Pitt came into tonight’s game with Louisville knowing they’d be missing head coach Jeff Capel due to a COVID diagnosis. But just before the game, fans learned the team was also going to be missing star players Justin Champagnie and Au’Diese Toney, too. Add it all up and it ended in a 64-54 loss for the Panthers.
Pitt was surprisingly led by freshman Femi Odukale, who scored 16. Xavier Johnson added ten, but he shot only 3-9 from the field and wasn’t nearly as impactful as they needed missing both Champagnie and Toney. I respect Johnson because I think he’s forcing fewer bad shots and doing more to really ‘fit’ within the offense.