Pitt was forced to face Louisville without its head coach on the sidelines or its top two scorers in the game, as Jeff Capel was out after a positive COVID-19 test and Justin Champagnie and Au’Diese Toney were ruled out with injuries. And although the Panthers fell to the Cardinals 64-54, the team got a breakout performance out of Femi Odukale.
The 6’5”, 185-pound point guard scored 16 points in the game, with 12 points coming in an 18-6 run that concluded the first half. Odukale’s night began with back-to-back three-pointers with about eight minutes remaining in the first half.