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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 72, Oakland 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Alfred Smith, # Michael Stephens, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 9710

Pittsburgh 72, Oakland 62 (OT):
J.J. Moore scored 16 points and the host Panthers overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to survive in overtime against the Golden Grizzlies.

Pittsburgh (4-0) trailed 48-30 with 11:34 left in regulation, but tied the game at 58-58 on a pair of free throws James Robinson with 10 seconds left. In overtime, the Panthers outscored Oakland 14-4.

Pittsburgh pulled within 58-56 on Tray Woodall’s layup with 28 seconds remaining. After the teams swapped turnovers, Robinson was fouled and hit the go-ahead free throws. Robinson finished with 14 points and Dante Taylor added 10 points.

Corey Petros scored 19 points to lead Oakland (1-3). Oakland used an 8-0 run late in the first half to open up a 31-17 advantage and led 34-20 at halftime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland nearly sprung another upset of a BCS-conference team. The Golden Grizzlies have defeated Oregon and Tennessee twice in each in the past five seasons. … The Panthers shot only 41.7 percent. Pittsburgh came in fifth in the nation in field-goal percentage at 56.4.
Top Game Performances
 
Oakland   Pittsburgh
Corey Petros 19 Scoring J.J. Moore 16
Ryan Bass 3 Assists Tray Woodall 9
Corey Petros 7 Rebounds J.J. Moore 10
Travis Bader 5 Free Throws Made James Robinson 7
Duke Mondy 3 Steals James Robinson 2
Dante Williams 1 Blocks Steven Adams 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oakland 62 46.8 5-18 13-19 11 24 1 6 20
Pittsburgh 72 41.7 7-24 15-24 19 41 5 8 16