PITTSBURGH (AP) Sophomore Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 27 points and Virginia cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Ames, who entered play averaging 6.2 points per game, made 11 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and both of his free throws for the Cavaliers (11-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Blake Buchanan totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double this season for Virginia. Andrew Rohde finished with nine points and a career-best nine assists. Rohde also had three of the Cavaliers’ 10 3-pointers.
Ishmael Leggett had 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead the Panthers (14-8, 5-6), adding six rebounds. Jorge Diaz Grahm scored nine off the bench with three 3-pointers.
Ishan Sharma made Virginia’s fourth 3-pointer in the opening 13 minutes, while Pitt was 3 of 12 overall, to help build a 24-7 lead. The Cavaliers scored 17 straight points in the first half – their longest run of the season.
Ames rattled in a jumper from the free-throw line to extend Virginia’s lead to 30-10 with 4:46 left in the half. Ames made seven shots and scored 16 of Virginia’s 34 first-half points, while Pitt had just 19 points on 6-of-20 shooting. It was Pitt’s lowest scoring first half of the season.
The Panthers won the previous two matchups with Virginia following an eight-game losing streak.
Virginia returns home to play Georgia Tech on Saturday, when Pittsburgh plays at North Carolina.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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D. Ames G | 27PTS | 2REB | 2AST | |
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I. Leggett G | 17PTS | 6REB | 0AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Ames | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
B. Buchanan | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
A. Rohde | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
I. McKneely | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
J. Cofie | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Robinson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
T. Murray | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
I. Sharma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
E. Bennett | – | – | – | – |
D. Roberts | – | – | – | – |
T. Power | – | – | – | – |
B. Walker | – | – | – | – |
M. Rouse | – | – | – | – |
Total | 73 | 32 | 20 | 17 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
I. Leggett | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
J. Lowe | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Z. Austin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
C. Corhen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
D. Dunn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Diaz Graham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
P. Amadou Kante | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B. Cummings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Diaz Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Delalic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Stevenson | – | – | – | – |
B. Mayhew | – | – | – | – |
M. Barnes Jr. | – | – | – | – |
J. Nelson | – | – | – | – |
A. Ndiaye | – | – | – | – |
L. Mignogna | – | – | – | – |
Total | 57 | 19 | 5 | 11 |
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