Jaland Lowe Impresses with Late Takeover Against Virginia Tech

Pitt escaped Blacksburg, Virginia on Saturday with a five-point win after trailing for most of the game.

The Panthers, down seven with 5:19 to play, needed someone to step up and will them to a victory. Jaland Lowe was that player today.

After two free throws from Ishmael Leggett, Lowe drained a three pointer after starting the half 0-3 from deep. He then knocked down a layup for the Panthers, answering two free throws from Virginia Tech’s Tobi Lawal. Following free throws from Guillermo Diaz Graham and Lawal, Lowe then scored the next six points of the game, extending Pitt’s run to 15-3 in the final 5:19. Lowe finished with 11 of those 15 points, including the final six of the game, and a total of 19 points in the game.

The sophomore guard had lofty expectations placed upon him after a stellar freshman campaign. He has lived up to all of them through ten games.

Jaland Lowe continues to perform like one of the best point guards in the country that not enough people talk about. A huge closing effort in Blacksburg as Pitt beats Virginia Tech. Panthers have 2 of 3 true road games.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 7, 2024

With the win over Virginia Tech, Lowe and the Panthers wrapped up a nearly 20-day road trip that led them to The Greenbrier, Columbus, Ohio, Starkville, Mississippi, and Blacksburg, Virginia. In that five-game span, Lowe played at least 35 minutes in every game.

Check out his ridiculous stat lines from those games.

Vs. VT: 40 Min / 19 PTS / 5 REB / 4 STL
Vs. MSU.: 35 MIN / 19 PTS / 4 REB / 3 AST
Vs. OSU: 42 MIN / 28 PTS / 4 REB / 4 AST
Vs. WIS: 39 MIN / 15 PTS / 5 REB / 5 AST
Vs. LSU: 35 MIN / 22 PTS / 8 REB / 6 AST

Gutsy win for Pitt at Virginia Tech. Panthers were chugging uphill all game but clamped down the D the last four minutes. As usual Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett led the way with a combined 36 pts 10 rebs and 6 assists. Nice bounceback from the Mississippi State debacle.

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) December 7, 2024

Jaland Lowe straight-up willed Pittsburgh down the stretch to push them past Virginia Tech on the road. Nice bounceback from the disappointing performance against Mississippi State earlier in the week.

— Lukas Harkins (@hardwiredsports) December 7, 2024

Lowe is a star. Without Damian Dunn in the lineup due to his thumb surgery, Lowe has stepped up, along with his back court mate Ishmael Leggett, and taken on a massive role. The pair has led this team to an 8-2 start, and, regardless of how it looked for 35 minutes, a 1-0 start in conference play.