Gameday Live Blog/Open Thread: Yellow Jackets @ Panthers

Good morning from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA, where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-12, 5-7 ACC) will looking to continue their late season good fortunes. It will not be easy for the Jackets, as the Pitt Panthers (14-9, 5-7 ACC) are 10-4 this season on their home floor.

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Tipoff is set for 2:00pm EST, and you can catch the game on ACC Network Extra.

PREGAME/PREVIEW

Ahead of today's tipoff, be sure to check out our preview of the Panthers and other related readings:

What To Watch For Vs. Pitt

Tale of The Tape: Pitt Panthers

Head Coach Josh Pastner Previews Pitt

Bubba Parham Among Key Reserves In Final Stretch Of The Season

Probable Starters:

- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

G Jose Alvarado

G Michael Devoe

F Jordan Usher

F Moses Wright

C James Banks III

- Pitt Panthers

G Xavier Johnson

G Trey McGowens

G/F Justin Champagnie

G/F Au'Diese Toney

F Eric Hamilton

Personnel Update: Junior forward Evan Cole is "questionable" for today's game.

Game Time Update: Pitt backup guard Ryan Murphy is out.

FIRST HALF:

15:47: The Jackets are playing similar to how they did against the Cavaliers. They are 3-3 from the field but have turned it over 4 times in as many minutes. Devoe, Alvarado and Usher each have a field goal, with Usher's coming from deep. Tech leads Pitt 7-2.

15:21: The Jackets are on an 8-0 run thanks to back-to-back threes.

13:21: Tech commits their sixth turnover of the game, as Devoe steps out of bounds.

12:19: A steal and breakaway layup from Pitt cuts the lead to just 12-8, and Georgia Tech has now committed 7 turnovers in the game. The only reason why Pitt does not have lead is the shooting difference. Tech is 5-7 from the field while Pitt is 3-12. The Panthers have also turned it over 4 times as well.

11:13: Khalid Moore makes his first shot in three games with a dunk. Breaks an 0-8 shooting cold streak.

9:00: Momentum is starting to swing the other way, as GT has not cracked the scoreboard in 2:13. They still lead 14-12.

8:20: Pitt ties it up with a base line jumper from McGowens.

7:45: Georgia Tech simply cannot take care of the basketball. They have turned it over 9 times so far in this game, including 4 times in the last 6 minutes. Added to the turnover woes, they now look anemic on offense as they are on a 3:28 scoring drought. Meanwhile, Pitt has gone on a 6-0 run.

7:45: A pair of free throws gives Pitt their first lead.

6:25: GT scoring drought is now up to 4:55, and they have missed their last 5 shots.

6:18: Pitt is on a 13-2 run, and Tech continues to look abysmal on offense.

5:47: A layup from Devoe breaks an over 5 minute scoreless streak.

5:16: Pitt's Justin Champagnie now has 10 points, and they lead 19-16.

3:28: Pitt has completely taken over. The Panthers are on a 19-6 run, and Georgia Tech has so far amassed 11 turnovers. At one point during Pitt's current run, Tech had missed 6 shots in a row, and went on a 5:26 scoreless streak. They are now 8-18 from the floor.

2:44: Tech has hit just 2 of their last 10 shots, and 4 of their last 15.

2:30: Jose Alvarado heads to the bench after taking a shot to the eye.

1:59: Pitt's Trey McGowans heads to the locker room with an apparent ankle injury.

0:33: Moses Wright cuts the Pitt lead to just 25-24.

HALF: Pitt 28, Georgia Tech 24.

Stats at the Half:

SECOND HALF:

18:10: Pitt's Terrell Brown picks up his 3rd foul.

16:21: GT is back to their offensive woes, as they have not scored in 3:24.

15:59: It's the same story in the second half as it was in the first. The Yellow Jackets have committed 3 second half turnovers to bring their game total up to 15, and are just 1-3 from the floor after halftime.

13:46: The Jackets have hit their last 4 shots, all from different players.

12:13: Jose Alvarado pick sup his 4th foul of the game, but Pastner keeps him in the game.

11:03: Both teams are now exchanging buckets. Pitt has hit 4 of their last 5 while Tech has made 6 of their last 8. The Yellow Jackets are outrebounding (8-4) and out-shooting (63.6% - 50%) the Panthers, but are still struggling to take care of the basketball with 4 second half turnovers.

9:57: Pitt has hit their last 3, GT has missed their last 4. The Panthers lead 50-41

7:50: If Georgia Tech is going to make a run a seize the lead, now is the time to do it. Pitt is currently on a 2:42 scoring drought and have missed their last 4 shots, while the Jackets have gone on a 6-0 run. Michael Devoe and Moses Wright lead the Tech scorers with 14 & 10 respectively, while Pitt's Justin Champagnie has 24 on 10-14 shooting.

7:50: Devoe hits both free throws to cut the deficit to 1.

7:13: Pitt responds with a jumper, but Devoe hits a three to tie the game. He now has 19 points on 6-8 shooting and 3-5 from downtown.

6:14: Pitt's Eric Hamilton fouls out.

5:31: Michael Devoe commits his 7th turnover, ballooning the team total to 18.

4:50: Jeff Capel receives a technical foul after tossing a towel in disgust. Alvarado hits both free throws, while Banks III misses both. GT trails 57-54.

3:48: Tech has had ample opportunity to take the lead, but they continuously stumble over themselves. Banks has missed 4 free throws in the second half, Devoe has turned it over 7 times (19 total), and the team collectively cannot get over the Pitt hump.

3:21: Devoe converts the three point play, GT still trails by 3.

2:45: A bobbed pass in the paint from James Banks III gives Tech their 20th turnovers. This is their 5th time turning it over at least 20 times.

1:39: Pitt is on an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 68-57. Free throws by Pitt's Justin Champagnie give him 30 for the game. He's 12-17 from the field, 3-4 from beyond the arc, and 3-3 from the charity stripe.

1:30: Pastner calls timeout after a 3 from Alvarado cuts the lead to 68-60.

1:24: Pitt extends the lead back out to double digits after hitting a pair of free throws.

FINAL: Pitt 73, Georgia Tech 64.

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