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01/03 13:55 CST Porter scores 21 points and Clemson beats Pitt 73-68 for
Tigers' 14th win in a row over Panthers
Porter scores 21 points and Clemson beats Pitt 73-68 for Tigers' 14th win in a
row over Panthers
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Jestin Porter scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half
and Clemson beat Pittsburgh 73-68 for its fifth straight win on Saturday and
14th consecutive victory over the Panthers.
The Tigers (12-3, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) lead the series 14-3 and
haven't lost to Pitt (7-8, 0-2) since 2014.
Porter was 8-of-12 shooting with three 3-pointers for the Tigers. Nick Davidson
and RJ Godfrey scored 14 points each and Butta Johnson had 10 including a trio
of 3s. Carter Welling had 10 rebounds to go with eight points before fouling
out. The Tigers shot 53%.
Damarco Minor had 17 points with three 3-pointers for Pitt. Omari Witherspoon
scored all 14 of his points in the second half and Roman Siulepa had 12. Barry
Dunning Jr. scored 10 points as did Cameron Corhen for the Panthers before he
fouled out. Pitt shot 44%
Neither team led by more than seven points and there were 14 lead changes and
seven ties.
A Porter 3-pointer broke the final tie with 7:11 left and he followed that with
another 3 just over a minute later. Another Porter basket with 2:39 remaining
made it 68-61 with the remainder of the Tigers' scoring coming from the
free-throw line.
Witherspoon scored seven straight points to keep Pitt in the game late but
Welling blocked a 3-point try by Minor with 38.3 left and the Panthers threw
the ball away on their next possession.
Pitt led at halftime 35-34 after Minor's late 3-pointer.
Up next Clemson is home against SMU on Wednesday. Pitt is home against Syracuse next Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
