National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 72, Oakland 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Alfred Smith, # Michael Stephens, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
9710
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Pittsburgh 72, Oakland 62 (OT): J.J. Moore scored 16 points and the host Panthers overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to survive in overtime against the Golden Grizzlies.
Pittsburgh (4-0) trailed 48-30 with 11:34 left in regulation, but tied the game at 58-58 on a pair of free throws James Robinson with 10 seconds left. In overtime, the Panthers outscored Oakland 14-4.
Pittsburgh pulled within 58-56 on Tray Woodall’s layup with 28 seconds remaining. After the teams swapped turnovers, Robinson was fouled and hit the go-ahead free throws. Robinson finished with 14 points and Dante Taylor added 10 points.
Corey Petros scored 19 points to lead Oakland (1-3). Oakland used an 8-0 run late in the first half to open up a 31-17 advantage and led 34-20 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland nearly sprung another upset of a BCS-conference team. The Golden Grizzlies have defeated Oregon and Tennessee twice in each in the past five seasons. … The Panthers shot only 41.7 percent. Pittsburgh came in fifth in the nation in field-goal percentage at 56.4.
Top Game Performances
Oakland |
|
Pittsburgh |
Corey Petros 19 |
Scoring |
J.J. Moore 16 |
Ryan Bass 3 |
Assists |
Tray Woodall 9 |
Corey Petros 7 |
Rebounds |
J.J. Moore 10 |
Travis Bader 5 |
Free Throws Made |
James Robinson 7 |
Duke Mondy 3 |
Steals |
James Robinson 2 |
Dante Williams 1 |
Blocks |
Steven Adams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oakland
|
62 |
46.8 |
5-18 |
13-19 |
11 |
24 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
Pittsburgh
|
72 |
41.7 |
7-24 |
15-24 |
19 |
41 |
5 |
8 |
16 |