National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 84, Boston College 61
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 16, 2016
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Tim Comer, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
10260
By The Sports Xchange
PITTSBURGH -- Jamel Artis scored 22 points and Cameron Johnson posted a career-high 20 points to lead No. 20 Pittsburgh to an 84-61 victory against Boston College Saturday.
Michael Young added 13 points for Pitt (15-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) while James Robinson had 10.
Eli Carter scored a career-high 31 points for Boston College (7-9, 0-3 ACC). Dennis Clifford chipped in 10 points for the Eagles.
Boston College hit four of its first six shots and opened the game on a 10-2 run to take an early lead. Eli Carter and Garland Owens each made 3-pointers while Pitt shot 1 for 3 and turned the ball over twice in the game's opening minutes.
Pitt responded to tie the game 12-12 as the Panthers held the Eagles scoreless for three minutes. A layup by Artis gave Pitt its first lead of the game eight minutes in and his 3-pointer capped a 10-0 run to put the Panthers up 17-12.
Sheldon Jeter's layup stretched Pitt's lead to nine points, 28-19, at the under-eight-minutes media timeout to cap a run in which the Panthers hit six shots in a row.
Carter and Jerome Robinson made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to pull the Eagles back within five points of the Panthers, 30-25.
Pitt continued its hot shooting to make 9 of 11 field-goal attempts and take a 35-29 lead with 3:36 to play in the first half.
Carter's fourth 3-pointer of the half cut Pitt's lead to a point with two minutes left in the first period. The Panthers closed the half with an 8-2 spurt to take a 43-36 lead at halftime.
Pitt shot 61 percent in the first half to the Eagles' 48 percent clip, who were kept in the game by Carter's 18 first-half points.
Boston College cut Pitt's lead to five points out of the half. The Panthers extended their lead to double-digits for the first time on a jumper from Young and Artis' 3-pointer from the corner.
Artis hit another 3-pointer for a 55-42 lead with 14 minutes left in the game. Pitt survived a rash of turnovers to take a 60-46 lead with 11 minutes to play.
The Panthers continued to apply pressure to the Eagles and took their largest lead of the game after a Johnson dunk with 5:34 left to go up by 17 points. Johnson hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with two seconds left to give Pitt its final margin of victory and largest lead of the day at 23 points.
NOTES: Pittsburgh turned the ball over 17 times, well over its season average of 11 per game. The Panthers entered Saturday's game off a loss to No. 21 Louisville in which they committed 19 turnovers. ... G Eli Carter scored 31 points to set a new career-high in Boston College's loss. Carter shot 12 of 22 from the field and made five 3-pointers to top his previous high of 28 points scored in a 76-72 overtime victory against New Hampshire Dec. 30. ... G Cameron Johnson came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points for Pitt. He shot 7 of 10 from the field and made four 3-pointers to top his prior high of 11 points set against Niagara on Nov. 14, 2014.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Eli Carter 31 |
Scoring |
Jamel Artis 22 |
|
Eli Carter 4 |
Assists |
Michael Young 9 |
|
Dennis Clifford 6 |
Rebounds |
Rafael Maia 8 |
|
Dennis Clifford 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Young 3 |
|
Eli Carter 4 |
Steals |
James Robinson 2 |
|
Darryl Hicks 1 |
Blocks |
Jamel Artis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
61 |
46.9 |
7-18 |
8-11 |
9 |
16 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
| Pittsburgh
|
84 |
57.9 |
10-19 |
8-11 |
23 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
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