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Jaland Lowe carries No. 18 Pittsburgh to 64-59 win over Virginia Tech

AP
Dec 07, 2024

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Jaland Lowe scored 19 points to lead No. 18 Pittsburgh to a 64-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Lowe connected on just 6 of 16 from the floor, but made all six of his free-throw attempts, including four in the final 25 seconds to help the Panthers (8-2) bounce back from a 33-point loss to Mississippi State on Wednesday. He scored 15 of the Panthers’ final 21 points.

Ishmael Leggett added 17 points for the Panthers, who won despite shooting 41.1%.

Toibu Lawal led Virginia Tech (3-6) with 16 points. Jaden Schutt scored 14 points for the Hokies, who have lost six straight games.

Virginia Tech scored just three points in the final 5:19 and missed its final seven shot attempts. Pittsburgh trailed the entire second half until Lowe’s driving layup with 50 seconds remaining gave the Panthers a 60-59 lead.

Pittsburgh: The Panthers led for less than three minutes in this game, but showed some grit down the stretch and came away with the perfect tonic to ease the sting from their last game.

Virginia Tech: The Hokies outplayed the Panthers for much of the game and were in perfect position to win, but poor shooting down the stretch led to another loss.

Virginia Tech led 56-51 with less than four minutes to play, but Lowe hit his only 3-pointer with 3:04 remaining to cut the lead to 56-54. He went on to score 11 of the Panthers’ final 13 points.

Virginia Tech’s 17 turnovers led to 17 Pittsburgh points. The Hokies have turned the ball over at least 15 times in six of their nine games this season.

Pittsburgh hosts Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, while Virginia Tech hosts North Carolina A&T on Thursday.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
28
VT
Hokies
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cameron Corhen vs. Toibu Lawal (Brandon Rechsteiner gains possession)
19:49		Tyler Johnson offensive foul
19:49		Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
19:21		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (bad pass)
19:11	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point driving layup	0-2
18:55		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (double dribble)
18:44		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
18:42		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
18:40		Toibu Lawal personal foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
18:28		Cameron Corhen offensive foul
18:28		Cameron Corhen turnover (offensive foul)
18:17		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball)
18:02		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
18:00		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point jump shot	0-4
17:34	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	2-4
17:18	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	2-6
16:51		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Toibu Lawal steals)
16:46	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point driving layup	2-8
16:20		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
16:14		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
16:12		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
16:00	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists)	5-8
15:41	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point floating jump shot	5-10
15:25	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Corhen assists)	7-10
15:06	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	7-13
14:41		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
14:39		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
14:34		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
14:32		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
14:26		TV timeout
14:16		Patrick Wessler misses two point layup
14:14		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
13:57		Ben Burnham personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
13:46	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	10-13
13:29		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass)
13:15		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
13:13		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
13:00		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
12:58		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
12:42		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
12:40		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
12:33		Zack Austin misses two point jump shot
12:31		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
12:26		Patrick Wessler offensive foul
12:26		Patrick Wessler turnover (offensive foul)
12:06	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point pullup jump shot	12-13
11:45		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
11:43		Panthers defensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:19	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point dunk (Ishmael Leggett assists)	14-13
11:04		Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball)
10:59	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point driving layup	16-13
10:34	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	16-16
10:16		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
10:14		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
9:49		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
9:47		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
9:24		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
9:22		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
9:17		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
9:15		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
8:54		Tyler Johnson turnover (traveling)
8:39	+2	Amsal Delalic makes two point driving finger roll layup	18-16
8:11	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point driving layup	18-18
7:55		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
7:52		Brandin Cummings personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point layup (Ben Burnham assists)	18-20
7:15		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
7:13		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
7:07	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point hook shot	20-20
6:48		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass)
6:34	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	23-20
6:16		Cameron Corhen blocks Ben Burnham's two point layup
6:12		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
6:10		Toibu Lawal misses two point alley-oop layup
6:08		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
6:08		Cameron Corhen blocks Toibu Lawal's two point tip dunk
6:07		Hokies offensive rebound
6:00	+3	Toibu Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	23-23
5:32	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point stepback jump shot	26-23
5:15	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	26-26
4:56		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball)
4:38		Papa Amadou Kante personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
4:32		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
4:30		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
4:20		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
4:18		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
4:08		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
4:06		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
3:50	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point pullup jump shot	26-29
3:28		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
3:26		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
3:13		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
3:11		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
3:05		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
3:05		TV timeout
2:56	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	26-32
2:36	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point stepback jump shot	28-32
2:13		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
2:11		Zack Austin defensive rebound
2:03		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
2:01		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
1:40		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball) (Jorge Diaz Graham steals)
1:16		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass)
1:11	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point running dunk	28-34
0:52		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
0:51		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
0:51		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:26		Ben Burnham misses two point hook shot
0:24		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
0:18		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:09		Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:08		Ben Hammond personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:05		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass)
0:01	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point running dunk (Jaydon Young assists)	28-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
36
VT
Hokies
23

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	30-36
19:31	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point layup	30-38
19:08		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
18:57		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
18:55		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
18:51	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point layup	32-38
18:37	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	32-40
18:21	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	34-40
18:19		Panthers 30 second timeout
18:19		TV timeout
18:05		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
18:03		Hokies offensive rebound
17:57		Patrick Wessler turnover (traveling)
17:36		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-40
17:36	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
17:24		Cameron Corhen blocks Patrick Wessler's two point layup
17:22		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
17:17		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
17:13		Cameron Corhen personal foul
16:57		Toibu Lawal misses two point jump shot
16:55		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
16:50		Patrick Wessler personal foul
16:31		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
16:29		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
16:20		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
16:18		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Zack Austin makes two point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	38-40
15:36		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Jaden Schutt's three point jump shot
15:34		Zack Austin defensive rebound
15:24		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
15:22		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
15:11	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	38-43
14:51		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (bad pass)
14:51		TV timeout
14:26		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
14:24		Zack Austin defensive rebound
14:09		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
14:07		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
13:49		Ben Burnham offensive foul
13:49		Ben Burnham turnover (offensive foul)
13:33	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	40-43
13:23		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
13:16		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
13:14		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
13:12		Brandin Cummings offensive rebound
13:07		Brandin Cummings misses two point jump shot
13:05		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
12:59		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
12:57		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
12:49		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
12:49		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:49	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-44
12:22	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	43-44
12:02	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Jaden Schutt assists)	43-46
11:44		Cameron Corhen turnover (Toibu Lawal steals)
11:42		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
11:42		TV timeout
11:26		Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
11:24		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
10:59		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
10:57		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
10:44		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
10:42		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
10:23		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
10:21		Toibu Lawal personal foul
10:16		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
10:14		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	43-48
9:26		Patrick Wessler personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-48
9:26	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-48
9:11	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	45-50
8:46		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
8:44		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
8:25		Jaydon Young turnover (Zack Austin steals)
8:20	+2	Zack Austin makes two point dunk	47-50
8:07		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
8:02	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	49-50
7:38		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
7:36		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
7:31		Tyler Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
7:31		TV timeout
7:15		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
7:13		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Toibu Lawal assists)	49-52
6:48		Zack Austin shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-53
6:39		Jaland Lowe turnover
6:32		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
6:23		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
6:21		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
5:57		Ben Burnham turnover (Cameron Corhen steals)
5:39		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
5:37		Hokies defensive rebound
5:27		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
5:19	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Toibu Lawal assists)	49-56
5:00		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
4:58		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
4:45		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
4:43		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
4:13		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
4:11		Zack Austin defensive rebound
4:04		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
4:02		Zack Austin offensive rebound
3:57		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-56
3:57	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
3:28		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
3:26		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
3:04	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot	54-56
2:47		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
2:45		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
2:44		Jaland Lowe shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
2:44	+1	Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
2:31	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	56-58
2:16		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
1:51		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
1:49		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
1:39		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
1:36		Toibu Lawal personal foul
1:34		Hokies 30 second timeout
1:34	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-58
1:34	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
1:09		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
1:09		Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	60-59
0:46		Hokies 60 second timeout
0:32		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Ben Burnham's two point layup
0:30		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:25		Jaydon Young personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
0:25	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
0:09		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
0:07		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:06		Jaden Schutt personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-59
0:06	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-59
0:06		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:01		Toibu Lawal misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound