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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 61, American U. 46
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Bernard Clinton, # Ed Hightower, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 9489

Brad Wanamaker scored 19 points and No. 6 Pittsburgh rode a stellar defensive effort to a 61-46 home win over American in its non-conference finale on Wednesday night.

The Panthers (12-1) trailed by two points early before back-to-back three-point plays by Dante Taylor and Gilbert Brown began a 17-2 run midway through the first half that built a 27-14 advantage.

American (7-5) got as close as eight after the intermission, cutting the deficit to 47-39 with 10:40 remaining, but Pitt held the Eagles scoreless over the next 7:28 to put the game away.

Brown added 15 points for the Panthers, who enjoyed a 41-24 rebounding edge and turned the ball over just five times. Vlad Moldoveanu led American with 23 points.

Pittsburgh opens Big East play on Dec. 27 when it hosts No. 4 Connecticut.

Top Game Performances
 
American U.   Pittsburgh
Vlad Moldoveanu 23 Scoring Brad Wanamaker 19
Nick Hendra 3 Assists Travon Woodall 5
Nick Hendra 8 Rebounds Dante Taylor 7
Vlad Moldoveanu 2 Free Throws Made Brad Wanamaker 6
Troy Brewer 2 Steals Brad Wanamaker 2
Nick Hendra 1 Blocks Gary McGhee 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
American U. 46 41.3 5-17 3-4 14 22 2 4
Pittsburgh 61 40.0 4-13 13-25 15 37 4 4