National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 76, Clemson 43
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Sean Hull, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
12508
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 19 Pittsburgh 76, Clemson 43: Talib Zanna led the way with 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting as the Panthers dominated from start to finish in a home victory over the Tigers.
Pittsburgh (17-2, 5-1 ACC) rebounded in impressive fashion from Saturday's loss to No. 2 Syracuse, thanks in large part to Zanna, who fell one point shy of his career high set earlier this season against Lehigh. Lamar Patterson added 13 points and Cameron Wright had 12 for the Panthers, who shot 56.3 percent and made eight of their 15 shots from 3-point range.
K.J. McDaniels scored 11 points to lead Clemson (13-5, 4-2), which had won five of its previous six games. No other Tigers player had more than six points as the team finished at 32 percent shooting - including 4-of-19 from behind the arc - and committed 14 turnovers.
Pittsburgh jumped out to leads of 11-2 and 24-10 en route to a 37-20 halftime advantage. Zanna was 5-of-5 from the field for 12 points in the opening 20 minutes while the Panthers assisted on all 12 of their first-half field goals, including four 3-pointers.
Pittsburgh scored 17 of the first 21 points of the second half to more than double up the Tigers at 54-24 and extended the lead to as many as 34 down the stretch. Josh Newkirk added 10 points off the bench for Pitt, which finished with 24 assists on 27 baskets.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Zanna and Wright combined for as many first-half field goals (eight) as Clemson had as a team. ... Panthers PG James Robinson had nine points and eight assists while Patterson chipped in six assists. ... Newkirk finished 4-of-4 from the floor, including 2-of-2 from behind the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Clemson |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
K.J. McDaniels 11 |
Scoring |
Talib Zanna 22 |
|
Rod Hall 3 |
Assists |
James Robinson 8 |
|
Sidy Djitte 7 |
Rebounds |
Chris Jones 6 |
|
Austin Ajukwa 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Lamar Patterson 4 |
|
Austin Ajukwa 1 |
Steals |
Lamar Patterson 2 |
|
Austin Ajukwa 1 |
Blocks |
Talib Zanna 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Clemson
|
43 |
32.0 |
4-19 |
7-14 |
9 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
| Pittsburgh
|
76 |
56.2 |
8-15 |
14-18 |
24 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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