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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 86, Fordham 51
When: 6:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # John Cahill, # Joe Lindsay, # Bill McCarthy
Attendance: 3759

Pittsburgh 86, Fordham 51:
J.J. Moore poured in 20 points off the bench and Steven Adams added 13 on 5-of-5 shooting as the host Panthers cruised past the Rams in the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Tray Woodall collected 12 points and five assists for Pittsburgh (2-0), which followed up a school-record 70.8 percent shooting performance in its opener with a 53.1 percent night Monday. The Panthers will host Lehigh in the second round Tuesday.

Bryan Smith scored nine of his 11 points in the first half for Fordham (0-2), which will get its fill of Big East competition over the next six weeks. The Rams have trips to St. John’s and Connecticut remaining on the non-conference slate.

The Panthers scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed. Fordham would draw as close as 16-15 midway through the half before Pittsburgh turned it on, getting eight points from Moore during a 21-3 burst to close the half.

Moore scored eight more points during a 15-4 run in the second half that stretched the lead to 58-31 with 9:09 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Pittsburgh improved to 93-3 against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. … Panthers F Lamar Patterson, who was the only player to shoot less than 50 percent in the opener, went 2-of-5 from the field and chipped in six assists. … The Rams shot 36.6 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 18 times.
Top Game Performances
 
Fordham   Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Short 11 Scoring J.J. Moore 20
Branden Frazier 3 Assists Lamar Patterson 6
Chris Gaston 6 Rebounds Dante Taylor 9
Mandell Thomas 7 Free Throws Made Steven Adams 3
Jermaine Myers 1 Steals Cameron Wright 3
Chris Gaston 2 Blocks Steven Adams 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fordham 51 36.6 6-15 15-16 11 20 5 3 19
Pittsburgh 86 53.1 7-17 11-17 24 33 2 11 6