The Panthers opened play in the ACC Tournament tonight and beat Boston College in convincing fashion, winning 80-70. Pitt will now take on Syracuse on Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m.
The Panthers (14-18) could muster only four points in the first six minutes and combined that with four or five turnovers and a shot clock violation. Fortunately, that didn’t last long. Pitt grabbed a lead and pushed it to 15 at the half after a dismal offensive performance by Boston College (14-17). Pitt opened that lead up even a bit more in the second half before holding on for the win.