University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Wednesday, February 8
Chestnut Hill, MA.
7:00 PM
Pitt
2-913-11; ACC
83
at
72
Boston College
2-109-16; ACC
1
2
F
Pitt
31
52
83
Boston College
31
41
72
Young Leads Pitt Past Boston College
2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 08, 2017
BOSTON (AP) Michael Young scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half, and Pittsburgh snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Boston College Wednesday night.
BOSTON (AP) Michael Young scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half, and Pittsburgh snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Boston College Wednesday night.
Jamel Artis, the ACC's leading scorer, had only six points for the Panthers (13-11, 2-9). Sheldon Jeter had 17 and Chris Jones 14.
Jerome Robinson led the Boston College (9-16, 2-10) with 22 points. Ky Bowman had 15 points and Mo Jeffers a season-high 14. It was the Eagles' eighth straight loss.
Tied at halftime, Pittsburgh outscored the Eagles 9-2 in the initial 2:15 of the second half, but BC sliced it to 43-37 before the Panthers went on an 11-3 run over the ensuing three minutes. Young's 3-pointer made it 54-40 with 12:35 to play.
BC had opened a nine-point lead late into the first half, but Pitt tied it at 31 at halftime.
BIG PICTURE
Pittsburgh: The Panthers were due for a road win after playing well in road losses against three ranked conference teams this season: Louisville, Duke and North Carolina.
Boston College: The early-season buzz of winning two conference games in their first four has completely faded away for the Eagles.
UP NEXT
Pittsburgh: At home against Syracuse on Saturday. Lost to the Orange at the Carrier Dome 77-66 on Jan. 7.
Boston College: Plays at Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Eagles play two of the next three away from Conte Forum.
Jerome Robinson led the Boston College (9-16, 2-10) with 22 points. Ky Bowman had 15 points and Mo Jeffers a season-high 14. It was the Eagles' eighth straight loss.
Tied at halftime, Pittsburgh outscored the Eagles 9-2 in the initial 2:15 of the second half, but BC sliced it to 43-37 before the Panthers went on an 11-3 run over the ensuing three minutes. Young's 3-pointer made it 54-40 with 12:35 to play.
BC had opened a nine-point lead late into the first half, but Pitt tied it at 31 at halftime.
BIG PICTURE
Pittsburgh: The Panthers were due for a road win after playing well in road losses against three ranked conference teams this season: Louisville, Duke and North Carolina.
Boston College: The early-season buzz of winning two conference games in their first four has completely faded away for the Eagles.
UP NEXT
Pittsburgh: At home against Syracuse on Saturday. Lost to the Orange at the Carrier Dome 77-66 on Jan. 7.
Boston College: Plays at Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Eagles play two of the next three away from Conte Forum.
Team Stats
UP
BC
FG%
.520
.509
3FG%
.412
.381
FT%
.828
.571
RB
34
25
TO
9
9
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
30
FGM
11
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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