Game Details
Pitt (9-13, 2-7 ACC, NET: 111) at Virginia (18-3, 7-2 ACC, NET: 14)
Day/Time: Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
TV: ACCN (Evan Leplar, Dan Bonner & Jim Boeheim)
Forecast
KenPom: Virginia 79-64
BartTorvik: Virginia 78-62
ESPN BPI: Virginia +13.1
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Pregame update
Pitt’s leading scorer, 6’3” sophomore Brandin Cummings (12.5 ppg, 42.4% FG, 32.6% 3FG, 26.2 minutes/g) is listed as out on the pregame availability report.
First half
Media timeout: Pitt 7-5, 15:41/1st
Two turnovers for Virginia on its first six possessions.
Malik Thomas has both of the makes – a three and a paint jumper.
Pitt timeout: UVA 13-7, 12:34/1st
Back-to-back Virginia threes – Devin Tillis, off a dribble-drive by Jacari White, and Sam Lewis, on a secondary break.
Media timeout: UVA 15-7, 11:43/1st
Virginia is 3-of-8 from three and 3-of-5 in the paint.
Two of the paint makes are Chance Mallory.
Media timeout: UVA 22-13, 7:13/1st
Virginia is shooting 50 percent (9-of-18): 3-of-10 from three, 6-of-8 in the paint (5-of-7 inside the circle).
Pitt has eight turnovers on its 22 possessions.
Cameron Cohren has nine points (4-of-5 FG) for Pitt, but two fouls.
Media timeout: UVA 28-18, 2:58/1st
Thijs de Ridder has four points, six rebounds and three assists – but also three turnovers, two of which led to runouts.
Half: Virginia 33, Pitt 20
Man, that’s a Tony Bennett-era score there.
TB-era pace, too: 30 possessions per.
Virginia shot 50 percent (14-of-28): 4-of-14 from three, 0-of-1 in the midrange, 10-of-13 in the paint, 7-of-9 at the rim.
Pitt: 9-of-24 FG, 1-of-6 3FG, 0-of-2 in the midrange, 8-of-16 in the paint, 6-of-10 at the rim.
Ugonna Onyenso hit a three, had four rebounds and four blocked shots in 11 minutes, with a plus/minus at +17.
Chance Mallory had eight points (4-of-5 FG), all of his makes at the rim, along with three assists.
Thijs de Ridder had four points, seven boards, three assists and three turnovers.
Second half
Media timeout: UVA 45-29, 14:45/2nd
De Ridder has a double-double – 10 points and 10 boards.
Media timeout: UVA 47-32, 11:59/2nd
Pitt has 14 turnovers on 44 possessions. That feels like a lot.
I’ve liked the help defense. Pitt screens a lot.
Virginia timeout: UVA 49-37, 8:52/2nd
Virginia is 6-of-18 from the field in the second half: 2-of-9 from three, 4-of-10 in the paint, 2-of-5 at the rim.
Currently in a 2:15 scoring drought.
Media timeout: UVA 55-37, 7:04/2nd
Back-to-back threes by Lewis, who has four threes on the night (4-of-7 3FG).
Media timeout: UVA 61-44, 3:30/2nd
Good effort from the D tonight.
Timely shotmaking.
Final: Virginia 67, Pitt 47
The Virginia D registered a season-low in points allowed in a 67-47 win over Pitt on Tuesday.
The Panthers (9-14, 2-8 ACC), playing without leading scorer Brandin Cummings, shot 37.0 percent and had 17 turnovers.
Sam Lewis had 15 points (5-of-10 FG, 4-of-8 3FG, 1-of-1 FT) to lead four Virginia players in double-figures.
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