Panthers Notch Road Overtime Victory Over Clemson, 78-73

Thursday, January 27

Clemson, SC

7:00 PM

Pitt

11-9,2-7ACC

Clemson

7-13,1-8ACC

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Pittsburgh

Clemson

Panthers Notch Road Overtime Victory Over Clemson, 78-73

1/27/2022 10:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CLEMSON, SC – The Pitt women's basketball team (11-9, 2-7 ACC) outlasted the Clemson Tigers, 78-73, in overtime on Thursday night on the road to earn their second ACC victory of the season. The Panthers had four players score in double figures in the win.

Dayshanette Harris led the Panthers with 16 points, four assists, three steals and two rebounds in 36 minutes of work while Amber Brown finished off her big night with 15 points, nine rebounds and an assist in the win. Jayla Everett finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists while Liatu King came off the bench and provided Pitt with 11 points and two rebounds.

After the Panthers missed a shot at the end of regulation to win the game, they came out strong in the overtime to secure the victory. Emy Hayford and Everett opened the extra quarter with back-to-back triples to give Pitt the 71-65 lead early on. The Pitt defense took over down the stretch as they forced four missed shots in a row and Harris finished off a jumper to secure the 78-73 win.

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Harris opened up the game with the first four points as she netted her first triple of the game just a minute in. The Panthers pushed their lead out to 9-4 after a corner triple by Destiny Strother but the Tigers were able to net five of the next seven to make the score 11-9 in favor of Pitt at the first media timeout. Out of the timeout, the Tigers scored six straight before the Panthers fought right back and regained the 18-17 lead after a deep triple from Everett. Clemson finished the first with three free throws to take the 20-18 lead through 10 minutes.

Everett opened the second quarter with a jumper that tied the game up but Clemson netted the next four points to take the 24-20 lead early in the quarter. Rita Igbokwe scored the next three points for the Panthers as the two teams hit the media timeout with Clemson clinging to the 26-23 lead. After a pair of free throws by Brown cut the Pitt deficit to just one, 26-25, the Tigers closed out the half with six straight to take the 32-25 lead into the locker room. Pitt closed out the half going 0-for-7 across the final four minutes.

After the Tigers pushed their lead out to a game-high 10, 37-27, the Panthers responded with a 11-0 run that featured buckets by Brown, Harris, Hayford and a layup and free throw by King that helped Pitt regain the 38-37 lead at the media timeout. After the timeout, Clemson scored five straight to take the 42-38 lead but the Panthers yet again responded with a big run to take the lead through three. King finished off back-to-back layups and Hayford knocked down a triple to send the game to the final frame with Pitt leading 48-45.

The Panthers came out strong in the fourth as Everett knocked down a triple after a jumper by King to force the home team into a timeout with Pitt leading 53-48. The Tigers cut the Pitt lead to two, 55-53, but Harris finished off a layup and free throw to make the lead five at the media timeout. Clemson scored five straight out of the break but Harris responded again with a triple to make it 61-58 in favor of Pitt. The Tigers reclaimed the 65-63 lead late in the fourth as they knocked down a three but Brown tied the game up at 65 with a driving layup with 46 seconds to play. After a defensive stop, Harris had a shot at the buzzer to win it but her layup attempt didn't fall, sending the game to overtime.

Off the bench, Hayford had a big night for the Panthers as she netted eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 24 minutes of action. Igbokwe finished off her night with seven points, a game-high 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals while Cynthia Ezeja came off the bench and scored three points and four rebounds in the win.

As a team, Clemson outrebounded the Panther 53-50 while each team scored 34 points in the paint. Pitt won the turnover battle 17-14 and they turned those 17 turnovers into 16 points in the win. The Panthers bench once again outscored an opponent, 25-17.

The Tigers were led offensively by Delicia Washington who netted a game-high 26 points, nine rebounds and three assists while Daisha Bradford chipped in with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the loss.

NEXT UP

Pitt stays on the road for their next game as they head to Syracuse to take on the Orange this Sunday at 12:00 pm. Sunday's game will air live on ACC Network Extra.

PITT NOTES
Team

With the win, Pitt is now 9-8 in the all-time series against the Tigers. The Panthers have won three straight in the series and four of the last five in Clemson.
The Panthers have won three straight against Clemson, marking the first time Pitt has notched a three-game winning streak against an ACC opponent since Virginia in 2013-17 (four straight).
Pitt grabbed 50 rebounds in the win and have now posted at least 35 rebounds in all 20 games this season, the longest streak to start a season in program history.
The Panthers have recorded 50+ rebounds in five games, the most in a season since 2008-09 when they had seven games with 50+ boards.
The Pitt defense held the Tigers to 33.3% shooting in the game as they have held all 20 opponents this year to 45% or less shooting. Pitt is one of four teams in the nation to hold all opponents this season to 45% or less shooting.

Jayla Everett

Everett finished off her night with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes of work.
She finished her night going 5-for-20 from the floor and 3-for-13 from behind the arc.
She has scored in double figures in 14 of her 16 games this season while scoring 15+ in eight games. She has 61 career games with 10+ points.
She finished with three assists and now has 10 games this season with multiple assists including in four straight games.
She knocked down multiple three-pointers for the 10th time this season and for the 26^th time in her 35 career games as a Panther.
She has now played 30+ minutes in six games this season.