Sunday, February 26
Pittsburgh, Pa.
2:00 PM
Pitt
(13-16 4-12ACC)
57
vs
73
Syracuse
(20-9, 11-5ACC)
1
2
3
4
F
Syracuse (#20/21)
24
15
17
17
73
Pitt
16
17
16
8
57
Pitt Drops Regular-Season Finale to Orange, 73-57
2/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2017
PITTSBURGH - In her final game at Petersen Events Center, graduate transfer Brandi Harvey-Carr had 18 points to lead Pitt women's basketball (13-16, 4-12 ACC) in a 73-57 loss to No. 20/21 Syracuse (20-9, 11-5) Sunday afternoon.
It was a busy day for the Panthers as they ended their regular season with their 10th annual "Pink The Petersen" game for breast cancer awareness. Pitt wore pink jerseys and donated a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to Susan G. Komen Pittsburgh. More than 300 breast cancer survivors were in attendance.
Additionally, it was Senior Day for Harvey-Carr and Destinie Gibbs, as well as Alumni Day.
Harvey-Carr led a trio of double-figure scorers for Pitt, including sophomore Brenna Wise (13 points) and Jasmine Whitney (11 points). The three led the Panthers in rebounding with five boards apiece. Whitney had a team-high four assists.
Harvey-Carr posted Pitt's first six points of the game, but a 7-2 run put the Orange ahead 13-6 at 4:32 in the first quarter. The Panthers responded with a 7-2 run of their own to cut their deficit to two points, 15-13, with 2:54 remaining. A 9-0 run from Syracuse lasting until the 1:16 mark made it 24-13 in the Orange's favor, but a triple from Wise set the score at 24-16 to end the period.
The Orange reached a 14-point lead at the 6:28 mark in the second quarter after Alexis Peterson hit a 3-pointer (35-21), but a 12-0 response from Pitt made it a two-point game again (35-33) with left in the half. The Panthers held Syracuse scoreless for 5:22 and held them to an 0-of-10 streak from the field. At halftime, Pitt trailed by six, 39-33.
Neither team scored for the first two minutes of the third quarter, until Peterson made a layup at 7:56 (41-33). The Panthers made a 10-3 run to cut the margin to three points (52-49) at 1:45 to go in the third. The period ended with Pitt down seven, 56-49.
After Wise hit a 3-pointer at 9:38 in the final stanza (58-52), the Panthers went cold, falling on an 0-of-6 streak from the field. Syracuse jumped out on a 13-1 run to reach a largest lead of 18 (71-53) with 3:46 remaining. From there, the Orange maintained a double-figure lead and ultimately sealed the victory, 73-57.
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All individual tickets for Pitt women's basketball home games are general admission and available for purchase for $5 each by calling the Panthers Ticket Office at 800-643-7488 or by visiting PittsburghPanthers.com. Group tickets and season tickets are also on sale.
UP NEXT
The Panthers secured the No. 11 seed in the 40th edition of the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, set to face No. 14 seed North Carolina at 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday at HTC Center in Conway, S.C. The Panthers defeated the Tar Heels earlier this season, 64-48, at Petersen Events Center (Jan. 15).
Team Stats
SU
UP
FG%
.379
.425
3FG%
.222
.333
FT%
.758
.792
RB
40
24
TO
13
18
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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