Gibbs helps Pitt hold off Cincinnati
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01/04/2010 -
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ashton Gibbs had 19 points and went 10-of-11
from the free throw line as the 23rd-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers held on for a
74-71 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Gilbert Brown had 17 points while Jermaine Dixon added 10 points and five
rebounds for the Panthers (13-2, 3-0 Big East), who have ripped off six
straight wins.
Deonta Vaughn had 17 points, Yancy Gates added 16 points and 14 boards while
Lance Stephenson chipped in with 14 points for the Bearcats (10-4, 2-1), who
had a four-game winning streak stopped.
Facing a six-point deficit early in the second half, Steve Toyloy hit two free
throws and a layup sandwiched by a Vaughn jumper to knot the game at 40-all.
Pitt countered with the next six points and held the lead over the next
several minutes, but a Darnell Wilks three-pointer gave the Bearcats a 52-51
lead with 11 minutes to play.
The game remained tight for the next several minutes with the lead changing
hands, but Brown gave Pitt a 66-62 lead with under four minutes to play after
he nailed a jumper.
Dion Dixon countered with two free throws, but after a couple of missed
baskets on either end, Jermaine Dixon hit two from the line with 62 seconds
left for a 68-64 lead.
Following a Cincinnati timeout, the Bearcats missed their next two shots and
Jermaine Dixon made two from the line with 26 seconds left for a 70-64 lead.
Vaughn, though, was fouled as he put in a layup and hit the free throw to make
it a three-point contest and Dixon countered with one-of-two for a 71-67 lead
with 16 seconds left.
Vaughn then put in a layup just moments later, but Gibbs hit two free throws
with 7.4 seconds left.
Vaughn put in another layup to again make it a one-possession game with 2.9
seconds left, but Gibbs was immediately fouled and hit just one of his two
free throws and the Bearcats called timeout.
Larry Davis tried a desperation heave from near midcourt after the inbounds,
but it fell short as Pitt hung on for the win.
Late in the first half, Gibbs hit a free throw to complete a three-point play
and, after Stephenson buried a jumper, Gibbs nailed a three-ball to give Pitt
a 29-25 advantage with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
Cincinnati made it a one-point game on a Gates jumper, but Jermaine Dixon
countered with a three-pointer and Gary McGhee's slam near the buzzer gave the
Panthers a 38-32 lead at the break.
Game Notes
Pitt plays at Connecticut on January 13...Cincinnati hosts CS-Bakersfield on
Wednesday...Pitt has won the last two contests with Cincinnati and the series
is now tied, 7-7...Pitt hit 49 percent of its shots, and went 20-for-27 from
the free throw line...Cincinnati connected on 49.2 percent of its baskets, but
had just 11 chances from the free throw line, connecting on eight of them.
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