PITTSBURGH – Jaland Lowe scored a season-high 20 points, but it was not enough to help Pitt overcome a cold shooting night in a 69-58 loss to Syracuse Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers shot just 35 percent from the field, including 19 percent from three-point range, while the Orange had an uncharacteristic strong effort from beyond the arc going 10-of-17 (.588) from long range.
Pitt had a strong showing across the stat sheet winning many of the specialty stats within the game but it was not enough to overcome a 15-point deficit from three-point range. The Panthers outrebounded Syracuse, 40-36, with a 15-6 edge on the offensive glass, while also outpacing the visitors in points off turnovers (16-5), points in the paint (30-14), second chance points (10-6), and fast break points (15-3).
Pitt jumped out to an early 20-14 lead as Ishmael Leggett hit a pair of threes around a Lowe stepback three from the right wing. Syracuse responded with a 9-0 run to spark a 20-4 run over a span of 8:11 to grab a 34-24 lead with 2:41 left in the half.
Syracuse led 37-26 at the break as Pitt went 2-of-12 from the field over the final 10 minutes of opening half. The Panthers shot just 33.3 percent (10-of-30) from the field in the first 20 minutes, while the Orange were 15-of-29 (.517) from the field, including 6-of-10 (.600) from three-point…
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