Check out Pitt blog Cardiac Hill and Georgetown blog Casual Hoya for more post-game reaction.
Pittsburgh Vs. Georgetown Final Score: Panthers Crush Fading Hoyas 72-57
Pittsburgh’s backcourt tandem of Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker combined for 36 points and led the fifth-ranked Panthers to a 72-57 victory over No. 22 Georgetown at Version Center.
Gibbs sank five three-pointers and finished with 22 points, while Wanamaker scored 14 with four assists for the Panthers (16-1, 4-0 Big East), who never trailed and led by as many as 22 in their sixth consecutive win.
Center Gary McGhee provided nine rebounds and eight points, while Gilbert Brown added 12 points in the victory.
Chris Wright had 14 points to pace Georgetown (12-5, 1-4), which is off to its worst conference start since going 0-4 in 1998-99.
Georgetown entered Wednesday’s contest as one of the NCAA’s worst teams in terms of turnover margin, with a minus-1.9 per game average. That plagued them in a January 3 loss to St. John’s and especially during Saturday’s setback against West Virginia, in which the Hoyas shot 50 percent but turned the ball over 18 times.
On Wednesday, Georgetown limited its turnovers to nine, but shot poorly. The Hoyas made just 5-of-20 from three-point range and 14-of-25 from the foul line in their third consecutive loss.
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