Pittsburgh Panthers defeated Boston College Eagles with a final score of 90-65 in a college basketball game. Pitt's Bub Carrington scored a career-best 27 points, leading his team to victory. The Panthers shot a season-best 53% from 3-point range. Next up for Pitt is a game against Florida State at home.
Florida State dominated on the road by Pittsburgh, falls to .500 on the season. https://t.co/ldL69oqvX8
Final: Pitt 88, Florida State 73 Pitt built a big lead and then held off a surge from FSU, who made the final 16 minutes more competitive than they needed to be. The Panthers shot 55.9% from the field and 42.3% from three as Blake Hinson scored a game-high 27 points.
Since Pitt went up 18, Florida State has been on a 12-3 run and now it's a 9-point game at 56-47.
Pitt takes a timeout with 13:23 left. FSU has cut its deficit to single digits, now trailing 56-47. Panthers have allowed the Noles to climb back into this one because of self-imposed errors.
Halftime: Pitt 42, Florida State 31 It's weird: it doesn't seem like Pitt is playing great, but the Panthers have 42 points and they're shooting 51.5% from the field. They do have 8 turnovers, but they're making enough shots - and FSU is bad enough - to lead by 11 at half
First half stats for Pitt and Florida State https://t.co/01O8QyL35Q
At the end of the first half: Pitt -- 42 Florida State -- 31 It was ugly in the beginning but Capel's team got its act together. Panthers are right where they'd like to be heading into the break.
Pitt really took control of this one. Panthers lead 38-26 with 1:29 left in the half. Protecting the basketball while forcing your opponent to make mistakes is a winning combo.
Under-4 timeout and Pitt's lead is 29-22. The Panthers are staying ahead because FSU has made two field goals in the last 10+ minutes, but Pitt just can't string together baskets. The Panthers do have 10 second-chance points on six offensive rebounds.
Under-8 timeout and Pitt has put together a run. After trailing 12-7, the Panthers have outscored FSU 18-5 and lead 25-17 with 7:11 left in the first half. Hinson, Carrington and Austin have made 3's for Pitt, although Carrington and Federiko are in foul trouble with 2 each.
Under-16 timeout and Pitt is still down by one at 12-11, but that's the result of a 4-0 mini-run after FSU went up 12-7. Pitt's still trying to figure out how to attack FSU; one good plan would be getting Blake Hinson some shots; he hasn't had an attempt since the first minute.
First media timeout and FSU is up 8-7. Both teams have shot 3/8 from the field, with FSU getting its advantage by hitting 2 three's, while Pitt has only hit 1. So far, 7 fouls have been called, although that includes a double-technical.
Florida State leads, 8-7, at 14:56 -- thanks in part to Pitt's four turnovers
Starting lineups Pitt (19-10, 10-8) 1. Bub Carrington 2. Jaland Lowe 3. Blake Hinson 4. Zack Austin 5. Fede Federiko Florida State (15-14, 9-9) 1. Jalen Warley 2. Darin Green Jr. 3. Jamir Watkins 4. Cam Corhen 5. Baba Miller
Final score: Pitt -- 90 Boston College -- 65 Carrington finishes with a career-best 27 points. Pitt shot a season-best 53% from 3-point range. Next up: Florida State at home Tuesday night.
First half stats for Pitt and Boston College: https://t.co/Ymsl50htls
At the end of the first half: Pitt -- 47 Boston College -- 32 A very nice first 20 minutes from the Panthers. They struggled a bit without Hinson but found their footing after going with two bigs on the floor.
Halftime: Pitt 47, BC 32. Ten points for Panthers freshman Carlton Carrington in front of several scouts/execs, but struggles shooting off dribble continued.
Final media timeout of the first half. Pitt leads Boston College 39-27 with 3:21 remaining until the break. Looks like the combo of Guillermo and Fede at the same time has provided an answer in the front court.
Media break. Pitt leads Boston College 28-23 with 7:43 left in the first half. BC continues to benefit from its play under the hoop: 12 points in the paint, five offensive rebounds, nine second chance points.
Starting lineups Pitt (18-10, 9-8) 1. Bub Carrington 2. Jaland Lowe 3. Blake Hinson 4. Zack Austin 5. Fede Federiko Boston College (15-13, 6-11) 1. Jaeden Zackery 2. Abe Atiyeh 3. Mason Madsen 4. Quinten Post 5. Devin McGlockton
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