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No. 19 PITT 70, No. 3 VILLANOVA 65 February 21, 2010 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pitt built a 10-point first half lead and held off Villanova for the win...A Jermaine Dixon 3-pointer gave Pitt a 48-40 lead with 7:15 remaining in the game and a Gilbert Brown drive and dunk gave Pitt a six-point lead (60-54) with 1:29 left...Pitt converted 7-8 free throws in the closing 23 seconds to seal the win...Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points, his 10th 20-point contest...Pitt improved to 7-0 against top-5 nationally ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center...Pitt won its third game against a top-5 ranked team on the year...Pitt won its seventh straight home game vs. VU and improved to 20-5 all-time vs. VU at home...For the ninth consecutive year, Pitt reached the 20-overall win and 10-league win plateau...The attendance of 12,920 marked the largest on-campus crowd in Pitt history. VILLANOVA 65 (22-4, 11-3 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga PENA, Antonio-f 3 8 0 0 REYNOLDS, Scottie-g 6 11 2 3 FISHER, Corey-g 5 9 2 2 REDDING, Reggie-g 3 8 0 1 STOKES, Corey-g 4 9 1 6 WAYNS, Maalik 1 4 0 0 YAROU, Mouphtaou 0 0 0 0 CHEEK, Dominic 0 0 0 0 SUTTON, Maurice 0 0 0 0 KING, Taylor 2 3 1 2 ARMWOOD, Isaiah 0 1 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 24 53 6 14 Percentages: FG%: 45.3%; 3FG%: 42.9%; FT%: PITT 70 (21-6, 10-4 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga ROBINSON, Nasir-f 2 8 0 0 McGHEE, Gary-c 2 6 0 0 GIBBS, Ashton-g 5 10 2 3 WANAMAKER, Brad-g 1 4 0 2 DIXON, Jermaine-g 3 15 1 5 WOODALL, Travon 1 4 0 1 BROWN, Gilbert 5 9 1 1 TAYLOR, Dante 1 1 0 0 RICHARDSON, J.J. 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 20 57 4 12 Percentages: FG%: 35.1%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%:
ft 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
fta 4 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
11 16 68.8%.
rebounds of de tot 5 4 9 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 3 4 2 2 4 12 22 34
pf tp 4 8 4 20 4 12 5 6 2 9 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 27 65
a 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
to blk 0 1 6 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
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s 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
min 34 26 22 30 34 15 1 6 3 18 11
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ft 0 3 9 2 3 4 5 0 0
fta 0 4 12 2 4 4 8 0 0
26 34 76.5%.
pf tp 1 4 1 7 1 21 3 4 4 10 2 6 2 16 4 2 0 0
a 1 1 2 4 3 4 1 0 0
to blk 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 70 16 12 6
s 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0
min 25 31 34 24 37 16 24 8 1
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Officials: Michael Stephens (R), Jamie Luckie, Mike Stuart; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12920. Score by Periods Villanova Pitt
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PITT 53 (21-7, 10-5 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga ROBINSON, Nasir-f 0 2 McGHEE, Gary-f 3 6 GIBBS, Ashton-g 4 9 WANAMAKER, Brad-g 4 8 DIXON, Jermaine-g 6 13 WOODALL, Travon 4 8 ADAMS, Chase 0 0 BROWN, Gilbert 1 7 TAYLOR, Dante 1 2 MILLER, Dwight 0 0 RICHARDSON, J.J. 0 0 TEAM 23
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fg 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3-pt fga 1 0 6 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0
ft 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
fta 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0
rebounds of de tot 0 2 2 4 4 8 1 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
pf tp 3 0 3 7 1 11 3 9 2 13 2 8 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 4
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12 13 25
ft 7 4 0 1 2 0 0 0
fta 8 4 0 2 3 0 0 1
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rebounds of de tot 2 5 7 2 3 5 0 4 4 0 2 2 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 3 11 23 34
to blk 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
s 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
min 18 24 33 29 30 20 5 27 13 0+ 2
18 53 13
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pf 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 3
to blk 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
s 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
min 36 38 28 38 39 5 3 13
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Percentages: FG%: 41.8%; 3FG%: 22.2%; FT%: 42.9%. NOTRE DAME 68 (18-10, 7-8 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga NASH, Tyrone-f 3 7 0 0 ABROMAITIS, Tim-f 5 9 3 5 SCOTT, Carleton-f 2 4 2 3 JACKSON, Tory-g 5 10 3 5 HANSBROUGH, Ben-g 6 10 1 4 PEOPLES, Jonathan 1 2 1 1 BROGHAMMER, Mike 0 1 0 0 COOLEY, Jack 0 1 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 22 44 10 18
tp 13 17 6 14 15 3 0 0
a 3 1 1 7 4 0 0 0
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Officials: John Cahill, Les Jones, Earl Walton; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8581. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 27 26 53 Notre Dame 35 33 68
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No. 12 PITT 71, ST. JOHN’S 64 February 27, 2010 Madison Square Garden Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pitt’s bench played a key role in the Panthers building a seven-point halftime lead (31-23) as it outscored St. John’s bench 17-6 in the first half...Pitt outscored St. John’s 15-4 to take a 21-10 lead with 7:19 left in the first half and led by as many as 12 points late in the first half...Nasir Robinson scored Pitt’s first nine points of the second half as the Panthers matched St. John’s shot-for-shot...Three-pointers by Ashton Gibbs and Gilbert Brown gave Pitt a 53-42 lead with 8:53 left...Pitt improved to 23-10 at Madison Square Garden since the 2000-01 season...Pitt won its 12th in its last 16 appearances at Madison Square Garden...Pitt swept St. John’s in its two matchups on the year and defeated the Red Storm for the fifth consecutive matchup...Jamie Dixon improved to 35-11 in games played after losing a contest...Pitt improved to 6-4 on the road in 200910. fg 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
3-pt fga 0 0 1 1 4 4 2 3 0
ft 3 2 2 0 7 1 0 3 0
fta 3 3 2 0 8 2 0 5 0
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rebounds of de tot 3 6 9 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 8 24 32
pf tp 3 13 2 6 2 8 3 4 4 12 3 6 0 3 2 13 2 6
a 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 3 0
to blk 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 71 14 10
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s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
min 29 33 31 22 30 21 3 21 10
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Percentages: FG%: 51.1%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 78.3%. ST. JOHN’S 64 (15-13, 5-11 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga MASON JR, Anthony-f 2 6 0 2 EVANS, Sean-f 1 6 0 0 KENNEDY, D.J.-g 4 11 1 3 BOOTHE, Malik-g 3 3 0 0 HORNE, Paris-g 5 8 1 3 HARDY, Dwight 4 13 0 5 COKER, Dele 0 1 0 0 BURRELL, Justin 2 7 0 1 STITH, Malik 0 0 0 0 BROWNLEE, Justin 0 1 0 1 TEAM Totals.............. 21 56 2 15
ft 2 0 3 3 0 7 0 5 0 0
fta 2 0 5 7 1 8 0 6 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 2 3 5 2 4 6 3 3 6 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 17 20 37
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No. 17 PITT 73, PROVIDENCE 71 March 4, 2010 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trailing 71-70 with 3.5 seconds remaining, Pitt’s Ashton Gibbs received an in-bounds pass, dribbled up the court, pulled up for a 30-foot 3-pointer and swished the shot at the buzzer to give Pitt a 73-71 win...Providence led 61-56 with less than seven minutes to go but Pitt battled back into the game...Pitt took the lead at 70-68 on two Jermaine Dixon free throws with 40 seconds left, PC’s Sharaud Curry answered with two free throws and PC’s Brian McKenzie put the Friars ahead 71-70 by making 1-2 free throws with 3.5 seconds to go...Pitt used a 15-1 run that included three baskets by Dixon and was finished by Brad Wanamaker 3-pointer to take a 32-23 lead after trailing by as many as six points in the first half...Pitt led 44-37 with 16:11 left but PC came charging back...Gibbs tied career-highs for points, 3-point field goals made and field goals, Dixon registered his first career double-double with career-highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds and Wanamaker finished with a career-high 13 assists...Pitt improved to 6-0 vs. PC at the PEC and claimed its ninth win in the last 10 matchups against PC...The victory clinched a two-day bye for Pitt upon entering the Big East Tournament. PROVIDENCE 71 (12-17, 4-13 Big East) tot-fg 3-pt Player fg fga fg fga BROOKS, Marshon-f 6 11 1 4 PETERSON, Jamine-f 11 22 1 3 DIXON, Bilal-c 1 4 0 0 CURRY, Sharaud-g 4 11 3 6 McKENZIE, Brian-g 2 4 1 1 MONDY, Duke 0 0 0 0 COUNCIL, Vincent 2 11 0 2 STILL, James 0 0 0 0 HALL, Ray 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 26 63 6 16
ft 0 1 2 5 1 0 4 0 0
fta 0 5 2 6 2 0 8 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 2 3 5 5 13 18 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 16 20 36
pf tp 1 13 3 24 1 4 2 16 3 6 1 0 3 8 0 0 0 0
a 0 1 0 3 0 0 8 0 0
to blk 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
s 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0
min 30 38 29 37 23 1 32 2 8
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pf tp a 2 4 1 1 6 0 2 25 3 3 10 13 4 24 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 0
to blk 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
s 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
min 26 28 37 35 35 10 3 14 12
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Percentages: FG%: 41.3%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 56.5%. pf tp 3 6 1 2 3 12 3 9 3 11 4 15 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 0
a 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
to blk 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
s 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
min 23 26 19 33 34 26 5 21 6 7
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Percentages: FG%: 37.5%; 3FG%: 13.3%; FT%: 69.0%.
PITT 73 (23-7, 12-5 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga ROBINSON, Nasir-f 2 3 McGHEE, Gary-c 3 6 GIBBS, Ashton-g 9 13 WANAMAKER, Brad-g 4 9 DIXON, Jermaine-g 11 18 WOODALL, Travon 0 0 ADAMS, Chase 0 1 BROWN, Gilbert 0 5 TAYLOR, Dante 2 3 TEAM Totals.............. 31 58
Officials: Michael Stephens, Jim Haney, Gary Prager; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 6892.
Percentages: FG%: 53.4%; 3FG%: 42.1%; FT%: 30.0%.
Score by Periods Pitt St. John’s
Officials: Mike Kitts (R), John Score by Periods 1st Providence 28 Pitt 32
1st 2nd Total 31 40 71 23 41 64
a 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 0
Percentages: FG%: 50.0%; 3FG%: 55.6%; FT%: 77.8%.
1st 2nd Total 23 42 65 29 41 70
PITT 71 (22-7, 11-5 Big East) tot-fg Player fg fga ROBINSON, Nasir-f 5 7 McGHEE, Gary-c 2 4 WANAMAKER, Brad-g 3 7 DIXON, Jermaine-g 2 3 GIBBS, Ashton-g 2 7 WOODALL, Travon 2 6 ADAMS, Chase 1 2 BROWN, Gilbert 4 6 TAYLOR, Dante 3 5 TEAM Totals.............. 24 47
Tory Jackson’s jumper at the halftime buzzer ignited a 19-3 Notre Dame run which gave the Fighting Irish a comfortable lead...In the second half, Carleton Scott hit back-to-back 3-pointers, Jackson followed with a 3-pointer, Ben Hansbrough contributed a 3-point play and Tim Abromaitis hit a 3-pointer to put Notre Dame 52-30 with 14:15 left in the game...Notre Dame converted a Pitt opponent season-high of 10 3-point field goals...Pitt entered the game as the Big East’s leader in 3-point percentage defense...Pitt trailed by as many as 24 points (58-34 with 9:05 left), its largest deficit of the season...Pitt trailed by eight points at halftime, its largest halftime margin of the year (35-27)...Pitt committed season-lows and Jamie Dixon Era lows of four turnovers and only seven free throw attempts...Pitt’s five-game win streak was snapped...Pitt lost by 10 points or more for only the 15th time since Jamie Dixon became head coach (236 total games).
Totals.............. rebounds of de tot 2 2 4 8 2 10 0 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 6 0 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 7 21 19 40
NOTRE DAME 68, No. 12 PITT 53 February 24, 2010 Purcell Pavilion South Bend, Ind.
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3-pt fga 0 0 9 3 3 0 1 3 0
ft 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
fta 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0
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rebounds of de tot 1 2 3 2 4 6 2 2 4 1 4 5 2 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 11 25 36
17 73 24 15
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Gaffney, Wally Rutecki; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12511. 2nd Total 43 71 41 73
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