Sluggish second half stops Pitt’s ACC Tournament run
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
But in their second game in 24 hours, Pitt (16-17 overall, 6-14 ACC) looked like the same worn-out, beat-up team that they had been since conference play began. They ran out of gas in the second half against NC State (20-12 overall, 11-10 ACC), losing 73-58 on Wednesday afternoon.
Win over GT showcases sorely needed skills
By Nick Farabaugh, For the Pitt News
February 10, 2020
From an electric scoring performance by budding star and first-year forward Justin Champagnie, to the evolving, enigmatic nature of sophomore guards Trey McGowens and Xavier Johnson, here are some observations from Pitt’s 73-64 victory over Georgia Tech.
Sophomore stars come up clutch in 62-57 win vs. Miami
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 2, 2020
The Panthers (14-8 overall, 5-6 ACC) had dropped seven straight to the Hurricanes (11-10 overall, 3-7 ACC) before defeating the Hurricanes, 62-57, at the Petersen Events Center this weekend.
Turnovers tell story of Pitt’s season
By Tyler Mathes, For the Pitt News
January 21, 2020
Pitt basketball boasts a pair of talented playmaking guards, but often their aggression can cost their team more than help.
Pitt punctuates UNC sweep with wire-to-wire win, 66-52
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
January 18, 2020
A dominant first half kept Pitt afloat through one of its all-too-familiar scoring droughts on Saturday. The Panthers did just enough in the second half to best UNC, 66-52.
McGowens, Champagnie lead Pitt over UNC, 73-65
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
January 9, 2020
Pitt men’s basketball entered Chapel Hill Wednesday night 0-7 all-time at the venue but took advantage of a depleted Tar Heels’ squad in a 73-65 win.
Pitt offense goes off in 87-79 win over Canisius
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
January 2, 2020
The Pitt men’s basketball team scored a season-high 87 points — while conceding a season-high 79 — in a home victory over Canisius Monday afternoon.
Panthers stifled at No. 1 Louisville, 64-46
By Kyle Saxon, Staff Writer
December 7, 2019
Though the Panthers came in with confidence and a five-game win streak, they left as just another victim to the Cardinals’ buzzsaw, scoring a season-low points total in the 64-46 loss.
Panthers trounce Pine Bluff, 66-41
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
November 22, 2019
Pitt men’s basketball looked like the best version of itself during a comfortable victory on Thursday night, albeit against a lowly and winless Arkansas Pine-Bluff squad.
Is Pitt basketball’s glass half empty or half full?
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
November 18, 2019
For a team that has beaten ACC foe Florida State but also fallen to little-known Nicholls State, there have emerged two opposing outlooks.