Pittsburgh improved to 0-0 after a 71-69 overtime result over the Syracuse Orange, and Syracuse moved to 0-0 at JMA Wireless Dome with 19,837 in attendance at 4:30 PM EDT.
First half
The Pittsburgh Panthers opened with 28 first-half points while the Orange produced 31 before the break.
Pitt leaned on paint pressure early with 36 points in the paint on 67 percent finishing in those chances.
Second half
The Pittsburgh Panthers scored 37 in the second half, and Pitt’s edge showed up on the glass with 39 rebounds to Syracuse’s 34.
Pitt also created extra possessions with 8 offensive rebounds and turned those into 12 second-chance points.
Cameron Corhen led the Panthers’ individual line from the previous game data with 21 points on 57 percent shooting and a 100 percent mark at the line.
Barry Dunning Jr. backed it with 17 points and 6 rebounds in the previous game stats, and
Nojus Indrusaitis added 16 points with 6 rebounds.
The Orange stayed connected behind 34 second-half points and a 94 percent clip at the stripe on 17 free throw attempts.
Syracuse also got to 7 made three-point shots while Pitt hit 6, with the Panthers finishing at 23 percent from deep.
Overtime
Pittsburgh delivered a 6-4 overtime, and the Panthers’ interior volume stayed central with 20 made two-point shots on 61 percent.
Pitt’s defense forced 10 Syracuse turnovers into 7 points, while Syracuse’s defense turned 11 Pitt turnovers into 10 points.
The Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange recap also hinged on Pitt’s 12-3 biggest lead gap compared with Syracuse’s biggest lead of 3 in a game that featured 13 ties and 7 lead changes.
Pitt closed with 8 steals and 2 blocks, while Syracuse finished with 3 steals and 5 blocks as the teams traded rim challenges late.
Final horn
The Pittsburgh Panthers final whistle reaction followed a night where Pitt shot 44 percent overall and Syracuse shot 39 percent on matching 59 attempts.
The Pittsburgh Panthers post-game interviews centered on a group line that included 16 bench points for Pitt compared with 5 for Syracuse.
What went wrong for Pittsburgh Panthers showed up in a 65 percent free throw rate on 20 attempts and an 0.73 assists-to-turnovers figure with 8 assists against 11 turnovers.
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