The No. 9 Pittsburgh Panthers saw their hot streak come to a screeching halt in a stunning, 64-61 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates.
It’s the first time that Pittsburgh has dropped two straight games since February 2008. That just goes to show you how consistent they have been.
Ashton Gibbs led the Panthers with 23 points, and he made all 14 of his free throw attempts.
He also had two cracks at the tying three-pointer in the final five seconds, but came up empty on both attempts. Jermaine Dixon added 11 points.
Head coach Jamie Dixon wasn’t pleased with the effort, saying his team failed to execute well enough on both ends of the floor to come away with a victory.
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 4:19 pm by steve
The No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers will never be confused with the high-scoring UNLV Runnin’ Rebels teams of the early 90’s, or even recent North Carolina Tar Heels teams. But wins are wins, and no matter how ugly their brand of basketball can look at times, the Panthers still win.
Especially at home.
Pittsburgh looked sluggish throughout in a 63-53 win over the St. John’s Red Storm on Thursday night, but found a way to protect its home court a little over a week after Georgetown ended its 31-game home winning streak. The Panthers trailed by six midway through the second half before ratcheting up the intensity on both ends of the floor.
Brad Wanamaker scored a team-high 16 points, and Ashton Gibbs added 14 for Pittsburgh, which ended the game on a 9-1 run. The Panthers limited the Red Storm to under 27 percent shooting in the second half, and 33 percent for the game to help overcome a 2-of-12 performance from beyond the arc. Pittsburgh also made it count at the charity stripe, where it was 21 of 24.
at 10:00 am by Raj Sethi
