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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 59, Kennesaw St. 43
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 23, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Matt Potter, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 8125


Pittsburgh 59, Kennesaw State 43
: Junior forward Talib Zanna finished with 12 points and nine rebounds to lead the host Panthers over the Owls for their eight straight win.

Pittsburgh (12-1), which scored 17 points off 17 turnovers, also outrebounded Kennesaw State (1-11) by a 37-19 margin. Leading scorer Tray Woodall, who entered this game averaging 12.3 points, was held to just four points.

The Owls led early before Pittsburgh took control of the game with a 16-3 run. Kennesaw State failed to score over the final five minutes of the first half and trailed 30-16 by the break.

Sophomore guard Delbert Love led Kennesaw State with 12 points while Nigel Pruitt came off the bench to add 10.

The Owls shot 60 percent (9-for-15) from 3-point range, compared to the Panthers' 12.5 percent.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh, which has held five straight opponents to 47 points or less, improved to 12-1 for the second time in three seasons. … The Owls made only two free throws in the game. … Three straight Pittsburgh opponents have failed to record 20 rebounds.

Top Game Performances
 
Kennesaw St.   Pittsburgh
Delbert Love 12 Scoring Talib Zanna 12
Myles Hamilton 3 Assists Lamar Patterson 4
Aaron Anderson 6 Rebounds Talib Zanna 9
Yonel Brown 1 Free Throws Made Talib Zanna 4
Myles Hamilton 1 Steals Lamar Patterson 1
Markeith Cummings 1 Blocks Steven Adams 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kennesaw St. 43 38.1 9-15 2-5 9 19 2 3 18
Pittsburgh 59 42.3 1-8 14-22 14 37 3 6 10