Pitt moves into 1st-place ACC tie destroying Louisville
PITTSBURGH (AP) Nike Sibande scored 15 points off the bench, nine Pittsburgh players entered the scoring column and the Panthers demolished Louisville 91-57 on Tuesday night and moved into a first-place tie with Clemson in the ACC.
Entering play Tuesday, the top five teams in the ACC were separated by just a game in the standings. A win by No. 8 Virginia against No. 22 North Carolina State Tuesday would create a three-way tie for first between Clemson, Pitt and the Cavaliers.
Against Louisville, the Panthers (17-7, 10-3) distributed 23 assists on 28-made baskets. Defensively, Pitt held Louisville (3-21, 1-12) to 27.6% (16 for 58) shooting and outrebounded the Cardinals 37-30. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.
El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. Six-different Panthers scored during the run. Nate Santos' 3-pointer with 9:38 before the break made it 27-16 and Pitt led by double digits the rest of the way. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half.
With the win, the Panthers reached double digits in conference wins for just the second time in 10 ACC seasons. Pitt went 11-7 in its first year in the ACC following its 12-6 campaign in its final year in the Big East in 2012-13.
Louisville will continue its road trip when it takes on No. 19 Miami on Saturday. Pitt travels to face Florida State on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | JJ Traynor vs. Fede Federiko (Cardinals gains possession) | Â |
| 19:50 |  | Â | Sydney Curry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:48 | | Â | Jamarius Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:32 | | +2 | Jamarius Burton makes two point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Greg Elliott defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Sydney Curry defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Mike James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:40 | | Â | Mike James offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Greg Elliott personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:15 | | +2 | Sydney Curry makes two point layup (El Ellis assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | | Â | Fede Federiko turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:56 | | +2 | Mike James makes two point layup | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | | +3 | Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists) | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:33 | | +3 | Mike James makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists) | 7-5 |
| 15:56 | | +2 | Fede Federiko makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | | Â | JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Fede Federiko defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:43 | | +2 | Fede Federiko makes two point dunk (Greg Elliott assists) | 7-9 |
| 15:23 | | +2 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point jump shot (JJ Traynor assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | | +3 | Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists) | 9-12 |
| 14:52 | | +3 | Mike James makes three point jump shot (Jae'Lyn Withers assists) | 12-12 |
| 14:33 | | Â | Blake Hinson turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals) | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Sydney Curry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Jamarius Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Nelly Cummings misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | El Ellis defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Mike James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Jamarius Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:54 | | +1 | Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 13:54 | | +1 | Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:39 | | +1 | El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 13:39 | | +1 | El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 13:34 | | Â | JJ Traynor shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:34 | | +1 | Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 13:34 | | +1 | Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 12:53 | | Â | Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | JJ Traynor offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:33 | | +3 | Greg Elliott makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists) | 14-19 |
| 12:18 | | +2 | El Ellis makes two point layup | 16-19 |
| 12:02 | | +2 | Nelly Cummings makes two point layup | 16-21 |
| 11:40 | | Â | Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Nike Sibande defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Kamari Lands defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks El Ellis's two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Nike Sibande defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists) | 16-24 |
| 10:30 | | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Blake Hinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Blake Hinson offensive foul | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Blake Hinson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:36 | | +3 | Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists) | 16-27 |
| 9:36 | | Â | Kamari Lands shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:36 | | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-28 |
| 9:09 | | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Nelly Cummings defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Nike Sibande makes two point jump shot | 16-30 |
| 8:34 | | Â | Nate Santos shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:34 | | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-30 |
| 8:12 | | +3 | Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists) | 17-33 |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Mike James defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Jamarius Burton personal foul (Roosevelt Wheeler draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | El Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Nelly Cummings steals) | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Mike James blocks Greg Elliott's two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Panthers offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Nelly Cummings turnover (bad pass) (Mike James steals) | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:18 | | +3 | Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists) | 17-36 |
| 5:02 | | Â | Fede Federiko blocks Mike James's two point layup | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Mike James offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Fede Federiko blocks Mike James's two point layup | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Jamarius Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Jamarius Burton makes two point layup (Greg Elliott assists) | 17-38 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:29 | | +3 | El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists) | 20-38 |
| 4:15 | | Â | Fede Federiko offensive foul | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Fede Federiko turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Mike James offensive foul (Fede Federiko draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Mike James turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:47 | | Â | Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:37 | | Â | Blake Hinson offensive foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:37 | | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-38 |
| 3:37 | | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-38 |
| 3:28 | | Â | Jamarius Burton turnover (El Ellis steals) | Â |
| 3:21 | | Â | El Ellis misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | Nike Sibande defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul | Â |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Fede Federiko makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists) | 22-40 |
| 2:38 | | Â | El Ellis turnover (Nike Sibande steals) | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Nike Sibande misses two point dunk | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Jamarius Burton offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | +3 | Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists) | 22-43 |
| 2:26 | | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:07 | | +1 | Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-43 |
| 2:07 | | +1 | Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-43 |
| 1:44 | | +3 | Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Greg Elliott assists) | 24-46 |
| 1:14 | | +3 | Mike James makes three point jump shot | 27-46 |
| 0:49 | | Â | Nike Sibande misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:47 | | Â | Zan Payne defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Mike James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:24 | | Â | Panthers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Nike Sibande offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Sydney Curry shooting foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Nike Sibande makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-47 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Nike Sibande misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |