Tuesday, March 10
Greensboro, NC
4:30 PM
Wake Forest University
13-18,6-14ACC
72
vs
81
Pitt
16-16,6-14ACC
1
2
F
Pittsburgh
40
41
81
Wake Forest
41
31
72
Deacs Fall to Pitt at ACC Tournament
3/10/2020 6:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Wake Forest had its 2019-20 season come to an end with an 81-72 loss to Pitt in the first round of the 2020 ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Olivier Sarr had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and his third 20-and-10 game. Isaiah Mucius had a career-high 19 points and Brandon Childress had 17 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams got off to a quick start offensively with the Deacs taking a 20-16 lead at the under-12:00 media timeout, paced by 10 points from Mucius and eight from Sarr. Wake continued the hot shooting to push the lead to 31-23 with eight minutes to play. A 6-0 run by Pitt closed the margin to one at 37-36 with 2:13 left in the half as the Deacons took a 41-40 lead to the break. Mucius had 17 points and Sarr had 10 points in the first half to lead Wake.
The second half remained close with the game tied at 55-55 with 11:00 to play and tied at 64-64 at the under-8:00 timeout. A late Pitt run gave them a 79-70 lead with 1:40 to play before the Panthers closed out the 81-72 victory.
NOTEWORTHY
"In the first half, we were very efficient on the offensive end, but couldn't put together enough stops on the defensive end to build a lead," head coach Danny Manning said. "Give Pitt credit, they made plays down the stretch. I am proud of our guys, just as I have been all season."
Olivier Sarr had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and his third 20-and-10 game. Isaiah Mucius had a career-high 19 points and Brandon Childress had 17 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams got off to a quick start offensively with the Deacs taking a 20-16 lead at the under-12:00 media timeout, paced by 10 points from Mucius and eight from Sarr. Wake continued the hot shooting to push the lead to 31-23 with eight minutes to play. A 6-0 run by Pitt closed the margin to one at 37-36 with 2:13 left in the half as the Deacons took a 41-40 lead to the break. Mucius had 17 points and Sarr had 10 points in the first half to lead Wake.
The second half remained close with the game tied at 55-55 with 11:00 to play and tied at 64-64 at the under-8:00 timeout. A late Pitt run gave them a 79-70 lead with 1:40 to play before the Panthers closed out the 81-72 victory.
NOTEWORTHY
- Olivier Sarr scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season (only had four double-figure games in his first two seasons combined)
- Sarr had eight offensive rebounds, tying his career high and tying Wake's ACC Tournament record of eight set by Tim Duncan in the 1996 semifinals vs. Clemson
- Sarr had Wake's first 20-and-10 game in the ACC Tournament since James Johnson (20 pts, 12 rebs) vs. Maryland in the 2009 quarterfinals
- Jahcobi Neath tied a career high with six assists
- Brandon Childress became the fifth player in Wake Forest history and the only active ACC player to have at least 1,400 points and 400 assists in his career
"In the first half, we were very efficient on the offensive end, but couldn't put together enough stops on the defensive end to build a lead," head coach Danny Manning said. "Give Pitt credit, they made plays down the stretch. I am proud of our guys, just as I have been all season."
Team Stats
Pitt
Wake
FG%
.523
.458
3FG%
.375
.364
FT%
.700
.714
RB
29
38
TO
8
18
STL
11
2
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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