National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 62, Cincinnati 52
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Brian O'Connell, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
12478
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No. 25 Pittsburgh 62, No. 17 Cincinnati 52: Tray Woodall scored 14 points and hit a pair of key 3-pointers late in the second half as the visiting Panthers overcame the Bearcats.
Steven Adams added 13 points and Talib Zanna collected 11 points and nine rebounds for Pittsburgh (20-5, 8-4 Big East), which has won three straight and seven of eight.
Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5) with 16 points while Cashmere Wright struggled to five points on 2-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-11 from 3-point range. The Bearcats have dropped back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Cincinnati held a 45-39 lead after Titus Rubles' three-point play with 9:21 left but did not make another field goal.
Woodall’s 3-pointer with 6:56 left knotted it at 45 and Trey Ziegler put the Panthers on top the next trip down the court. Woodall hit another 3-pointer with 3:23 left to cap a 7-0 burst and Pittsburgh coasted the rest of the way on the strength of its defense.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati went 4-for-25 from 3-point range and shot 30.8 percent from the field overall. … Pittsburgh got revenge for a 70-61 home loss to the Bearcats in the Big East opener Dec. 31. … The Panthers have beaten their last three ranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
| Pittsburgh |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Tray Woodall 14 |
Scoring |
Sean Kilpatrick 16 |
|
Lamar Patterson 3 |
Assists |
Cashmere Wright 2 |
|
Talib Zanna 9 |
Rebounds |
Titus Rubles 8 |
|
James Robinson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Sean Kilpatrick 4 |
|
J.J. Moore 1 |
Steals |
Sean Kilpatrick 1 |
|
Steven Adams 4 |
Blocks |
Ge'Lawn Guyn 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Pittsburgh
|
62 |
45.5 |
4-8 |
18-27 |
13 |
29 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
| Cincinnati
|
52 |
30.8 |
4-25 |
16-22 |
8 |
28 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
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