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Sibande's 21 points spark Pitt past Georgia Tech, 71-60

AP
Jan 14, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) Nike Sibande came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points and grab six rebounds to help Pittsburgh Panthers hold off Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 71-60 on Saturday.

Sibande has scored in double figures off the Panthers' bench in three of their last four games, including a 16-point effort in a 68-65 win over No. 11 Virginia.

Sibande turned a driving layup into a three-point play with 3:19 left to put the Panthers up 61-53. Jamarius Burton and Sibande both hit a pair of free throws in the final 1:08 to push the Pitt lead into double figures.

Burton finished with 19 points, going 7-for-7 from the line, to lead the Panthers (12-6, 5-2 Atlantic Coast). Blake Hinson added 13 points and Nelly Cummings chipped in 11.

Deivon Smith put up a double-double to lead Georgia Tech (8-9, 1-6) with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Dallan Coleman added 13 points.

Pitt's John Hugley IV released a statement from Cleveland on Saturday morning saying he will miss the remainder of the season while he focuses on his mental health and injury rehabilitation and will seek a redshirt. Hugley suffered a knee injury in the preseason and missed three of the first four games of the season but hasn't played in the last month due to personal reasons not related to either academics or injury. The school released a statement supporting his decision.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
38
GT
Yellow Jackets
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:38		Greg Elliott misses three point jump shot
19:36		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
19:11		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
19:09		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
19:00	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	0-3
18:35		Greg Elliott misses two point layup
18:33		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
18:26		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:24		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	3-3
17:48		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Fede Federiko steals)
17:20		Jalon Moore blocks Greg Elliott's two point layup
17:18		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
16:52		Deebo Coleman misses two point layup
16:52		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
17:13		Lance Terry shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-3
17:13	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-3
16:40		Nelly Cummings personal foul
16:40		Fede Federiko blocks Lance Terry's two point jump shot
16:38		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
16:23		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:23		Jalon Moore personal foul (Panthers draws the foul)
16:23		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
16:21		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
16:14	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	5-6
16:00	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	8-6
15:38		Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jamarius Burton steals)
15:33		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
15:31		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
15:33		Nelly Cummings personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:18		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
15:16		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
14:57	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	8-9
14:32		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
14:30		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
14:22		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass)
14:06		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
14:04		Fede Federiko offensive rebound
13:57		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
13:55		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
13:49		Deebo Coleman misses two point layup
13:47		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
13:39		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
13:39		Blake Hinson personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
13:15		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
13:13		Nate Santos defensive rebound
13:01	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	10-9
12:43	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot	10-11
12:15	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists)	13-11
12:15		Nate Santos personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
12:15		TV timeout
11:40	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	13-13
11:16		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
11:14		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Greg Elliott makes two point layup	15-13
10:46		Miles Kelly misses two point driving reverse layup
10:44		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:35		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
10:33		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
10:26		Ja'von Franklin shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
10:26	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-13
10:11	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	17-16
9:54		Greg Elliott misses three point jump shot
9:52		Lance Terry defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	17-18
9:09	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point driving layup	19-18
8:59		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
8:55		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
8:53		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
8:43		Nike Sibande misses two point jump shot
8:41		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
8:36		Nate Santos blocks Ja'von Franklin's two point layup
8:34		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
8:29		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Panthers draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Greg Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-18
8:29	+1	Greg Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-18
8:13		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
8:11		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
8:06		Deebo Coleman personal foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
8:03	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	24-18
7:46		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
7:44		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
7:38		Deivon Smith misses two point dunk
7:36		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
7:25		Nelly Cummings misses three point jump shot
7:23		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
7:15		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
7:13		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
7:09	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	24-21
6:47		Greg Elliott misses three point jump shot
6:45		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	24-23
6:13		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
6:11		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
6:11		TV timeout
5:57		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:55		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	26-23
5:08	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	26-26
4:45		Nike Sibande turnover (lost ball)
4:19		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball)
4:16	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point layup	28-26
4:16		Lance Terry shooting foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-26
3:59	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	29-28
3:39		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
3:37		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:25	+3	Tristan Maxwell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	29-31
3:03	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	32-31
2:30		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
2:28		Panthers defensive rebound
2:27		TV timeout
2:05	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point driving layup	34-31
1:59		Jalon Moore turnover (traveling)
1:41		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
1:41		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
1:41		Nike Sibande misses two point layup
1:39		Fede Federiko offensive rebound
1:34		Fede Federiko misses two point layup
1:34		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
1:41		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
1:30		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
1:30	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	34-34
1:09		Greg Elliott misses two point layup
1:07		Fede Federiko offensive rebound
1:02	+2	Fede Federiko makes two point layup	36-34
0:55		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
0:53		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
0:42		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
0:42		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
0:32		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
0:30		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
0:10		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
0:08		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup	38-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
33
GT
Yellow Jackets
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:50		Rodney Howard turnover (bad pass) (Blake Hinson steals)
19:45	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup	40-34
19:24		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
19:20		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
18:53		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
18:51		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
18:40		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
18:38		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
18:17		Fede Federiko personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
18:05		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
18:03		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point layup	40-36
17:44		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Fede Federiko draws the foul)
17:44		Fede Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:44	+1	Fede Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-36
17:25		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
17:23		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point jump shot	43-36
16:49		Fede Federiko blocks Jalon Moore's two point layup
16:47		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
16:28	+3	Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot	46-36
16:24		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:24		TV timeout
15:58		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
15:59		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
15:44		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
15:42		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
15:34		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
15:32		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
15:10		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
15:08		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:57		Lance Terry misses two point layup
14:55		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
14:58		TV timeout
14:54		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Blake Hinson steals)
14:34		Rodney Howard blocks Blake Hinson's two point layup
14:32		Tristan Maxwell defensive rebound
14:24		Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot
14:22		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
14:16	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup	46-38
14:06	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point layup	48-38
13:57	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tristan Maxwell assists)	48-41
13:39		Nelly Cummings misses three point stepback jump shot
13:36		Jamarius Burton offensive rebound
13:31		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
13:29		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
13:12		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
13:10		Panthers defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	50-41
12:32		Tristan Maxwell misses two point layup
12:30		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
12:21	+3	Tristan Maxwell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	50-44
12:14		Rodney Howard personal foul (Panthers draws the foul)
12:05		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
12:03		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	50-46
11:56		Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:57		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:55		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
11:26		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
11:02		Fede Federiko blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
11:00		Panthers defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	52-46
10:48		Rodney Howard personal foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-46
10:22	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Tristan Maxwell assists)	53-48
10:09	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point jump shot	55-48
9:40		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
9:38		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point reverse layup	57-48
8:54	+2	Tristan Maxwell makes two point jump shot	57-50
8:54		Nelly Cummings shooting foul (Tristan Maxwell draws the foul)
8:54		Tristan Maxwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:54		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
8:27		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
8:25		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
8:08		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
8:06		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
7:52		Jamarius Burton offensive foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
7:52		Jamarius Burton turnover (offensive foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:35		Nelly Cummings personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
7:16		Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot
7:14		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
7:04		Lance Terry misses two point layup
7:02		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
6:54		Deivon Smith shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-50
6:54		Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:54		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
6:26		Deivon Smith turnover (Greg Elliott steals)
6:06		Fede Federiko misses two point layup
6:04		Lance Terry defensive rebound
5:42	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)	58-53
5:19		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
5:17		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
4:59		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
4:57		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
4:48		Panthers 30 second timeout
4:32		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
4:29		Fede Federiko personal foul (Yellow Jackets draws the foul)
4:06		Deebo Coleman offensive foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
4:06		Deebo Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
3:45		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
3:43		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
3:20		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Fede Federiko steals)
3:13	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point driving layup	60-53
3:12		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:17	+1	Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-53
2:53		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
2:51		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
2:23		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:23	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point jump shot	63-53
2:23		Fede Federiko personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
2:12		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:12		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point jump shot	65-53
1:24	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	65-56
1:07		Lance Terry personal foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-56
1:07	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
0:53	+2	Lance Terry makes two point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)	67-58
0:44		Lance Terry personal foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-58
0:44	+1	Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-58
0:36	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot	69-60
0:36		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:31		Miles Kelly personal foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
0:31		Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31		Blake Hinson offensive rebound
0:30		Miles Kelly personal foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-60
0:30	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-60
0:18		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
0:16		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blake Hinson defensive rebound