Panthers Fall At Home Sunday To Clemson

Sunday, January 15

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2:00 PM

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Panthers Fall At Home Sunday To Clemson

1/15/2023 4:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team (7-10, 0-6 ACC) fell at home Sunday afternoon to the Clemson Tigers by the score of 72-57. Junior Liatu King secured her fourth double-double of the season in the loss with 10 points and 13 boards.

Maliyah Johnson led the Panthers in scoring as she netted 15 points on 6-for-13 from the floor and 3-for-9 from deep. King finished her afternoon with 10 points, a team-high 13 rebounds and two blocks while Amber Brown had 10 points, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes of work, her sixth straight game scoring in double figures.

ESSENTIAL GAME INFO
Pitt starting lineup: Marley Washenitz, Maliyah Johnson, Avery Strickland, Liatu King, Amber Brown
Clemson starting lineup: Amari Robinson, Hannah Hank, Brie Perpignan, Daisha Bradford, Ruby Whitehorn
Records: Pitt (7-10, 0-6 ACC) | Clemson (12-7, 3-4 ACC)
Location: Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, PA

GAME FLOW
Largest lead: Pitt – 17, Clemson - 16
Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 3
Time with lead: Pitt – 20:13 | Clemson – 17:25
Points off turnovers: Pitt - 8 | Clemson - 24
Points in paint: Pitt – 30 | Clemson - 36
Second chance points: Pitt – 4 | Clemson - 12
Fast break points: Pitt – 14 | Clemson - 6
Bench points: Pitt – 15 | Clemson - 21

FIRST QUARTER

After exchanging buckets early on, the Tigers got out to the 10-6 lead three minutes in as they netted six straight points.
Pitt came right back with a 12-0 run as Emy Hayford and Gabby Hutcherson netted back-to-back triples and Amber Brown finished off two straight fast break layups to give the Panthers the 18-10 lead late in the first quarter.
The Pitt defense held strong down the stretch as they didn't allow a Clemson point for the final six minutes of the first quarter.
Pitt had seven different players score in the quarter while also forcing eight turnovers by the Tigers in the opening 10 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER

The offense continued the strong start early in the second for Pitt as Liatu King finished off a layup and Maliyah Johnson finished off a back door layup to make it 22-12 in favor of Pitt two minutes into the quarter.
After a Clemson layup, Johnson knocked down a corner triple to give Pitt their largest lead of the game at the media timeout, 27-14.
The Panthers were able to push their lead to 17, 34-17, late in the second but the Tigers ended the half on a 7-0 run to make it 34-24 in favor of Pitt at half.
Pitt outscored the Tigers 16-14 in the second quarter.

THIRD QUARTER

The Tigers opened the third quarter on a 11-2 run to get back within one, 36-35, just under four minutes in and forced Pitt to call a timeout.
Brown netted the next four points for Pitt but the Tigers netted seven of the final nine points in the quarter to take the 48-42 lead into the final quarter.
Clemson outscored Pitt 24-8 in the third quarter as the Panthers committed seven turnovers in the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

The Tigers were able to push their lead out to 11, 63-52, despite Johnson's best efforts as she netted the first 10 points of the final quarter for the Panthers.
Pitt couldn't get any closer down the stretch of the quarter as the Tigers secured the 72-57 road win.
Clemson outscored Pitt 24-15 across the final 10 minutes of the game to secure the win.

TEAM STATS

Pitt finished the game shooting 40.7% from the floor while the Tigers shot 47.5% in the road win. Pitt shot over 40% for the ninth time this season in the loss.
Clemson held the slim 34-32 edge in rebounds while also holding the 24-8 lead in scoring off of turnovers.

UP NEXT

Pitt returns home Thursday night as they welcome No. 13 Virginia Tech to the Petersen Events Center for an ACC showdown at 6:00 pm. Thursday's game will air live on ACC Network Extra.

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