Pitt
3-1
Chaminade
2-1
Men's Basketball Rolls Past Chaminade, 81-68
11/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Michael Young had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Pittsburgh rode a dominating performance on the glass to beat host Chaminade 81-68 Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
Pittsburgh (3-1) used its size to a big advantage, out-rebounding the Silverswords 51-17, while scoring 34 points on 27 offensive boards.
Derrick Randall had 11 points and set a tournament record with 21 rebounds for the Panthers. James Robinson added 15 points.
Chaminade shot 51 percent and made 11 3-pointers, but was no match for Pittsburgh inside, giving up 15 straight points on putbacks in the first half to dig a big hole.
Kuany Kuany and Kevin Hu each had 12 points to lead the Division II Silverswords.
Soaring over the smaller Swords, Pitt had 11 offensive rebounds in the opening nine minutes and scored its first 15 points on putbacks. The Panthers had a 33-8 rebounding advantage by halftime and scored 21 of their 42 points on 19 offensive boards for an 11-point lead.
Chaminade made a run after Pitt went up by 17 early in the second half, but could only get the lead down to 10 points as the Panthers found their shooting rhythm. Pittsburgh made 12 of 23 shots in the second half.
The Panthers grabbed the game's first nine rebounds. Randall had 13 rebounds by halftime, Young had 10.
Pittsburgh will face the winner between No. 15 San Diego State and BYU in Tuesday's semifinals.
Chaminade will face the loser between No. 15 San Diego State and BYU in the loser's bracket on Tuesday.
