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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 97, VMI 70
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Mike Nance, # Gary Prager, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: 8923

Ashton Gibbs had a game-high 20 points and No. 14 Pittsburgh rolled to a 97-70 victory over Virginia Military on Tuesday at the Petersen Events Center.

Gibbs, a senior, made six 3-pointers on 15 attempts for the Panthers, who led by as many as 27 points before taking a 57-33 lead into halftime.

Pittsburgh improved to 8-1 and has won six in a row since losing to Long Beach State on Nov. 16. Nasir Robinson recorded his second straight double-double — 19 points and 14 rebounds — and J.J. Moore added 16 points for the Panthers, who shot 47 percent from the floor.

Meanwhile, Virginia Military (3-5, 0-2 Big South) continued its road struggles and fell to 0-5 away from home. The Keydets had no answers defensively and allowed more than 80 points for the fifth time.

Stan Okoye, who scored a team-high 18 points in the Keydets’ loss to Charleston Southern, finished with 14 points and Jordan Weethee had a team-high 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting for Virginia Military, which lost its fourth straight game after being outrebounded 55-27, including 20-8 on the offensive glass.

Pittsburgh, which held its opponent to 70 or fewer points for the sixth time, won against a non-conference opponent at home for the 61st time in its last 62 games.
Top Game Performances
 
VMI   Pittsburgh
Jordan Weethee 18 Scoring Ashton Gibbs 20
Ron Burks 6 Assists Lamar Patterson 6
Keith Gabriel 5 Rebounds Nasir Robinson 14
Keith Gabriel 6 Free Throws Made John Johnson 5
Keith Gabriel 2 Steals John Johnson 1
Ron Burks 1 Blocks Dante Taylor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
VMI 70 36.8 7-30 13-20 13 27 4 7 9
Pittsburgh 97 47.9 13-33 14-18 24 55 4 3 14