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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 65, Rutgers 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Bill McCarthy, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 8024

Ashton Gibbs tied a career high with 24 points, and No. 2 Pittsburgh sank its final nine free throws to escape with a 65-62 victory over host Rutgers on Saturday night.

Gibbs scored 19 of the first 33 points for Pitt (20-2, 8-1 Big East) before getting help from Gary McGhee, who also matched a career best with 13 points, and the rest of the Panthers, who finished 28 for 35 from the foul line.

Dane Miller's 3-point attempt to tie it in the closing seconds missed the mark for Rutgers (12-9, 3-6), which was vying for its first win over a top-5 opponent.

Jonathan Mitchell, Mike Coburn and Robert Lumpkins, who averaged 3.3 points coming in, each tallied 12 points for the Scarlet Knights, who were blown out by Pitt 83-54 last season.

Pitt had trailed only 18 total minutes in its eight previous Big East games, but fell behind 10-3, and Rutgers led 18 minutes of the first half en route to a 28-27 halftime edge.

Gibbs had 15 first-half points, but Pitt shot 29.2 percent as it continued to struggle following its 56-51 home loss to Notre Dame on Monday.
Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Rutgers
Ashton Gibbs 24 Scoring Mike Coburn 12
Brad Wanamaker 3 Assists Mike Coburn 7
Gary McGhee 8 Rebounds Jonathan Mitchell 7
Brad Wanamaker 7 Free Throws Made Mike Coburn 4
Ashton Gibbs 2 Steals Mike Coburn 2
Gary McGhee 2 Blocks Robert Lumpkins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Pittsburgh 65 35.6 5-16 28-35 8 36 6 4
Rutgers 62 38.6 5-18 13-18 11 22 8 5