Pitt
(6-3)
St. Bonaventure
(6-2)
Men's Basketball Edges Past St. Bonaventure, 58-54
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Panthers made free throws when they needed to, St. Bonaventure didn't, and the Panthers ground out a 58-54 victory against the Bonnies on Saturday.
St. Bonaventure had chance to tie the game after Jaylen Adams was fouled on a 3-point attempt with the Bonnies trailing 55-52 and 6 seconds to play, but Adams missed the second free throw.
Michael Young followed with a pair of successful attempts to ice Pitt's victory.
Pitt (6-3) outlasted the Bonnies (6-2) in a defensive struggle and the Panthers shot 40 percent from the field to just 36 percent for the Bonnies. The teams combined to force 27 turnovers.
Pitt took a 42-31 lead after a 13-2 run early in the second half behind a 3-pointer from Chris Jones and a couple baskets by Josh Newkirk.
The Bonnies battled back with a 14-2 run and took a 45-44 lead with back-to-back baskets by Dion Wright.
Young and Jamel Artis each came up with baskets for Pitt that put the Panthers in control of the game down the stretch, forcing the Bonnies to foul.
Young and Artis led Pitt with 14 points apiece and Jones added 11.
St. Bonaventure guard Marcus Posley led all scorers with 17 and Dion Wright chipped in 10.
The action was back-and-forth throughout the first half, with five lead changes and six ties. St. Bonaventure led 25-24 after 20 minutes of action.
