Facing the Gamecocks, it was the first time Pitt trailed at half time this year. Guess what? Last year Pitt was trailing South Carolina at the half for the first time in the season. Hell, looking at last year’s recap, I had afterwards there was a good amount of familiarity. — a second half run to open it up, the Gamecocks getting back into it, icing the game with free throws, Krauser.
On the bright side, it was still a win. Pitt withstood its first challenge despite an absurd number of turnovers (17) because they outrebounded like crazy (38 to 23) creating more shot attempts and limiting the opposition.