PITTSBURGH -- Marcus Carr scored 19 points and was perfect shooting from the floor and Pittsburgh survived a second-half scare to beat High Point, 71-63 on Tuesday.
Carr, a freshman point guard, set a career high in points as he directed Pitt's offense. He was 5-for-5 from the floor, 3-for-3 from 3-point range and 6-for-6 at the free-throw line.
But Carr also had five turnovers as High Point used a second-half full-court press to erase a 10-point deficit and take a 47-44 lead on Andre Fox's back-to-back layups. Pitt freshman Khameron Davis converted on a steal and score for to make it 48-47 with 7:40 to play and Pitt led the rest of the way, but never by more than 10.