A pair of threes by Michael Young and Jamel Artis keyed a late Pitt run in a 61-59 win over Georgia Tech in the first round of the 2017 ACC Tournament on Tuesday.
The jumpers fueled a 10-2 Panthers run that put Pitt up 58-51 with 43 seconds left. Georgia Tech (17-15, 8-11 ACC), needing a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive, rallied in the final seconds to cut the lead to one, at 60-59, on a pair of free throws by Josh Okogie with 2.2 seconds left.
Artis made the second of a two-shot foul with 1.4 seconds left, but a long Georgia Tech inbounds pass was fumbled around near midcourt as the final buzzer sounded.
Young scored 17 and Artis had 11 to go with nine rebounds for Pitt (16-16, 5-14 ACC), which advances to the second round to play #6 seed UVA on Wednesday.
Tadric Jackson led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points, but was just 8-of-21 from the floor. Ben Lammers had six points and 15 rebounds for Tech, which is likely now NIT-bound.
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