BLACKSBURG, Va. – Pitt saw its season-best six-game win steak halted at Virginia Tech Saturday as the Hokies shot 56 percent from the field and got to the free throw line an opponent season-high 28 times en route to 79-72 win over the Panthers. Pitt had four double-figure scorers but was plagued by foul calls throughout the game as the Panthers slip to 19-8 overall and 12-4 in ACC play.
Jamarius Burton scored a team-high 15 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field, while Federiko Federiko added 12 points and two steals.
Nelly Cummings had a strong showing with 11 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Greg Elliott added 11 points, while Guillermo Diaz Graham came off the bench to post eight points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Pitt scored 40 points in the paint (third most on the season) and shot 47 percent from the field overall but it was not enough to overcome an off shooting night from the perimeter. The Panthers entered the game leading the ACC in three-point field goals but managed to go just 3-of-18 (.167) from beyond the arc. The three made threes were a season-low for Pitt.
Pitt jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the opening 4:23 of play as Cummings and Elliott combined to score the first eight posts of the game for the Panthers and Federiko capped off the run with a transition finish at the rim. Virginia Tech used a 13-0 run to grab an 18-11 lead as the…
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