National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 61, American U. 46
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Ed Hightower, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
9489
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Brad Wanamaker scored 19 points and No. 6 Pittsburgh rode a stellar defensive effort to a 61-46 home win over American in its non-conference finale on Wednesday night.
The Panthers (12-1) trailed by two points early before back-to-back three-point plays by Dante Taylor and Gilbert Brown began a 17-2 run midway through the first half that built a 27-14 advantage.
American (7-5) got as close as eight after the intermission, cutting the deficit to 47-39 with 10:40 remaining, but Pitt held the Eagles scoreless over the next 7:28 to put the game away.
Brown added 15 points for the Panthers, who enjoyed a 41-24 rebounding edge and turned the ball over just five times. Vlad Moldoveanu led American with 23 points.
Pittsburgh opens Big East play on Dec. 27 when it hosts No. 4 Connecticut.
Top Game Performances
| American U. |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Vlad Moldoveanu 23 |
Scoring |
Brad Wanamaker 19 |
|
Nick Hendra 3 |
Assists |
Travon Woodall 5 |
|
Nick Hendra 8 |
Rebounds |
Dante Taylor 7 |
|
Vlad Moldoveanu 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Brad Wanamaker 6 |
|
Troy Brewer 2 |
Steals |
Brad Wanamaker 2 |
|
Nick Hendra 1 |
Blocks |
Gary McGhee 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| American U.
|
46 |
41.3 |
5-17 |
3-4 |
14 |
22 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Pittsburgh
|
61 |
40.0 |
4-13 |
13-25 |
15 |
37 |
4 |
4 |
|