National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 65, Manhattan 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Pat Driscoll, # Jerry Heater
Attendance:
8149
By SportsDirect Inc.
Pittsburgh 65, Manhattan 56: Jamel Artis highlighted his game-high 20-point performance by making 10-of-12 free throws as the Panthers won their 27th consecutive non-conference home game.
Michael Young scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half, and Cameron Wright added a season-high 14 for Pittsburgh (7-3), which has won three in a row overall and improved to 56-2 at the Petersen Events Center in December since 2002. Young and Artis provided a presence on the defense end by each recording eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
Emmy Andujar had a team-high 19 points for the Jaspers (2-7), who mustered a season-low 21 points at halftime and shot 47.7 from the field for the game. Manhattan didn't help itself by committing 20 turnovers.
Young sandwiched two jumpers around a dunk to spark the Panthers' 10-4 run to begin the second half and claim a 36-25 lead with 14:55 remaining. Andujar made three free throws and a layup to trim Pittsburgh's lead to 59-52 with 1:50 left before the Jaspers ran out of steam.
Josh Newkirk drilled a jumper before sinking a 3-pointer for his only points to stake Pittsburgh to an 11-2 lead with 13:19 remaining in the first half. Calvin Crawford made a 3-pointer, and Andujar and Tyler Wilson added layups on consecutive possessions to bring Manhattan within 20-18 with 4:09 left in the session.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prior to the contest, Pittsburgh fired athletic director Steve Pederson and saw football coach Paul Chryst announced to the same position at Wisconsin. ... Manhattan F Ashton Pankey had 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. ... The Panthers went just 2-of-4 from 3-point range after going 3-of-10 from long distance in a 58-54 victory over St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Manhattan |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Emmy Andujar 19 |
Scoring |
Jamel Artis 20 |
|
Tyler Wilson 4 |
Assists |
Jamel Artis 5 |
|
Ashton Pankey 10 |
Rebounds |
Jamel Artis 8 |
|
Emmy Andujar 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jamel Artis 10 |
|
Rich Williams 3 |
Steals |
James Robinson 2 |
|
Ashton Pankey 2 |
Blocks |
Jamel Artis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Manhattan
|
56 |
47.7 |
4-14 |
10-18 |
9 |
23 |
2 |
9 |
20 |
| Pittsburgh
|
65 |
51.1 |
2-4 |
17-25 |
20 |
23 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
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