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Pitt moves into 1st-place ACC tie destroying Louisville

AP
Feb 07, 2023

PITTSBURGH (AP) Nike Sibande scored 15 points off the bench, nine Pittsburgh players entered the scoring column and the Panthers demolished Louisville 91-57 on Tuesday night and moved into a first-place tie with Clemson in the ACC.

Entering play Tuesday, the top five teams in the ACC were separated by just a game in the standings. A win by No. 8 Virginia against No. 22 North Carolina State Tuesday would create a three-way tie for first between Clemson, Pitt and the Cavaliers.

Against Louisville, the Panthers (17-7, 10-3) distributed 23 assists on 28-made baskets. Defensively, Pitt held Louisville (3-21, 1-12) to 27.6% (16 for 58) shooting and outrebounded the Cardinals 37-30. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.

El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. Six-different Panthers scored during the run. Nate Santos' 3-pointer with 9:38 before the break made it 27-16 and Pitt led by double digits the rest of the way. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half.

With the win, the Panthers reached double digits in conference wins for just the second time in 10 ACC seasons. Pitt went 11-7 in its first year in the ACC following its 12-6 campaign in its final year in the Big East in 2012-13.

Louisville will continue its road trip when it takes on No. 19 Miami on Saturday. Pitt travels to face Florida State on Saturday.

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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
27
PITT
Panthers
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		JJ Traynor vs. Fede Federiko (Cardinals gains possession)
19:50		Sydney Curry misses two point jump shot
19:48		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
19:32	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	0-2
19:06		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
19:04		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
18:52		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
18:50		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
18:42		Mike James misses three point jump shot
18:40		Mike James offensive rebound
18:30		Greg Elliott personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
18:15	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	2-2
17:56		Fede Federiko turnover (traveling)
17:56	+2	Mike James makes two point layup	4-2
17:11	+3	Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists)	4-5
16:46		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
16:44		Cardinals offensive rebound
16:33	+3	Mike James makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	7-5
15:56	+2	Fede Federiko makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists)	7-7
15:47		JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
15:45		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
15:43	+2	Fede Federiko makes two point dunk (Greg Elliott assists)	7-9
15:23	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point jump shot (JJ Traynor assists)	9-9
15:12	+3	Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists)	9-12
14:52	+3	Mike James makes three point jump shot (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	12-12
14:33		Blake Hinson turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals)
14:17		Sydney Curry misses two point jump shot
14:11		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
13:56		Nelly Cummings misses two point jump shot
13:54		El Ellis defensive rebound
13:53		Mike James misses three point jump shot
13:51		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
13:54		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
13:54		TV timeout
13:54	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-13
13:54	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
13:39		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
13:39	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
13:39	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
13:34		JJ Traynor shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-15
13:34	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-16
12:53		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
12:51		JJ Traynor offensive rebound
12:52		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
12:33	+3	Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists)	14-19
12:18	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	16-19
12:02	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point layup	16-21
11:40		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
11:38		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
11:28		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
11:26		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
11:16		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks El Ellis's two point jump shot
11:14		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
10:52	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	16-24
10:30		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:28		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
10:26		Blake Hinson offensive foul
10:26		Blake Hinson turnover (offensive foul)
10:26		TV timeout
9:59		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point jump shot
9:57		Panthers defensive rebound
9:36	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists)	16-27
9:36		Kamari Lands shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-28
9:09		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
9:07		Nelly Cummings defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point jump shot	16-30
8:34		Nate Santos shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
8:34		Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:34	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-30
8:12	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	17-33
7:49		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (traveling)
7:49		TV timeout
7:22		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
7:20		Mike James defensive rebound
7:04		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot
7:02		Panthers defensive rebound
6:35		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
6:33		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
6:10		Jamarius Burton personal foul (Roosevelt Wheeler draws the foul)
5:52		El Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Nelly Cummings steals)
5:46		Mike James blocks Greg Elliott's two point jump shot
5:44		Panthers offensive rebound
5:45		Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass) (Mike James steals)
5:36		JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
5:34		Panthers defensive rebound
5:18	+3	Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	17-36
5:02		Fede Federiko blocks Mike James's two point layup
5:00		Mike James offensive rebound
4:49		Fede Federiko blocks Mike James's two point layup
4:38		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup (Greg Elliott assists)	17-38
4:29		Cardinals 30 second timeout
4:29	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists)	20-38
4:15		Fede Federiko offensive foul
4:15		Fede Federiko turnover (offensive foul)
4:04		Mike James offensive foul (Fede Federiko draws the foul)
4:04		Mike James turnover (offensive foul)
3:47		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
3:45		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
3:37		Blake Hinson offensive foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-38
3:37	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-38
3:28		Jamarius Burton turnover (El Ellis steals)
3:21		El Ellis misses two point layup
3:19		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
3:07		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul
2:57	+2	Fede Federiko makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists)	22-40
2:38		El Ellis turnover (Nike Sibande steals)
2:32		Nike Sibande misses two point dunk
2:30		Jamarius Burton offensive rebound
2:18	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	22-43
2:26		Cardinals 30 second timeout
2:07		Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-43
2:07	+1	Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-43
1:44	+3	Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists)	24-46
1:14	+3	Mike James makes three point jump shot	27-46
0:49		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
0:47		Zan Payne defensive rebound
0:27		Mike James misses three point jump shot
0:25		Panthers defensive rebound
0:24		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:04		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
0:02		Nike Sibande offensive rebound
0:02		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-47
0:02		Nike Sibande misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
30
PITT
Panthers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+3	Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot	27-50
19:23		Fede Federiko shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-50
19:23		Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:23		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
19:03	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	28-53
18:38		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
18:36		Sydney Curry offensive rebound
18:30		Fede Federiko blocks Sydney Curry's two point layup
18:28		Greg Elliott defensive rebound
18:16	+3	Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists)	28-56
18:16		Sydney Curry offensive foul
18:16		Sydney Curry turnover (offensive foul)
18:01	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists)	28-58
17:34		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot
17:32		Fede Federiko defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Greg Elliott makes two point layup	28-60
17:19		Cardinals 60 second timeout
17:01		Sydney Curry misses two point layup
16:59		Mike James offensive rebound
16:55		Fede Federiko personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)
16:55		Fede Federiko technical foul
16:55		Mike James technical foul
16:55		Mike James turnover
16:40	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (Mike James assists)	30-60
16:18	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	30-63
15:46	+3	Kamari Lands makes three point jump shot (JJ Traynor assists)	33-63
15:30		El Ellis shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:34	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-64
15:34	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-65
15:10		JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
15:08		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
14:56		Emmanuel Okorafor blocks Jamarius Burton's two point layup
14:54		Jamarius Burton offensive rebound
14:45		Greg Elliott misses three point jump shot
14:43		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
14:34		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks El Ellis's two point layup
14:32		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
14:17		Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot
14:15		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
14:12		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses two point layup
14:10		Cardinals defensive rebound
14:01	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists)	36-65
13:33	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists)	36-68
13:11	+3	Emmanuel Okorafor makes three point jump shot (Hercy Miller assists)	39-68
12:54		Blake Hinson turnover (bad pass)
12:33		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot
12:31		Nate Santos defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point layup (Nike Sibande assists)	39-70
11:59		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Nate Santos steals)
11:52		Emmanuel Okorafor blocks Nike Sibande's two point layup
11:50		El Ellis defensive rebound
11:40	+3	Hercy Miller makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)	42-70
11:17		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
11:17		TV timeout
11:17		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:17	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-71
11:00		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Cummings steals)
10:54		Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass)
10:27		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:25		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
10:23		Emmanuel Okorafor personal foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
10:09		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
10:07		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
10:02		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball) (Kamari Lands steals)
9:56		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Kamari Lands draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Kamari Lands makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-71
9:56	+1	Kamari Lands makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-71
9:43		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
9:41		Jorge Diaz Graham offensive rebound
9:36		Hercy Miller shooting foul (Jorge Diaz Graham draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-72
9:36	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-73
9:19		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Emmanuel Okorafor draws the foul)
9:19		Emmanuel Okorafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:19	+1	Emmanuel Okorafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-73
9:12		Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass) (Devin Ree steals)
9:08		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Hercy Miller's two point layup
9:06		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
9:00		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Emmanuel Okorafor's two point layup
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
9:00		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Emmanuel Okorafor's two point layup
9:00		Hercy Miller offensive rebound
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point layup
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point layup
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point layup
9:00		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Hercy Miller's two point layup
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point layup
9:00		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
9:00		Emmanuel Okorafor shooting foul (Jorge Diaz Graham draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-74
9:02	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-75
8:50		Nike Sibande blocks Hercy Miller's three point jump shot
8:48		Zan Payne offensive rebound
8:47		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
8:05		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
8:03		Nelly Cummings offensive rebound
7:50		Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass)
7:46		TV timeout
7:30	+3	Devin Ree makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	48-75
7:14		Emmanuel Okorafor shooting foul (Jorge Diaz Graham draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-76
7:14	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-77
7:02		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Mike James's two point layup
7:00		Nate Santos defensive rebound
6:53		Emmanuel Okorafor blocks Nate Santos's two point layup
6:51		Panthers offensive rebound
6:40		Devin Ree shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 3	48-78
6:40	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 3	48-79
6:40	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 3 of 3	48-80
6:15	+2	Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point jump shot	50-80
5:59	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Jorge Diaz Graham assists)	50-83
5:33		Mike James turnover (bad pass) (Nate Santos steals)
5:15		Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass)
5:00		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
4:58		Zan Payne offensive rebound
4:50	+3	Hercy Miller makes three point jump shot	53-83
4:37	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	53-86
4:32		Panthers 60 second timeout
4:15		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point jump shot
4:13		Cardinals offensive rebound
4:08		Hercy Miller misses three point jump shot
4:06		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
3:54		Emmanuel Okorafor blocks Jorge Diaz Graham's two point jump shot
3:52		Panthers offensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:49		Nate Santos turnover (out of bounds)
3:27		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Zan Payne's two point jump shot
3:25		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
3:00		Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
2:58		Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
3:22		Emmanuel Okorafor turnover (shot clock violation)
2:43	+2	Jorge Diaz Graham makes two point layup	53-88
2:12		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
2:10		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
1:54	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jorge Diaz Graham assists)	53-91
1:44		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Emmanuel Okorafor's two point jump shot
1:44		Aidan Fisch defensive rebound
1:32		Hercy Miller blocks KJ Marshall's three point jump shot
1:30		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
1:20		Roosevelt Wheeler misses two point layup
1:18		Hercy Miller offensive rebound
1:20		Nate Santos shooting foul (Hercy Miller draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Hercy Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-91
1:20	+1	Hercy Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-91
1:08		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
1:06		Roosevelt Wheeler defensive rebound
1:01		Jorge Diaz Graham shooting foul (Hercy Miller draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Hercy Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-91
0:56	+1	Hercy Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-91
0:36		KJ Marshall misses three point jump shot
0:34		Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound
0:31		Emmanuel Okorafor turnover (lost ball) (Nate Santos steals)
0:03		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball)
0:03		Roosevelt Wheeler misses two point jump shot
0:01		Hercy Miller offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hercy Miller offensive rebound