National Basketball Association
Pittsburgh 89, North Florida 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Brian O'Connell, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
8708
By SportsDirect Inc.
Pittsburgh 89, North Florida 47: Senior guard Tray Woodall scored 14 points and dished out a game-high nine assists as the Panthers overcame a slow start to blow out the visiting Ospreys.
Forward Dante Taylor came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points to go along with three steals and forward Talib Zanna added 15 points as Pittsburgh (9-1) won its fifth straight game.
North Florida (3-6), in the midst of a six-game road trip, was competitive early and tied the game at 27 with 5:43 left in the first half on a layup from Travis Wallace.
But Woodall hit a jumper to start a 14-3 run to close the half and give Pittsburgh a 41-30 edge. The Panthers then opened the second half with a 21-8 run capped by another Woodall jumper to make it 61-38 with 13:48 remaining and Pittsburgh cruised thereafter.
Wallace and forward David Jeune each scored 10 points to lead the Ospreys.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh finished with 13 steals and forced 17 turnovers. ... The Panthers improved to 98-3 all-time in non-conference games played at the Petersen Events Center. ... Pittsburgh F Lamar Patterson finished with 13 points and has scored in double figures in six straight games.
Top Game Performances
| North Florida |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
David Jeune 10 |
Scoring |
Dante Taylor 16 |
|
Will Wilson 6 |
Assists |
Tray Woodall 9 |
|
David Jeune 4 |
Rebounds |
Steven Adams 7 |
|
N/A |
Free Throws Made |
Talib Zanna 7 |
|
Beau Beech 2 |
Steals |
Dante Taylor 3 |
|
David Jeune 2 |
Blocks |
Steven Adams 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Florida
|
47 |
39.6 |
9-24 |
0-0 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
2 |
17 |
| Pittsburgh
|
89 |
58.9 |
2-8 |
21-25 |
21 |
29 |
6 |
13 |
5 |