University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt
(11-5, 1-2ACC)
Clemson
(9-6, 1-2ACC)
Pitt Drops 71-62 Contest to Clemson
1/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Jaron Blossomgame scored 18 points to lead Clemson past Pittsburgh 71-62 on Saturday.
Rod Hall added 12 for Clemson (9-6, 1-2 ACC).
The Tigers outrebounded Pitt 39-22 and held the Panthers to 39 percent shooting while converting on 47.1 percent of their field goal attempts.
Cameron Wright scored a season-high 18 points for Pitt (11-5, 1-2 ACC) and Chris Jones chipped in 11.
Pitt closed in on the Tigers before the half, cutting the lead to three points behind Wright's eight points late in the half. But Blossomgame tipped in a miss by Hall with seconds left to give Clemson a 36-31 lead.
Pitt tied the game at 44-all by keeping the Tigers off the scoreboard for about three minutes and scoring seven unanswered points. Then Clemson prevented Pitt from scoring for over five minutes and built its lead back up to 51-44 with a 7-0 run.
