Pitt faced Georgia Tech at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday night favored by three points and looking to extend its winning streak to four games. But the Panthers struggled against a Yellow Jackets squad that proved to be more consistent on the court than it has been on paper, and they fell 68-62.
The Panthers would get off to a slow start, with only John Hugley finding his way to the basket in the first five minutes, and as a result, they would trail the Yellow Jackets 10-2 at the 15:00 mark. However, Ithiel Horton would stop the bleeding with a three, and that seemed to ignite the Panthers, who would pull within one of the Yellow Jackets less than four minutes later, with the score 17-16, Georgia Tech.