BLACKSBURG, Va. – Jaland Lowe scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the final 8:02 of action to lead Pitt to a come-from-behind 64-59 win at Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon. The Panthers scored the final six points of the game and outscored the Hokies 15-3 over the final 3:57 of play to improve to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in the ACC.
Lowe scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and added five rebounds, two assists, and a career-best four steals. Ishmael Leggett contributed 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists, while Guillermo Diaz Graham and Zack Austincombined for 18 points and 12 boards.
Pitt struggled shooting the ball but was able to overcome an eight-point halftime margin with a stifling second half effort on the defensive end. The Panthers limited Virginia Tech just 23 points and 33.3 percent (8-of-24) shooting in the second half.
Virginia Tech made five of six shots over a 2:41 span to pull ahead 13-7 at the first media timeout before Pitt settled in and began to gain control of the contest. Austin hit a three at the 13:42 mark to cut the deficit in half and Leggett added a jumper to move the Panthers within one at the under 12 media timeout.
Pitt extended the run on a dunk by Guillermo Diaz Graham off a baseline feed from Leggett. Leggett dove on a loose ball on the next defensive possession and the Panthers…
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