On Tuesday night, No. 4 Duke dominated Pitt in a battle of two of the ACC’s unbeaten teams.
The Blue Devils won the game 76-47 after closing out the game on an emphatic 18-0 run. The Panthers failed to score a single point in the final 7:59 of the game.
So how did this result affect Pitt’s NET ranking? The Panthers dropped from No. 15 to No. 20 in the NET rankings. See the full NET rankings here. Duke stayed at No. 2 overall in the NET rankings, and improved its record against Quad-1 competition to 5-2 on the year.
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Check out the game recap here.
Pitt worked its way back into the game with some scoring from Jaland Lowe and two-straight fastbreak buckets from Beebah Cummings. However, after Cummings cut the deficit down to 11 points, Duke continued to score the ball while Pitt, once again, went cold. The Panthers went over five minutes without scoring, and Duke built up a massive lead. After Proctor hit another three pointer, Duke took a 22-point lead, 69-47.
Duke shut down Pitt’s star guards Ishmael Leggett and Lowe in the game. Leggett went from 2 for 15 from the field in the loss, while Lowe finished 3 for 12. The two combined for 12 points. Cam Corhen led Pitt with 11 points, and Damian Dunn added seven in his return from injury. Dunn was kicked out of the game after being assessed a flagrant-2 foul in the final minutes.
All five of Duke’s starters finished in double figures. Flagg led the way with 19 points, ten rebounds, and five assists. Knueppel added 17 points for the Blue Devils, and Proctor added 13.
With the loss, Pitt drops its first loss in ACC play of the season, falling to 3-1 in league play. The Panthers now own a 12-3 record on the season, while Duke advanced to 13-2 on the year and 5-0 in the ACC.
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