We all knew Pitt had a difficult challenge against No. 7 Duke tonight. But the Panthers weren’t just beaten at home, they were annihilated, 87-52.
Pitt had to play a nearly perfect game just to keep it close and, not only did they do that, but Duke shot the ball really well. The Panthers didn’t play good defense, shot poorly, had too many turnovers, and lost the rebounding battle. It was basically your perfect storm for a blowout loss.
Offensively, besides the turnovers, the stat that hurt Pitt the most was their three-point shooting. Pitt has been competent there at times but when they are off, they’re really off.