2013-14 PITT BASKETBALL
SEASON IN REVIEW
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PITT 64, No. 6 SYRACUSE 55 February 2, 2013 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pitt went on a run midway through the second half and outrebounded Syracuse 39-24 in tallying a 10-point home win (65-55) over the No. 6 ranked Orange...With the score tied at 35-35 midway through the second half, Pitt went on a 6-0 run, using a Cameron Wright 3-pointer, Lamar Patterson jumper and Dante Taylor free throw to take a 41-35 lead with 9:38 to go...The Panthers kept Syracuse at bay with defense and clutch scoring from Durand Johnson (3-pointer) and Wright (two free throws) to close the game...A 3-point play by Tray Woodall gave Pitt an 11-point lead (61-50) with 50 seconds to go...Pitt converted 9-11 free throws in the game’s final 2:05 to seal the win...Pitt improved to 13-1 vs. top-10 ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center...Pitt outrebounded Syracuse by 15 boards (39-24), but also committed a season-high 20 turnovers...Pitt’s bench outscored Syracuse 31-3...Pitt improved to 14-4 overall and 6-1 at the Petersen Events Center vs. Syracuse since March 9, 2001...Jamie Dixon improved to a 10-3 record in games played vs. Syracuse. SYRACUSE 55 (18-3, 6-2 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot GRANT, Jerami-f 1 8 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 FAIR, C.J.-f 9 13 2 4 0 0 2 1 3 CHRISTMAS, Rakeem-f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 CARTER-WILLIAMS, M.-g 3 12 1 5 6 7 0 4 4 TRICHE, Brandon-g 4 14 0 5 6 7 2 0 2 COONEY, Trevor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 KEITA, Baye Moussa 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 TEAM 0 3 3 Totals.............. 18 49 3 14 16 20 8 16 24 Percentages: FG%: 36.7%; 3FG%: 21.4%; FT%: 80.0%. PITT 65 (18-5, 6-4 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot PATTERSON, Lamar-f 3 7 0 3 1 5 1 3 4 ZANNA, Talib-f 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 12 ADAMS, Steven-c 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 ROBINSON, James-g 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 WOODALL, Tray-g 3 7 1 5 6 7 0 5 5 WRIGHT, Cameron 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 JOHNSON, Durand 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 TAYLOR, Dante 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 ZEIGLER, Trey 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 MOORE, J.J. 3 6 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 TEAM 0 2 2 Totals.............. 24 50 3 15 14 21 14 25 39 Percentages: FG%: 48.0%; 3FG%: 20.0%; FT%: 66.7%.
pf tp 3 5 2 20 3 0 5 13 2 14 2 0 3 3
a 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
to blk 3 2 2 1 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
20 55
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pf tp 1 7 4 4 0 8 3 2 3 13 1 7 0 4 2 6 4 6 0 8
a 5 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 1
s 2 3 0 3 1 0 2
min 40 40 21 30 33 17 19
6 11
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to blk 2 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 18 65 19 20 2
s 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0
min 30 24 22 18 30 15 8 18 19 16
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ABOVE: Durand Johnson provided an instant offensive punch off the bench for Pitt in 2012-13. LEFT: Seven-foot freshman Steven Adams was named the preseason Big East Newcomer of the Year. A New Zealand native, Adams declared for the NBA Draft in April and was selected with the No. 12 pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Officials: Jim Burr (R), John Gaffney, Earl Walton; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12632. Score by Periods Syracuse Pitt
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1st 2nd Total 25 30 55 27 38 65
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No. 23 PITT 56, SETON HALL 46 February 4, 2013 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa.
Despite shooting a season-low 34.8 percent, Pitt won its sixth of the last seven games with a 10-point win over Seton Hall...Pitt used a 9-2 run to take command for good, 48-41 with 4:51 to go, after Cameron Wright scored six points in the run, including four consecutive (layup and two free throws)...Two Tray Woodall free throws gave Pitt a 13-point lead with 54 seconds to go...The Panthers used a 7-0 run capped by a J.J. Moore 3-pointer to lead 35-28 with 14:32 remaining but SHU answered with an 11-3 run to take a 39-38 lead...Steven Adams grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds...Lamar Patterson notched his fourth career and second season double-double...SHU’s Fuquan Edwin scored 23 of its 46 points...SHU was held a season-low and serieslow 46 points...Seton Hall’s largest lead in the game was one point...Pitt became the second team in the Big East to reach the seven-win plateau. SETON HALL 46 (13-10, 2-8 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga MOBLEY, Brandon-f 0 5 0 3 TEAGUE, Gene-c 1 4 0 0 MAAYAN, Tom-g 1 2 0 0 KARLIS, Haralds-g 2 4 0 2 EDWIN, Fuquan-g 7 16 3 7 SMYTH, Kyle 0 3 0 3 OLIVER, Brian 2 6 2 5 JOHNSON, Kevin 1 2 0 0 GERAMIPOOR, Aaron 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 14 42 5 20
ft 1 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0
fta 2 0 4 2 10 2 0 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 2 4 6 2 5 7 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 21 28
pf tp 1 1 3 2 3 4 0 6 3 23 5 2 5 6 2 2 0 0
a 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
to blk 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
22 46
5 14
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s 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0
min 22 31 31 27 36 25 18 9 1
7
200
Percentages: FG%: 33.3%; 3FG%: 25.0%; FT%: 65.0%. PITT 56 (19-5, 7-4 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga PATTERSON, Lamar-f 4 9 ZANNA, Talib-f 1 6 ADAMS, Steven-c 2 5 ROBINSON, James-g 0 3 WOODALL, Tray-g 3 9 WRIGHT, Cameron 2 4 JOHNSON, Durand 1 2 TAYLOR, Dante 0 2 ZEIGLER, Trey 0 2 MOORE, J.J. 3 4 TEAM Totals.............. 16 46
fg 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
3-pt fga 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 2
ft 2 1 4 2 4 4 1 0 1 0
fta 3 2 5 4 4 6 3 0 2 0
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rebounds of de tot 4 6 10 1 5 6 6 9 15 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 25 40
pf tp 1 12 3 3 1 8 1 2 2 11 3 8 1 4 3 0 2 1 2 7
a 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1
to blk 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 56 11 13
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s 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
min 30 22 31 26 24 15 10 7 16 19
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200
Percentages: FG%: 34.8%; 3FG%: 41.7%; FT%: 65.5%. Officials: John Cahill (R), Jamie Luckie, John Higgins; Technical fouls: SHU-None. Pitt-ADAMS, Steven; Attendance: 10253. Score by Periods Seton Hall Pitt
1st 2nd Total 24 22 46 24 32 56
No. 23 PITT 62, No. 17 CINCINNATI 52 February 9, 2013 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Tray Woodall made several key 3-pointers down the stretch and Pitt held Cincinnati to 20 percent (5-25) second half shooting in registering a 62-52 win...Pitt held Cincinnati without a field goal for the final 9:21 of the contest...Pitt used a 6-0 run capped by a Woodall 3-pointer to tie the score at 45-45 with 6:56 left...Lamar Patterson added a dunk to give Pitt a one point lead...A few minutes later, Woodall followed with two free throws to put Pitt up 51-48...Following a defensive stop, Woodall drilled another 3-pointer to give Pitt a 5448 lead with 3:21 to go...A Talib Zanna dunk off a pass from Steven Adams put the game out of reach as Pitt led 56-51 with 1:36 to go...Cincinnati led by five points (31-26) at halftime, fueled by Sean Kilpatrick’s 15 points...Adams tied a career-high with four blocked shots...Woodall became the 41st player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points...Pitt won its third straight game and seventh in the past eight games...Pitt also won its fourth out of its last five road games...Pitt won its 20th game for the 12th consecutive season. PITT 62 (20-5, 8-4 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot PATTERSON, Lamar-f 3 9 0 2 3 4 0 6 6 ZANNA, Talib-f 4 6 0 0 3 6 3 6 9 ADAMS, Steven-c 5 6 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 ROBINSON, James-g 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 2 2 WOODALL, Tray-g 4 8 4 6 2 4 0 2 2 WRIGHT, Cameron 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 JOHNSON, Durand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAYLOR, Dante 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 ZEIGLER, Trey 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 MOORE, J.J. 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 TEAM 0 1 1 Totals.............. 20 44 4 8 18 27 6 24 30 Percentages: FG%: 45.5%; 3FG%: 50.0%; FT%: 66.7%. CINCINNATI 52 (18-6, 6-5 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot JACKSON, Justin-f 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 MBODJ, Cheikh-c 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 WRIGHT, Cashmere-g 2 12 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 KILPATRICK, Sean-g 5 15 2 9 4 6 1 3 4 PARKER, JaQuon-g 2 4 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 RUBLES, Titus 2 9 0 1 4 5 3 5 8 THOMAS, Shaquille 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GUYN, Ge’Lawn 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 SANDERS, Jermaine 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 GAINES, Kelvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 NYARSUK, David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 TEAM 3 2 5 Totals.............. 16 52 4 25 16 22 11 22 33 Percentages: FG%: 30.8%; 3FG%: 16.0%; FT%: 72.7%.
pf tp 2 9 3 11 3 13 0 4 1 14 2 2 2 0 1 4 4 2 1 3
a 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
to blk 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
s 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
min 31 28 29 18 35 16 5 11 15 12
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to blk 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 12 3
s 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
min 7 17 33 37 27 24 9 6 17 10 13
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19 62 13
pf tp 0 3 4 4 3 5 4 16 3 7 3 8 2 2 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 52
a 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Officials: Karl Hess, Brian O’Connell, Lamar Simpson; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12478. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 26 36 62 Cincinnati 31 21 52
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