Well, that was enjoyable to watch. Pitt started ice cold, missing 10 of the first 13 shots from the field and three of their first four from the line. Northwestern led 10-8 with just under 11 minutes to go in the first half. It was shaping up to be another ugly first half performance for Pitt.
And then a switch was flipped. Pitt couldn’t miss from deep. Blake Hinson (4-5) Nelly Cummings (3-4), Greg Elliott (3-4), Nike Sibande (3-6) and Nate Santos (1-1) all contributed to Pitt’s 14 made threes, tying the most for the Panthers since at least 2010.