Men's Basketball Cruises Past Morris Brown, 74-52
11/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Men's Basketball Cruises Past Morris Brown, 74-52
11/20/2000
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Isaac Hawkins had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Ricardo Greer added 13 and 10 as Pitt topped Morris Brown 74-52 on Monday night.
Zelimir Stevanovic had three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for Pitt (2-0), which gave up the opening basket, but went on a 12-0 run and never trailed after that.
Amien Hicks had 16 points and 19 rebounds for Morris Brown (1-2), playing in its first season in Division I-A.
Both teams struggled to find their shot in the first half. The Panthers shot 41.4 percent from the field (12-for-29), but Morris Brown sank only eight of 32 shots in the opening 20 minutes.
Pittsburgh led 34-20 at halftime.
In the second half, the Panthers shot nearly 54 percent, hitting on 15 of 28 shots from the floor.
Morris Brown was only 2-of-15 on 3-pointers for the game.
