National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 58, St. Bonaventure 54
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 13, 2014
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Bryan Kersey, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
9425
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Pittsburgh 58, St. Bonaventure 54: Michael Young recorded 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Panthers held off the Bonnies for their 26th consecutive home victory over a non-conference opponent.
Jamel Artis contributed 14 points and four blocks while Chris Jones scored 11 points for Pittsburgh (6-3), which won for the third time in four games. James Robinson had nine points and four assists and Josh Newkirk scored nine as the Panthers closed the game on a 14-7 run.
Marcus Posley led the way with 17 points while Dion Wright registered 10 points and 10 rebounds for St. Bonaventure (6-2), which saw its five-game win streak end. Youssou Ndoye grabbed 11 rebounds and freshman Jaylen Adams scored nine for the Bonnies but made only 2-of-3 free throws with 5.9 seconds left with a chance to tie.
St. Bonaventure erased an early six-point deficit, drained four 3-pointers and limited Pittsburgh to 29.6 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes to edge in front 25-24 at intermission. The Panthers answered with 13 of the first 17 points – five from Robinson -- in the second half for a 37-29 lead.
Pittsburgh stretched its lead to 11 before the Bonnies ran off 16 of the next 18 points, highlighted by a fast-break dunk from Wright, for a 47-44 edge. Newkirk drained a 3-pointer from the corner to tie it, Young followed with a dunk and Artis made a jumper for a 51-48 lead and the Panthers led the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh senior G Cameron Wright got the start in his second game of the season after returning from a broken foot and scored one point to go along with three rebounds. … St. Bonaventure has not beaten an ACC team which was a member of the conference at the time since Duke in 1971. … The Panthers are 113-3 against non-conference opponents in their home arena – Petersen Events Center.
Top Game Performances
| St. Bonaventure |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Marcus Posley 17 |
Scoring |
Jamel Artis 14 |
|
Jaylen Adams 4 |
Assists |
James Robinson 4 |
|
Youssou Ndoye 11 |
Rebounds |
Michael Young 17 |
|
Jaylen Adams 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Young 8 |
|
Jaylen Adams 2 |
Steals |
Cameron Wright 3 |
|
Youssou Ndoye 1 |
Blocks |
Jamel Artis 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Bonaventure
|
54 |
36.0 |
5-15 |
13-19 |
8 |
34 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
| Pittsburgh
|
58 |
40.0 |
3-10 |
15-23 |
13 |
31 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
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