Pitt falls at Ga. Tech
ATLANTA — Ben Lammers scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half, Josh Okogie added 14 points and Georgia Tech beat Pittsburgh 61-52 on Tuesday night.
Georgia Tech, expected to finish near the bottom of the ACC under first-year coach Josh Pastner, has a chance for a .500 finish in the league when it closes its regular season at Syracuse on Saturday.
A 3-point play by Jamel Artis gave the Panthers their last lead at 47-46 with five minutes left. After a basket by Quinton Stephens gave the lead back to Georgia Tech (17-13, 8-9 Atlantic Coast Conference), Lammers’ 3-point play pushed the advantage to four points.
ACC scoring leader Michael Young led Pitt (15-15, 4-13 ACC) with 16 points. Cameron Johnson had 13.
Georgia Tech led only 51-50 when Okogie, playing with four fouls, converted a big 3-point play. Okogie was fouled by Chris Jones while scoring on a layup, and he made the free throw to push the lead back to four points. After a layup by Young, Okogie added a fall-away jumper. A jam by Lammers with 1:08 remaining pushed Georgia Tech’s lead to 58-52.
Georgia Tech led 20-15 before the Panthers closed the first half with a 13-5 run for a 28-25 halftime lead.
Pitt struggled with turnovers, especially when trying to push the ball inside, in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
PITTSBURGH (15-15): Jeter 3-8 0-0 7, Young 6-14 3-5 16, Artis 5-13 1-3 12, Johnson 5-10 0-0 13, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Manigault 0-0 0-0 0, Luther 0-1 1-2 1, Nix 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Kithcart 0-1 0-0 0, Milligan 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 5-10 52.
GEORGIA TECH (17-13): Stephens 4-10 0-0 9, Lammers 8-13 4-4 20, Okogie 5-9 4-7 14, Heath 3-4 1-2 9, Heyward 0-2 1-2 1, Ogbonda 1-1 0-0 2, McCormick 0-0 0-0 0, Rowland 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 2-9 0-0 4, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 10-15 61.
Halftime–Pittsburgh 28-25. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 7-23 (Johnson 3-7, Jones 1-1, Jeter 1-3, Young 1-4, Artis 1-5, Milligan 0-3), Georgia Tech 3-14 (Heath 2-3, Stephens 1-5, Okogie 0-1, Moore 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Heyward 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Pittsburgh 29 (Jeter 7), Georgia Tech 28 (Okogie 7). Assists–Pittsburgh 13 (Artis 4), Georgia Tech 14 (Stephens, Heath 5). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 14, Georgia Tech 11. A–7,185 (8,600).
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