Other Post-Season Games
While everyone awaits the Sweet 16 matchups on Thursday and Friday, there are two other ACC teams in post-season action: Miami and Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, one of those two teams had its season end last night.
Miami’s season came to an end with a 78-60 loss to Minnesota in the NIT. As Miami was the #2 seed and playing at home, while Minnesota was a #6 seed, this was an upset. A convincing upset. Minnesota jumped out quickly, taking a 12-point advantage over Miami into halftime. The Hurricanes never recovered. The team shot 34.4% from the field for the game, including 16.6% from three-point range. Minnesota finished the game with a 37-19 rebounding edge. Dion Brown led Miami with 16 points. The Hurricanes finish the season 20-13.
In the College Basketball Invitational, Pittsburgh defended its home court by defeating Princeton, 82-61. Pitt jumped out to a 49-25 halftime lead. For the game, Pitt held Princeton to just 41.1% shooting. Several Panthers finished in double-figures in scoring:
- Lamar Patterson, 19 points
- Tray Woodall, 15 points
- Nasir Robinson, 12 points
- Talib Zanna, 11 points
- Ashton Gibbs, 10 points
With an offensive performance like that, Princeton was no match for Pitt. Princeton was also outrebounded 37-26. All in all it was a vintage Pittsburgh performance. With the win, the Panthers improve to 19-16 on the season. They will face Butler in the semifinals on Wednesday.
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