Pitt lost its first game of the season at home in the B1G/ACC challenge tonight against #11 Purdue. The combination of AJ Hammons' 24 point, 12 rebound effort and Ryan Kline's three point shooting were too much for Pitt to overcome.
Similar to Pitt football's loses, Pitt dug themselves a huge hole at the beginning of the game getting down as much as 24-7 at one point. Purdue was making everything, and absolutely mauling Pitt on defense.
Oddly enough, it was senior transfer Rafael Maia who seemed to spark a comeback. He had two steals and a block that seemed to stop the bleeding long enough for Pitt to score.