Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 84, Wake Forest 55
When: 2:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 13, 2014
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials: # Sean Hull, # Lee Jones, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 21533


Pittsburgh 84, Wake Forest 55: Lamar Patterson scored a game-high 24 points and dished out four assists as the Panthers rolled over the Demon Deacons in the second round of the ACC tournament at Greensboro, N.C.

Talib Zanna contributed 17 points and nine rebounds for fifth-seeded Pittsburgh (24-8), which will play North Carolina in Friday’s quarterfinals. Josh Newkirk had 10 points and Michael Young added nine as the Panthers shot 50 percent from the field and won the fourth time in the last five games.

Coron Williams led the way with 16 points for 12th-seeded Wake Forest (17-16), which shot 34 percent from the field – including 4-of-18 from behind the 3-point line. Codi Miller-McIntyre added 10 points and four of the Demon Deacons’ six assists.

Pittsburgh jumped to a quick 11-2 lead and Zanna scored 15 points in the first half – including seven of the final nine – as the Panthers built a 39-25 advantage at intermission. Patterson also scored 10 and Pittsburgh held Wake Forest to 2-of-12 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

The Demon Deacons were within 13 before Patterson made two free throws, recorded a dunk and drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key for a 50-30 lead with 15:43 left. The Panthers pushed their lead to 29 points less than eight minutes into the second half and finished with a 38-30 edge on the boards.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh collected 20 assists on 31 field goals, led by six from G James Robinson. … Wake Forest senior F Travis McKie started his 127th career game, tying Tim Duncan for the program’s all-time record. … Patterson played in his 144th career contest, passing Sam Young (143, from 2005-09) for the most in team history.

Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Pittsburgh
Coron Williams 16 Scoring Lamar Patterson 24
Codi Miller-McIntyre 4 Assists James Robinson 6
Devin Thomas 6 Rebounds Talib Zanna 9
Miles Overton 3 Free Throws Made Lamar Patterson 4
Madison Jones 1 Steals Talib Zanna 3
Devin Thomas 1 Blocks Jamel Artis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 55 34.0 4-18 15-20 6 26 2 3 14
Pittsburgh 84 50.0 7-16 15-20 20 33 3 10 8