Pitt Loses Ugly Game To Wisconsin 47-43

Clink.  Clank.  Clunk.  If you watched the Pitt/Wisconsin game on Friday night, you heard a lot of that noise as the basketball repeatedly hit the rim for both teams.  The number tenth seed in the east region, Pittsburgh, lost to the number seventh seed, Wisconsin, 47-43.

To say this game was awful is an understatement.  Wisconsin shot overall from the field 17-53 (32.1%), while Pitt shot 18-48 (37.5%).  Pitt started off quick, as James Robinson had six quick points in the first few minutes of the game, but fell silent the rest of the game, only scoring one point after.  Only one person scored in double figures for Pitt, Jamel Artis with 13 points.

To give my own viewpoints of this game is very difficult, due to the point that nobody on either team, or a team itself really stood out to me.  This was by far the worst NCAA Tournament basketball game I have watched in awhile.  You expect a 16th seed to not put much of a showing against a number one seed, but you expect a 10/7 game to be entertaining and exciting.  I was never excited when Pitt was up double digits, because I watch too many games of them blowing a double digit lead.  As I sat there, all I could think about was, "So how will Pitt blow the game this time?"  If Pitt could of nailed shots in the first half, they could of easily disposed Wisconsin.  Last, I was surprised that Ryan Luther only played four minutes for Pitt, while not even being in foul trouble.  To me during the season, he was one of the best players down the stretch for Pitt when they were struggling.

All in all, I am grateful that Pitt's basketball season is over.  I could be wrong, but I am expecting more of the same for next year or even worse.  At least we can now focus on the Penguins march to the playoffs, and the hope of the Pirates making a deep run in October.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/no-7-seed-wisconsin-trudges-past-pittsburgh-47-010217425--ncaab.html