National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 88, Savannah State 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Tony Dawkins, # Anthony Franklin, # Les Jones
Attendance:
9235
By SportsDirect Inc.
Pittsburgh 88, Savannah State 55: James Robinson led six Panthers players in double with figures with
13 points as host Pittsburgh rolled in its season opener.
Derrick Randall recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds as Pittsburgh led
40-13 at the half. Durand Johnson added 12 points and six boards, Lamar
Patterson had 11 points and seven rebounds and Josh Newkirk and Cameron Wright
finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Panthers.
Alante Fenner led Savannah
State with 11 points and Jeremiah Hill added 10. The Tigers shot 32 percent, including 5-of-21 from 3-point range, and could not recover from a 19-2 first-half deficit.
The Panthers were 29-of-38
from the free-throw line and hit seven of their 15 three-point
shots. Pitt also hit 26 of its 53
field-goal attempts.
NOTEBOOK: Panthers forward Talib Zanna did not play as he served a one-game
suspension for a violation of team rules. ...
Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is 11-0 in season openers with the
Panthers. ... Pitt is 102-3 versus non-conference opponents at the Petersen
Events Center.
Top Game Performances
| Savannah State |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Alante Fenner 11 |
Scoring |
James Robinson 13 |
|
Jeremiah Hill 3 |
Assists |
Lamar Patterson 7 |
|
Jyles Smith 6 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Randall 12 |
|
Alante Fenner 3 |
Free Throws Made |
James Robinson 8 |
|
Terel Hall 3 |
Steals |
James Robinson 2 |
|
Hikeem Champaigne 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Young 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Savannah State
|
55 |
31.2 |
5-20 |
10-14 |
9 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
| Pittsburgh
|
88 |
50.0 |
7-15 |
29-38 |
16 |
45 |
5 |
7 |
16 |