UMBC dumps Pitt behind Kennedy, Owens and barrage of 3s
AP
Nov 27, 2021
Pittsburgh Panthers (AP) Keondre Kennedy scored 19 points and L.J. Owens scored 18 and UMBC beat Pittsburgh 87-77 on Saturday.
Kennedy and Owens each made four 3-pointers and the Retrievers (4-2) finished with 14-made 3s in 31 attempts.
Pitt's Femi Odukale went to the bench with two personal fouls in the first half with the Panthers ahead 18-13. In his absence UMBC went on a 17-3 run with six different players making a 3.
UMBC led 55-44 at halftime before Pitt (2-4) reduced its deficit to 62-57 on John Hugley's three-point play with 13:33 left. But UMBC countered with a 9-0 run and the Panthers never got closer.
The Panthers put up their best offensive performance of the season, including hitting 11 threes on the day. However, between 14 threes allowed and 14 turnovers committed, UMBC proved to be too much for the Panthers to overcome.
Hugley scored 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Odukale scored 18 for the Panthers in their highest-scoring performance as a team this season.
Pitt hosts Minnesota on Tuesday as part of the start of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
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1st Half
UMBC
Retrievers
55
PITT
Panthers
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Panthers gains possession)
19:43
+2
Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:24
John Hugley shooting foul (Dimitrije Spasojevic draws the foul)
19:24
Dimitrije Spasojevic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:24
+1
Dimitrije Spasojevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-2
19:03
John Hugley turnover (traveling)
18:56
Jacob Boonyasith misses three point jump shot
18:54
William Jeffress Jr. defensive rebound
18:49
+3
Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot
1-5
18:36
Dimitrije Spasojevic misses two point jump shot
18:34
William Jeffress Jr. defensive rebound
18:21
Daniel Oladapo turnover (lost ball) (Keondre Kennedy steals)
18:09
Keondre Kennedy misses two point layup
18:07
John Hugley defensive rebound
18:00
John Hugley misses two point jump shot
17:58
Dimitrije Spasojevic defensive rebound
17:36
+2
Keondre Kennedy makes two point jump shot
3-5
17:13
Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
17:11
Dimitrije Spasojevic defensive rebound
17:10
Nate Santos personal foul
16:57
+2
L.J. Owens makes two point jump shot (Dimitrije Spasojevic assists)
5-5
16:42
Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
16:40
Jacob Boonyasith defensive rebound
16:30
Dimitrije Spasojevic misses two point jump shot
16:28
Femi Odukale defensive rebound
16:23
Jacob Boonyasith shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
16:23
+1
Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-6
16:23
+1
Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-7
16:10
Dimitrije Spasojevic misses two point jump shot
16:08
Noah Collier defensive rebound
16:01
+3
Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)
5-10
15:41
L.J. Owens misses three point jump shot
15:39
Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
15:14
Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
15:12
Noah Collier offensive rebound
14:59
Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
14:57
Femi Odukale offensive rebound
14:50
Femi Odukale misses two point layup
14:48
Dimitrije Spasojevic defensive rebound
14:44
+3
Jacob Boonyasith makes three point jump shot (Keondre Kennedy assists)
8-10
14:22
+2
Noah Collier makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)
8-12
14:07
Femi Odukale shooting foul (Darnell Rogers draws the foul)
14:07
TV timeout
14:07
+1
Darnell Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-12
14:07
+1
Darnell Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-12
13:48
+3
Mouhamadou Gueye makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)
10-15
13:22
+3
Jacob Boonyasith makes three point jump shot (Ray Salnave assists)
13-15
13:03
Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
13:01
Ray Salnave defensive rebound
12:52
Ray Salnave misses two point jump shot
12:50
Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
12:44
Femi Odukale offensive foul
12:44
Femi Odukale turnover
12:33
Ray Salnave turnover (bad pass) (William Jeffress Jr. steals)
12:20
+3
Jamarius Burton makes three point jump shot
13-18
11:58
Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses three point jump shot
11:56
Jacob Boonyasith offensive rebound
11:49
+3
Keondre Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jacob Boonyasith assists)
16-18
11:36
Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
11:34
Panthers offensive rebound
11:33
TV timeout
11:23
Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
11:21
Ray Salnave defensive rebound
11:14
Yaw Obeng-Mensah turnover (lost ball)
11:00
William Jeffress Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:58
Darnell Rogers defensive rebound
10:52
+2
Ray Salnave makes two point jump shot (Darnell Rogers assists)
18-18
10:32
Nate Santos turnover (bad pass)
10:21
Darnell Rogers misses three point jump shot
10:19
Szymon Wojcik offensive rebound
10:13
+3
Keondre Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Nathan Johnson assists)
21-18
10:12
William Jeffress Jr. shooting foul (Keondre Kennedy draws the foul)
10:12
+1
Keondre Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-18
9:55
Jamarius Burton turnover (bad pass)
9:48
+2
Darnell Rogers makes two point layup
24-18
9:25
+3
Onyebuchi Ezeakudo makes three point jump shot (John Hugley assists)
24-21
9:13
+3
Szymon Wojcik makes three point jump shot (Darnell Rogers assists)
27-21
9:02
Mouhamadou Gueye personal foul
8:52
+3
Szymon Wojcik makes three point jump shot (Darnell Rogers assists)
30-21
8:48
Panthers 30 second timeout
8:34
Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
8:32
Retrievers defensive rebound
8:24
+3
Nathan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Darnell Rogers assists)
33-21
8:07
+2
John Hugley makes two point layup (Nate Santos assists)
33-23
8:07
Nathan Johnson shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
8:07
+1
John Hugley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
33-24
7:54
Keondre Kennedy turnover (bad pass)
7:54
TV timeout
7:23
Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:06
+3
L.J. Owens makes three point jump shot (Darnell Rogers assists)
36-24
6:52
+3
Mouhamadou Gueye makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)