National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 86, Louisville 59
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 17, 2024
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Jenna Reneau, # Tommy Morrissey, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
11419
By Field Level Media
Blake Hinson scored a career-high 41 points to surpass 1,000 for his career and help lead Pitt to an 86-59 rout of visiting Louisville on Saturday night.
Hinson entered the contest needing a dozen points to reach the milestone for his two-season Panthers career. Hinson scored 27 points in the first half, matching Louisville's first-half total. Hinson bested his previous career high of 29 points shortly into the second half and finished four points shy of the program's single-game record, owned by Don Hennon (1957).
Kaleb Glenn had a team-high 17 points for the Cardinals (8-18, 3-12 ACC). Tre White had a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. Mike James added 13 points and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 12.
Hinson's impressive effort helped the Panthers (17-8, 8-6) continue their strong recent stretch, which now includes five straight victories. He finished 14-for-24 from the field, including 9 of 13 from the 3-point line.
His first five points were the anchor of a 9-0 early run that provided Pitt an 11-2 cushion. Over the next three minutes, the Panthers went quiet, allowing Louisville to pull ahead 12-11.
Frustrations showed for Pitt during that Louisville charge, as Panthers coach Jeff Capel was assessed a technical foul after a foul call on Ishmael Leggett.
Hinson's second of five first-half treys put a stop to that momentum swing, however. The advantage changed another four times before Pitt managed to pry back open a nine-point gap on a 10-0 surge.
Hinson was scorching, shooting 9-for-14 before the midway point, including a 5-for-8 mark from deep. The Panthers owned a 37-27 edge at halftime.
Along with the scoring outburst from its offensive leader, Pitt led 5-0 in offensive boards, 7-0 in second-chance points, and 10-2 in points off turnovers in the first half.
The Panthers steadily climbed and never faced a deficit in the latter stages. Hinson sat on the bench for a spell while his crew maintained the advantage.
Jaland Lowe added 10 points, four rebounds, and five assists for Pitt. Leggett also had 10 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Louisville |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Kaleb Glenn 17 |
Scoring |
Blake Hinson 41 |
|
Mike James 5 |
Assists |
Carlton Carrington 8 |
|
Tre White 11 |
Rebounds |
Federiko Federiko 8 |
|
Tre White 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Blake Hinson 4 |
|
Zan Payne 1 |
Steals |
Zack Austin 2 |
|
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 2 |
Blocks |
Zack Austin 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisville
|
59 |
44.4 |
1-12 |
18-21 |
9 |
26 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| Pittsburgh
|
86 |
46.3 |
15-31 |
9-11 |
22 |
34 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
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