National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
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