Scores

Final

Georgetown 82

(8-2, 1-0 Big East)

Pittsburgh 54

(4-5, 0-1 Big East)

7:00 PM ET, December 7, 2011

Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA

1 2 T
GTWN 40 4282
PITT 20 3454

Top Performers

Georgetown: T. Rodgers 28 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 5 Stl

Pittsburgh: A. Logan 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown rout Pitt in Big East opener

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- Sugar Rodgers scored 28 points to lead Georgetown (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) over Pittsburgh 82-54 on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.

The Hoyas (8-2, 1-0) used aggressive defense to run away from the Panthers (4-5, 0-1) early. Georgetown went on a 19-1 spurt to take a 26-7 lead with 8:38 left in the first half. The Panthers' only point in that span of 8:43 came on Leeza Burdgess' free throw.

Pitt shot 6 of 34 in the first half and 26.7 percent for the game.

Taylor Brown and Tia Magee each added 12 points for the Hoyas, with Magee pulling down seven rebounds.

Asia Logan led Pitt with 15 points, while Brianna Kiesel had 11 and Burdgess scored 10.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GTWN
PITT
Points 82 54
FG Made-Attempted 29-61 (.475) 16-60 (.267)
3P Made-Attempted 7-26 (.269) 1-21 (.048)
FT Made-Attempted 17-22 (.773) 21-26 (.808)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 32 2

Game Leaders

 
GTWN
PITT
PointsT. Rodgers 28A. Logan 15
ReboundsT. Magee 7L. Burdgess 7
AssistsR. Wright 10B. Kiesel 2
StealsT. Rodgers 5A. Anderson 2
BlocksS. Wilson 4C. McManus 1

2011-12 Season

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