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Leggett and Austin score 19 points apiece, Pitt rallies from 11-point deficit to beat Syracuse 80-69

AP
Feb 18, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) Ishmael Leggett and Zack Austin scored 19 points apiece and Pittsburgh rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Syracuse 80-69 on Tuesday night.

Syracuse opened the second half with a pair of baskets, one on a dunk from Eddie Lampkin Jr., to stretch its lead to 45-34. Pitt answered with 17-6 run to knot it at 51-all, and then took the lead for good, 58-56, on Leggett's 3-pointer with 9:28 remaining.

Leggett and Austin were a combined 14-of-24 shooting from the floor and 6 of 9 from long range. Jaland Lowe added 17 points and Brandin Cummings had 11 for the Panthers, who shot just 37% (11 of 30) in the first half but 62.5% (15 of 24) after the break.

Pitt (16-10, 7-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), which beat visiting Miami 74-65 on Saturday, has won consecutive games since ending a four-game skid. The Panthers also beat Syracuse, 77-73, on Jan. 25.

Chris Bell made 7 of 12 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Syracuse (11-16, 5-11), which has lost four of its last five games. J.J. Starling added 14 points.

Syracuse opened on a 16-6 run and led 41-34 at the break. Bell scored 14 points and Starling had 11 and the pair combined for seven of the Orange's nine 3-pointers. Austin scored nine first-half points for Pitt.

Pitt plays at Notre Dame on Saturday.

Syracuse hosts N.C. State on Feb. 26.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
41
PITT
Panthers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:33		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
19:33		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
19:13		Jyare Davis misses two point layup
19:11		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
19:05		Zack Austin turnover (lost ball) (Jyare Davis steals)
18:40	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	3-0
18:25		Cameron Corhen turnover (lost ball) (Jaquan Carlos steals)
17:56	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point hook shot	5-0
17:37		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (bad pass)
17:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
17:27		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
16:58		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
16:58		Panthers offensive rebound
16:52		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
16:45		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
16:43		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
16:33	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	7-0
16:25		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Lucas Taylor steals)
16:10		Jaquan Carlos turnover (bad pass)
16:10		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
15:53		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
15:53		TV timeout
15:42		Jyare Davis misses two point layup
15:40		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
15:32		Jyare Davis misses two point layup
15:30		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
15:25	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup	9-0
15:18		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
15:16		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
15:09		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Corhen steals)
14:59		Amsal Delalic misses two point jump shot
14:57		Amsal Delalic offensive rebound
14:57		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
14:48	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	9-3
14:19		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Jyare Davis draws the foul)
14:19	+1	Jyare Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-3
14:19	+1	Jyare Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-3
14:05	+3	Brandin Cummings makes three point jump shot	11-6
13:41		Cameron Corhen personal foul
13:30	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	14-6
13:18		Zack Austin turnover (bad pass) (Jaquan Carlos steals)
13:10	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point layup	16-6
12:49		Amsal Delalic misses two point jump shot
12:47		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
12:37		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass)
12:23		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
12:21		Chris Bell defensive rebound
12:14		Petar Majstorovic offensive foul
12:14		Petar Majstorovic turnover (offensive foul)
12:04		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
12:02		Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
11:52		Zack Austin blocks Chris Bell's two point jump shot
11:50		Orange offensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:47	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)	19-6
11:27		Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul
11:19		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
11:17		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
10:56	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	22-6
10:51		Panthers 30 second timeout
10:34		Chris Bell personal foul
10:14	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot (Zack Austin assists)	22-9
9:57		Naheem McLeod turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
9:46		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
9:44		Zack Austin offensive rebound
9:40	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup	22-11
9:11		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:09		Chris Bell offensive rebound
9:04		Zack Austin blocks Naheem McLeod's two point layup
9:02		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup	22-13
8:53		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
8:53		Zack Austin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:53		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
8:33		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-13
8:33	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-13
8:24		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
8:22		Orange defensive rebound
8:08		Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
8:06		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
8:06		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
8:06		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-14
7:46	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-15
7:38	+3	Petar Majstorovic makes three point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	27-15
7:27		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
7:25		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
7:16		Brandin Cummings blocks Jyare Davis's two point layup
7:14		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
7:06		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
7:04		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
6:54		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
6:52		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	27-17
6:25		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Chris Bell's two point jump shot
6:25		Zack Austin defensive rebound
6:25		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
6:25		Petar Majstorovic offensive rebound
6:00		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
5:58		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	27-19
5:32		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Jyare Davis's two point layup
5:30		Petar Majstorovic offensive rebound
5:13		Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot
5:11		Petar Majstorovic offensive rebound
5:10		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Chris Bell's two point jump shot
5:08		Amsal Delalic defensive rebound
5:08		Jaquan Carlos shooting foul (Amsal Delalic draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Amsal Delalic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-20
5:08	+1	Amsal Delalic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-21
4:42	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot	30-21
4:27	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	30-24
4:05	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot	33-24
3:50		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass) (Petar Majstorovic steals)
3:43	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (Petar Majstorovic assists)	35-24
3:29		Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-25
3:29	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-26
3:21		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Zack Austin steals)
3:11	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup (Amsal Delalic assists)	35-28
2:44	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot	38-28
2:22		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
2:20		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
2:16		Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-29
2:16	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-30
2:07		Orange turnover (10-second violation)
1:59		Amsal Delalic misses two point layup
1:57		Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
1:44	+3	Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)	41-30
1:20	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup	41-32
1:04		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
1:02		Amsal Delalic defensive rebound
0:52		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
0:50		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
0:46		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
0:44		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
0:43		Zack Austin personal foul
0:18		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:16		Petar Majstorovic offensive rebound
0:10		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
0:08		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	41-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
28
PITT
Panthers
46

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point jump shot (Lucas Taylor assists)	43-34
19:30		Jyare Davis shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
19:30		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:30		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:30		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (Jaquan Carlos assists)	45-34
19:08	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	45-36
19:08		Jyare Davis shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
19:08	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-37
18:58		Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:56		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	45-40
18:28	+3	Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Lucas Taylor assists)	48-40
18:06	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	48-43
17:37		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
17:35		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
17:24		Zack Austin misses two point jump shot
17:22		Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
17:13		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
17:05		Cameron Corhen personal foul
16:54		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
16:34		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
16:32		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
16:21		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:19		Lucas Taylor offensive rebound
16:14		Lucas Taylor misses two point layup
16:12		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
16:03		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
16:01		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
15:53		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
15:51		Panthers offensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:46	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	48-46
15:17	+3	Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	51-46
15:01		Lucas Taylor personal foul
14:51		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
14:39		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Guillermo Diaz Graham steals)
14:39		Brandin Cummings turnover (bad pass)
14:29		Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot
14:27		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
14:03	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	51-49
13:32		J.J. Starling turnover (lost ball) (Jaland Lowe steals)
13:26	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	51-51
13:09		Orange 30 second timeout
13:09		TV timeout
13:09		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
12:56		Chris Bell turnover (bad pass)
12:44		Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Jaquan Carlos steals)
12:38		Zack Austin shooting foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
12:38	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
12:24	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	53-53
12:03		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
12:01		Orange offensive rebound
11:59		TV timeout
11:51		Jaquan Carlos misses two point layup
11:49		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
11:37		Brandin Cummings misses two point layup
11:35		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Jaquan Carlos assists)	55-53
11:11		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-53
10:52		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
10:50		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
10:39		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
10:37		Zack Austin defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	56-55
9:48		Petar Majstorovic misses three point jump shot
9:46		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
9:31	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot	56-58
9:17		Petar Majstorovic turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Corhen steals)
9:05	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	56-60
9:05		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
9:05		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:05		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
9:03		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals)
8:44		Zack Austin blocks Jyare Davis's two point layup
8:42		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists)	56-63
8:30		Orange 30 second timeout
8:30		TV timeout
8:07	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	59-63
7:48		Cameron Corhen turnover (offensive goaltending)
7:34		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
7:32		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
7:10		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
6:52	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup	59-65
6:52		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-66
6:34		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
6:32		Zack Austin defensive rebound
6:06		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
5:46		Jaquan Carlos turnover (bad pass)
5:27	+2	Zack Austin makes two point jump shot	59-68
5:12	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	62-68
4:48		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
4:46		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
4:38		Chris Bell personal foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
4:38	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
4:23		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
4:21		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
4:03		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
4:01		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
3:46		Zack Austin personal foul
3:46		TV timeout
3:32		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
3:30		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
3:04		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
3:02		Chris Bell defensive rebound
2:40		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Cummings steals)
2:13		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
2:11		Jaland Lowe offensive rebound
2:01	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup (Jaland Lowe assists)	62-72
1:51		Jaland Lowe shooting foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
1:51		Jaquan Carlos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:51	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
1:47	+2	Zack Austin makes two point dunk (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	63-74
1:37		Zack Austin shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
1:37		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
1:27		Petar Majstorovic personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
1:27	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-76
1:21		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
1:19		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
1:03		Panthers 30 second timeout
1:02		Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-77
1:02	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-78
0:49		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
0:47		Orange offensive rebound
0:43	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	67-78
0:30		Chris Bell personal foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
0:30		Brandin Cummings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-79
0:22	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	69-79
0:09		Chris Bell personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
0:09		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-80
0:08		Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot
0:06		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound