE 60 January 19, 2009 n Petersen Events Center n Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pitt pulled away in the second half as it scored nine consecutive points to take a 42-35 lead with 15:21 left in the game...Pitt stretched its lead to 53-40 on a Levance Fields drive...Sam Young scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half to spark the Panthers...The 18-point final margin was Pitt’s largest of the evening...Using a 9-0 run, Pitt built a 20-11 lead in the first half, but Syracuse stormed back with a 9-0 run of its own to take a 28-27 lead just two minutes before the half...DeJuan Blair hit two free throws and Fields hit a driving layup to give Pitt a 31-28 halftime lead...Blair totaled his 12th double-double of the year and 26th of his career...Pitt won its 14th straight game at the Petersen Events Center...Pitt won its sixth of the last seven matchups and 11th of its last 14 contests against Syracuse...Pitt improved to 36-61 all-time vs. the Orange...Jamie Dixon improved to 27-9 in his career following a loss...Fields became the sixth player in school history to record over 1,000 points and 500 assists in a career. SYRACUSE 60 (17-3, 5-2 Big East) tot-fg fg fga 4 8 4 6 4 6 6 16 3 14 0 0 2 4 0 1
Player JACKSON, Rick-f HARRIS, Paul-f ONUAKU, Arinze-c RAUTINS, Andy-g FLYNN, Jonny-g ONGENAET, Kristof DEVENDORF, Eric JOSEPH, Kris TEAM Totals..............
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fg 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0
3-pt fga 0 1 0 12 5 0 2 0
ft 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
fta 2 0 5 0 9 0 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 2 2 4 0 5 5 3 6 9 0 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 9 19 28
to blk 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 15 60 13 14 3
s 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
min 29 29 36 38 38 1 24 5
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rebounds of de tot 0 5 5 2 4 6 4 8 12 1 4 5 1 2 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 12 28 40
pf tp 1 8 2 22 3 20 0 15 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 3 1 2
s 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0
min 32 32 33 32 22 17 7 20 5
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pf tp 4 9 5 9 2 8 1 17 1 12 0 0 1 5 1 0
a 1 2 0 2 7 0 1 0
Percentages: FG%: 41.8%; 3FG%: 35.0%; FT%: 43.8%.
Percentages: FG%: 34.9%; 3FG%: 38.5%; FT%: 56.3%.
Player WILLIAMS, Terrence-f CLARK, Earl-f SAMUELS, Samardo-c SOSA, Edgar-g SMITH, Jerry-g KNOWLES, Preston KURIC, Kyle SWOPSHIRE, Jared JENNINGS, Terrence MCGEE, Andre TEAM Totals..............
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rebounds of de tot 1 1 2 4 2 6 0 3 3 0 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 15 23
Percentages: FG%: 49.2%; 3FG%: 55.6%; FT%: 50.0%.
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January 17, 2009 n Freedom Hall n Louisville, Ky.
3-pt fg fga 2 2 2 10 0 0 2 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
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fta 0 1 2 14 2 0 0 0 1 0
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No. 20 LOUISVILLE 69, No. 1 PITT 63
PITT 63 (16-1, 4-1 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga BIGGS, Tyrell-f 2 5 YOUNG, Sam-f 6 20 BLAIR, DeJuan-c 4 7 FIELDS, Levance-g 3 14 DIXON, Jermaine-g 6 10 BROWN, Gilbert 0 0 GIBBS, Ashton 1 3 WANAMAKER, Brad 0 3 ROBINSON, Nasir 0 1 McGHEE, Gary 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 22 63
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PITT 75 (16-0, 4-0 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga BIGGS, Tyrell-f 7 10 YOUNG, Sam-f 4 14 BLAIR, DeJuan-c 6 13 FIELDS, Levance-g 4 8 DIXON, Jermaine-g 3 4 BROWN, Gilbert 2 4 GIBBS, Ashton 0 0 WANAMAKER, Brad 2 5 McGHEE, Gary 1 1 TEAM Totals.............. 29 59
Score by Periods South Florida Pitt
Officials: Ed Corbett (R), Michael Stephens, Doug Shows; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12508. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total St. John’s 36 31 67 Pitt 41 49 90
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ft 0 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0
Percentages: FG%: 47.7%; 3FG%: 50.0%; FT%: 65.0%.
Percentages: FG%: 46.4%; 3FG%: 20.0%; FT%: 77.8%.
Player BIGGS, Tyrell-f YOUNG, Sam-f BLAIR, DeJuan-c FIELDS, Levance-g DIXON, Jermaine-g BROWN, Gilbert GIBBS, Ashton BROWN, Sean TIESI, Ryan WANAMAKER, Brad ROBINSON, Nasir McGHEE, Gary TEAM Totals..............
SOUTH FLORIDA 62 (6-10, 1-3 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt fg fga fg fga 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 2 3 5 10 3 5 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 2 5 0 0 0 0
rebounds of de tot 1 6 7 4 7 11 4 3 7 1 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 17 25 42
pf 3 4 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 2
tp 20 16 10 8 0 10 2 0 2 1
a 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
to blk 2 0 5 3 3 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
20 69 11 19
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min 29 38 31 26 17 23 11 2 9 14
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PITT 78 (17-1, 5-1 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga BIGGS, Tyrell-f 3 6 YOUNG, Sam-f 7 12 BLAIR, DeJuan-c 9 14 FIELDS, Levance-g 7 11 DIXON, Jermaine-g 2 8 BROWN, Gilbert 1 6 GIBBS, Ashton 1 1 WANAMAKER, Brad 1 1 ROBINSON, Nasir 1 1 TEAM Totals.............. 32 60
fg 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3-pt fga 2 4 0 3 3 2 0 1 0
ft 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
fta 2 8 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
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a 2 0 2 6 4 0 1 2 1
to blk 0 1 3 0 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 15 78 18 11 8
Percentages: FG%: 53.3%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 52.9%. Percentages: FG%: 39.3%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 65.5%. Officials: Pat Driscoll, Ed Hightower, Brian O’Connell; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 20082.
Officials: Tim Higgins (R), Curtis Shaw, John Higgins; Technical fouls: Syracuse-HARRIS, Paul; JACKSON, Rick. PITT-None; Attendance: 12508.
Score by Periods Pitt Louisville
Score by Periods Syracuse Pitt
1st 2nd Total 32 31 63 30 39 69
1st 2nd Total 28 32 60 31 47 78
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