NCAAB Game Recap - Louisville at Pittsburgh
Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:00 PM EST

Duke
72
Clem
79
F
Kansas
66
Okla
52
F
SDSU
64
Fres
55
F
Lou
73
Pitt
68
F(OT)
TCU
49
WVU
81
F
VCU
65
Dayt
79
F
DeP
75
Vill
79
F(OT)
MD
54
Wisc
56
F
Nebras
68
OhSt
80
F
TxTch
77
KSU
63
F
Rich
70
David
64
F
LSU
89
TAMU
85
F(OT)
BGSU
85
W MI
82
F
CenMI
74
Toled
67
F
Kent
74
Mia-O
77
F
Miss
55
Fla
71
F
Ball
69
E MI
52
F
Ohio
73
Buff
76
F
UCF
74
Tul
55
F
Iowa
75
NW
62
F
Akr
72
NIU
49
F
Mizzu
45
MissSt
72
F
VaTec
80
Wake
70
F
Wyo
67
Nev
68
F

Jan 14, 2020, 7:00 PM EST

Final (OT)

1

2

OT

T

(11) Louisville

28

33

12

73

Pittsburgh

31

30

7

68

No. 11 Louisville escapes Pitt upset bid in overtime, 73-68
Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:40 PM

PITTSBURGH (AP) With 21 seconds left in overtime and Pittsburgh trailing by two, Panthers guard Trey McGowens put his head down and drove to the rim as he had so often as Pitt put a scare into No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night.

His layup bounced off the rim to the hand of Panthers forward Terrell Brown, who swatted it back toward and into the cylinder, seemingly tying the game.

Then referee Mike Stephens blew his whistle, calling a foul on Brown for being over the back of Louisville's Malik Williams.

The home crowd at Petersen Events Center's cheers turned quickly into boos and Pitt head coach Jeff Capel pounded his fist into the scorer's table as Pitt's upset bid ran out of gas.

Williams sunk both free throws to preserve a 73-68 victory for the visiting Cardinals.

"That was crazy," Louisville forward Dwayne Sutton said. "I've never seen anything like that. I'm just glad Malik boxed out and got the over-the-back call."

The Panthers had less to say.

"Next question, please," was the only response McGowens gave.

"I'm not commenting on any call, anything that an official made," Capel said. "I can't. I don't want to lose money."

Pitt got the game to that point with a hot start on offense and by limiting Louisville star Jordan Nwora. Nwora still led the Cardinals with 14 points, but that represented his second-smallest scoring output of the season.

Instead, Sutton, who finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, and David Johnson, who scored 11, picked up the slack for Louisville.

"Some nights, Jordan's not going to have 20 points," Sutton said. "I think it's important for us other players to fill the void for that. .David came in as a freshman and made huge plays."

Pitt led for over 33 minutes, but never by more than nine points. The entire second half was a back and forth affair, with the Cardinals gradually closing the gap. Louisville tied the game at 61 with under a minute remaining on a Johnson free throw.

"We fought against one of the better teams in the country, had a chance to win in regulation and put our self in a position to have a chance in overtime," Capel said. "Unfortunately, we came up short."

McGowens led an unexpected offensive charge from Pitt, which shot 48% from the floor in the first half. He finished 8 of 22 for 24 points. Xavier Johnson added 11 points and five assists.

BIG PICTURE

Louisville: Though a foul against Pitt secured the Louisville win, it was the Panthers making ruts to the free-throw line that kept the game close. Unable to maintain their hot start shooting against Louisville's strong defense, the Panthers were able to make 26 trips to the free-throw line, with 22 coming in the second half and overtime. The Cardinals are now 2-2 this season when allowing 20 or more opponent free-throw attempts.

"It gives you an eerie feeling when they're in the bonus with 14 minutes left in the second half," head coach Chris Mack said. "The physicality was a little different in the first four or five minutes of the second half. That's how the officials called it and we have to adjust."

Pitt: The Panthers' roller-coaster season continues. They hold wins over top opponents like Florida State, North Carolina and Rutgers and have losses to Nicholls State and Wake Forest. After a sloppy loss to Miami on Sunday, Pitt turned around quickly to turn in a solid performance against the No. 11 Cardinals on Tuesday. Developing consistency will be a key for the Panthers moving forward.

"It's just putting it in the past, forgetting about it and moving on," McGowens said.

UP NEXT

Louisville: Continues a season-long three game road swing with a trip to No. 3 Duke on Saturday. Duke lost at unranked Clemson on Tuesday.

Pitt: Will host North Carolina on Saturday. The Panthers beat the Tar Heels, 73-65 in North Carolina on Jan. 8.

Leaders

Louisville PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Nwora 14 0 1 6 0 2
D. Sutton 13 0 0 9 0 2
Pittsburgh PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. McGowens 24 0 3 4 2 0
J. Champagnie 11 0 1 11 1 2

Team Comparison

Lou Pitt
Points For 73 68
Field Goals 23/60-38% 21/56-38%
Three Pointers 12/25-48% 7/19-37%
Free Throws 15/22-68% 19/26-73%
Offensive Rebounds 12 12
Defensive Rebounds 25 27
Rebounds 41 45
Blocks 5 8
Steals 2 8
Turnovers 14 16
Personal Fouls 22 22
Technical Fouls 2 1
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Lou Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Dec 6 Pitt 46 @ Lou 64 X. Johnson 15 J. Nwora 19
Tue Jan 14 Lou 73 @ Pitt 68 J. Nwora 14 T. McGowens 24

Game Information

Stadium: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 9,221
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