National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 74, Robert Morris 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Jim Burr, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 10121

Ashton Gibbs led four starters in double figures with 20 points, and No. 5 Pittsburgh rode big runs in the second half to overpower Robert Morris, 74-53, at the Petersen Events Center.

Brad Wanamaker added 17 points for the Panthers (6-0), who earned their 51st straight non-conference home win and improved to 29-0 against the Colonials.

Robert Morris (2-2) played without leading scorer Karon Abraham, who was suspended earlier Tuesday for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

The Panthers led throughout the first half, and by as many as 10 after Gary McGhee's two foul shots made it 33-23 with 1:28 to go. The Colonials chopped that deficit in half on a 3-pointer by Russell Johnson (team-high 15 points) and layup by Yann Charles as Pitt took a 33-28 edge into the break.

But the Panthers reclaimed command immediately, opening the second half on a 9-0 run and pulling away again after the Colonials closed the gap with a 14-2 spurt.

Despite taking the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic title in New York with victories over Maryland and Texas, Pitt was leapfrogged in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Ohio State jumped Kansas and Pitt to go 3-4-5.
Top Game Performances
 
Robert Morris   Pittsburgh
Russell Johnson 15 Scoring Ashton Gibbs 20
Velton Jones 5 Assists Brad Wanamaker 7
Russell Johnson 12 Rebounds Gary McGhee 12
Coron Williams 2 Free Throws Made Brad Wanamaker 7
Russell Johnson 1 Steals Brad Wanamaker 2
Yann Charles 2 Blocks Gilbert Brown 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Robert Morris 53 30.9 7-17 4-11 14 33 5 5
Pittsburgh 74 45.8 7-18 13-20 17 47 3 4