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Hinson leads Pitt in bounce-back, 79-64 win over Virginia Tech
PITTSBURGH (AP) Blake Hinson scored 22 points and Jaland Lowe scored 18 points and Pittsburgh took control in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 79-64 on Saturday.
Reserve Ishmael Leggett added 13 points for Pitt as he, Hinson and Lowe each made six field goals and combined to make 18 of Pitt's 29 baskets.
The Panthers recovered after having been drilled in a 91-58 loss against Wake Forest on Tuesday night. The Panthers (18-9, 9-7 ACC) have won eight of 10 and continue to strengthen their case for an NCAA Tournament bid.
Sean Pedulla scored 26 points and reserve Mylyjael Poteat 10 for the Hokies (15-12, 8-8) who shot 15% (3 for 20) from 3-point range.
Hunter Catoor scored just seven points on 2-for-6 shooting and fouled out with 4:38 left. Virginia Tech has lost five of seven.
After a first half that produced a 36-all tie, the Panthers took the lead for good when Guillermo Diaz Graham's layup ended a 42-all tie with 15:50 left. The basket started a 16-0 run that concluded with Diaz Graham burying a 3-pointer with 11:51 remaining.
Both teams play on the road Tuesday night. Virginia Tech faces Syracuse and Pitt tries to tackle Clemson.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Panthers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:30 | | +2 | Blake Hinson makes two point dunk (Federiko Federiko assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:14 |  | Â | Hunter Cattoor turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 19:02 | | +2 | Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Jaland Lowe assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | | Â | Federiko Federiko personal foul | Â |
| 18:34 | | Â | Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:25 | | +3 | Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists) | 0-7 |
| 17:54 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | | Â | Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Carlton Carrington personal foul | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Federiko Federiko defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:41 | | Â | Carlton Carrington offensive foul | Â |
| 16:41 | | Â | Carlton Carrington turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | MJ Collins personal foul | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | MJ Collins blocks Blake Hinson's three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett shooting foul | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:52 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 15:52 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (Zack Austin steals) | Â |
| 15:25 | | Â | Zack Austin misses two point dunk | Â |
| 15:23 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | MJ Collins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor personal foul | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Zack Austin misses two point dunk | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul | Â |
| 14:31 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 6-7 |
| 14:16 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:02 | | Â | Zack Austin offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:57 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:55 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Zack Austin blocks Tyler Nickel's two point layup | Â |
| 13:41 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:33 | | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | | +2 | Zack Austin makes two point layup (Blake Hinson assists) | 8-9 |
| 13:02 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Jaland Lowe turnover (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â |
| 12:50 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists) | 10-9 |
| 12:23 | | +3 | Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists) | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor personal foul | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup | 12-12 |
| 11:01 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 14-12 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists) | 14-15 |
| 9:45 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Jaydon Young personal foul | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Robbie Beran shooting foul | Â |
| 9:33 | | +1 | Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 9:33 | | +1 | Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-17 |
| 9:23 | | Â | Zack Austin blocks Tyler Nickel's two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup | 14-19 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 16-19 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists) | 16-22 |
| 7:47 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Blake Hinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Sean Pedulla personal foul | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Federiko Federiko offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Federiko Federiko offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Federiko Federiko turnover (MJ Collins steals) | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Jaland Lowe misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Zack Austin blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 18-22 |
| 6:36 | | Â | Federiko Federiko shooting foul | Â |
| 6:36 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:36 | | Â | Zack Austin defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:14 | | +3 | Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists) | 18-25 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists) | 20-25 |
| 5:34 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 22-25 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup | 22-27 |
| 4:35 | | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Zack Austin turnover | Â |
| 4:09 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 24-27 |
| 3:48 | | Â | Blake Hinson turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists) | 26-27 |
| 3:18 | | +2 | Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot | 26-29 |
| 3:02 | | Â | Jaland Lowe personal foul | Â |
| 3:02 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 3:02 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Sean Pedulla personal foul | Â |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-30 |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-31 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot | 29-31 |
| 2:20 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett offensive foul | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Lynn Kidd offensive foul | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Lynn Kidd turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Blake Hinson makes two point jump shot | 29-33 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point jump shot | 31-33 |
| 1:26 | | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Jaydon Young shooting foul | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 0:54 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (MJ Collins assists) | 34-34 |
| 0:43 | | Â | Panthers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Robbie Beran personal foul | Â |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-35 |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-36 |
| 0:21 | | Â | Blake Hinson personal foul | Â |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-36 |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-36 |
| 0:07 | | Â | Jaland Lowe turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Blake Hinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |