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| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 18 | 32 | 50 |
| Pittsburgh | 27 | 40 | 67 |
Champagnie's Second-Straight 20/20 Game Lifts Panthers Over Gardner-Webb
12/12/2020 7:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH — Justin Champagnie scored 24 points and set career highs with 21 rebounds and five assists to help Pittsburgh win its fourth straight with a 67-50 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday.
Champagnie is the 11th player in program history to have at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game for the Panthers (4-1) and the first to do it in back-to-back games. He had 20 points and 20 rebounds in a 71-70 win over Northwestern on Wednesday. Champagnie is the first Pitt player to register two 20/20 performances in the same season since DeJuan Blair (2008-09) and the first NCAA Division I player with consecutive games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds since Caleb Swanigan of Purdue during the 2016-17 season.
The low scoring first half saw Pitt lead 4-0 after the first media timeout and 8-0 with 10:28 on the clock. The Panthers extended their lead, 14-0, at the eight minute mark.
Gardner-Webb missed its first 18 shots from the field and was scoreless until Anthony Selden's 3-pointer with 7:43 left in the half cut the Panthers' lead to 14-3. The Bulldogs (0-2) closed within 25-18 before the end of the period.
Pitt extended the lead to 11 after an Abdoul Karim Coulibaly tip in (29-18) early in the second half. After a Runnin' Bulldogs basket, Champagnie's two free throws put the Panthers back up double-digits and kept a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.
Xavier Johnson, who quickly got into foul trouble two minutes into the contest, finished with 12 points, four assists in 18 minutes of action. Coulibaly grabbed a career-high nine rebounds to go along with six points and two blocked shots. Terrell Brown played quality minutes off the bench, totaling four points, two blocks and six rebounds, including five offensive boards.
Jaheam Cornwall had 13 points and Lance Terry added 10 for the Bulldogs.
The Panthers shot 23-of-64 (35.9%) from the field and 1-of-18 from three (5.6%). Pitt had a 58-38 edge in rebounding and held Gardner-Webb to 30% shooting for the game.
Pitt next opens up ACC play on the road against Miami Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6 PM with coverage on the ACC Network.
