National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 81, Wofford 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Tom Courtney, # Guy Pagano, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance:
1449
By SportsDirect Inc.
Pittsburgh 81, Wofford 63: Tray Woodall delivered 16 points and nine assists and the host Panthers made a season-high 14 3-pointers in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational.
J.J. Moore added 16 points and Nasir Robinson grabbed 11 rebounds for Pittsburgh (18-16), which ensured avoiding its first non-winning season since 1999-2000.
The Panthers face Princeton in Monday's quarterfinals.
Drew Crowell scored 16 points and Brad Loesing added 15 for the Terriers (19-14), who dug themselves a hole by hitting only three of their first 19 field-goal attempts.
Pittsburgh received points from six players during a 16-0 burst, capped by Ashton Gibbs' 3-pointer, that made it 22-6 just over midway through the first half.
The Panthers sank seven 3s, including a late pair by Moore, en route to a 42-23 halftime cushion.
Wofford whittled the deficit down to six, at 51-45 on Crowell's 3-pointer with 11:50 remaining, before Pitt pushed it back to double digits.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Moore, who entered averaging 6.9 points, reached double figures for the sixth time in eight games. … Loesing tallied 13 of his points in the second half. … Wofford went 7:22 between field goals during Pitt's 16-0 first-half run. … CBI quarterfinal sites will be determined after the opening round is complete.
Top Game Performances
Wofford |
|
Pittsburgh |
Drew Crowell 16 |
Scoring |
J.J. Moore 16 |
Brad Loesing 9 |
Assists |
Tray Woodall 9 |
Lee Skinner 12 |
Rebounds |
Nasir Robinson 11 |
Brad Loesing 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Dante Taylor 1 |
Karl Cochran 1 |
Steals |
Cameron Wright 1 |
Karl Cochran 1 |
Blocks |
Talib Zanna 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wofford
|
63 |
37.3 |
7-25 |
12-14 |
13 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
Pittsburgh
|
81 |
55.0 |
14-25 |
1-3 |
20 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
6 |