Pitt Drops Regular Season Finale at Clemson
3/6/2021 2:33:00 PM
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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Pitt fell at Clemson, 77-62, in its regular season finale as Al-Amir Dawes scored a season-high 21 points, knocking down five three-pointers, to lead the Tigers. Justin Champagnie led Pitt (10-11, 6-10) with 13 points, scoring 10 in the last 9:31 of the game.
He'd been 1-of-7 shooting before making back-to-back baskets that brought the Panthers as close as 60-54.
The Tigers (16-6, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away early in the second half when Nick Honor drained a 3-pointer to start a 9-0 run, expanding Clemson's lead from 43-41 to 52-41 in 97 seconds.
Another 3-pointer by Hunter Tyson put Clemson up 57-46 at the 12:14 mark and it remained in double digits the rest of the away. Clemson made 12 3-pointers in 25 tries Saturday and was 56% shooting from the floor (29 of 52).
After Dawes, Tyson scored 16 points and Aamir Simms 12 with five assists.
Champagnie scored 10 of Pitt's final 14 points. He added two steals and a blocked shot before subbing out with 38 seconds left. Pitt finished 20-for-45 shooting (44%) and were outscored 32-18 in the paint and 11-5 on the fast break. Ithiel Horton added 11 points.
Clemson made five of his first seven shots, including 3-pointers from Simms, Clyde Trapp and Honor to lead 13-7 after four minutes, and never trailed.
Pitt battled back from a double-digit first half deficit to trail by two, 38-36, at intermission. The Panthers shot 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the field in the opening half, including 6-of-10 from three-point range. All nine Panthers to play in the opening half scored with Abdoul Karim Coulibaly leading the way with seven points. Horton and Gerald Drumgoole, Jr., came off the bench to spark the Pitt with five points, apiece in the opening half.
Pitt will be the 12-seed in the ACC Tournament and will face Miami at 2 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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