Pitt Men's Basketball Postgame Notes
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Pitt Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes Pitt at Clemson • Saturday, March 6, 2021 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, S.C. Team Finishes the regular season 10-11 overall with a 6-10 mark in conference play Pitt will be the 12-seed in the ACC Tournament and will face 13-seed Miami in Tuesday, March 9 in Greensboro … tipoff will be at 2 p.m. Trailed 38-36 at the half as Clemson made seven of its first nine three-point field goal attempts … closed the half on a 15-6 run after Justin Champagnie picked up his second foul with 6:26 remaining in the half … held Clemson scoreless over the final 2:29 of the first half Shot 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range in the opening 20 minutes Six offensive fouls called against the Panthers … committed 13 turnovers with six of them coming on offensive foul calls All nine players to appear in the game scored for the Panthers Used their ninth different starting lineup as walk-on Onyebuchi Ezeakudo made his first career start Clemson shot an opponent season-high 55.8 percent (29-of-52) from the field, including 57.7 percent (15-of- 26) from the field in the second half Justin Champagnie Finished with 13 points for his 19th double-figure scoring games … has 10 or more points in all 19 games played Had 11 points in the second half of play after being plagued by fouls in the opening half Limited to a season-low four rebounds … held without an offensive rebound for the first time this season Did not shoot a free throw in the game, marking the first time this season he did not get to the line Ithiel Horton Scored 11 points off the bench for his ninth double-figure scoring game Went 3-of-5 from three-point range for his ninth game with three or more three-point field goals Femi Odukale Finished with nine points, three rebounds, three assists and a season-best four steals Went 2-of-3 from three-point range … made multiple threes in a game for the second time this season Terrell Brown Recorded his 170th career blocked shot to move into a tie with Sam Clancy for third in the Pitt record books Onyebuchi Ezeakudo Made his first career start … finished with x points, x rebounds and x assists Hit a three-pointer to beat the shot clock in the opening half … now 3-of-3 from beyond the arc on the season .