ACC Basketball: 5 biggest takeaways from Day 1 of 2020-21 season
Pittsburgh & Georgia Tech take ‘not-so good’ losses
The Pittsburgh Panthers didn’t get the 2020-21 season off to a good start with an 80-70 loss to St. Francis (PA) on their own home floor. In a game where the Red Flash entered with a record of 0-29, they got their first win in school history over the Panthers to kick off the 2020-21 season. For Pittsburgh, look no further than 3-point shooting for where to start, at least.
As a team, the Panthers shot 6-of-24 from 3-point range. Justin Champagnie and Xavier Johnson shot a combined 0-for-9 from 3-point land in the loss. On the bright side, Au’diese Toney finished with 20 points, seven rebounds, and three steals on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point land.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took a loss as well, but they at least fought until the very end, literally. It took four overtimes before things finally tilted in favor of Georgia State on Wednesday night in a 123-120 victory over Georgia Tech. While Moses Wright finished with 31 points and 20 rebounds, the game was overshadowed by the lackluster all-around play of the Yellow Jackets’ backcourt.
Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado combined for 13 of the Yellow Jackets’ 22 turnovers in the loss. The duo also shot a combined 14-of-50 from the field and 5-of-20 from 3-point range in the loss.
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Alvarado still finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, and four rebounds and Devoe finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists, but when the result reads: “Loss”, other things are looked upon to fix the issues.