Johnson's 23 helps Pitt hold off upstart N. Alabama, 71-66
Facing a major-conference opponent for the first time in program history, North Alabama was up to the task, forcing a tight contest with Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Alabama Lions
66
Pittsburgh Panthers
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| PITT | 29 | 42 | 71 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Union (TN) Bulldogs | W 76-66 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ UC Davis Aggies | W 79-75 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 66-71
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 66-70
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 66-69
Foul on Cameron Diggs.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 66-69
Foul on Kene Chukwuka.
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LayUpShot 1:33 66-69
Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Kendarius Smith.
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LayUpShot 1:44 64-69
Xavier Johnson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-67
Au'Diese Toney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-66
Au'Diese Toney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 64-65
Foul on Kendall Stafford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 64-65
Kendarius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
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JumpShot 2:45 61-65
Xavier Johnson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 61-63
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 61-62
Foul on Christian Agnew.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 61-62
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 60-62
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 59-62
Foul on Trey McGowens.
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LayUpShot 3:54 59-62
Kendall Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Christian Agnew.
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LayUpShot 4:12 57-62
Malik Ellison made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Johnson.
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LayUpShot 4:31 57-60
Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Kendarius Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 55-60
Kene Chukwuka made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 55-59
Kene Chukwuka made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 55-58
Foul on Emanuel Littles.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 55-58
Foul on Jared Wilson-Frame.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:02 55-58
Kendarius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:28 52-58
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:28 52-57
Foul on Cameron Diggs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:43 52-57
Kendarius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Stafford.
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LayUpShot 7:05 49-57
Xavier Johnson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 49-55
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 49-54
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 49-53
Foul on Cameron Diggs.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:36 49-53
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:36 48-53
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:36 47-53
Foul on Jared Wilson-Frame.
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PersonalFoul 9:07 47-53
Foul on Emanuel Littles.
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LayUpShot 9:31 47-53
Malik Ellison made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:09 47-51
Foul on Logan Windeler.
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JumpShot 10:09 47-51
Au'Diese Toney made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:51 47-49
Malik Ellison made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Johnson.
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JumpShot 10:57 47-47
Logan Windeler made Jumper. Assisted by Emanuel Littles.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:23 45-47
Emanuel Littles made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:23 44-47
Foul on Terrell Brown.
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PersonalFoul 11:52 44-47
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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JumpShot 11:52 44-47
Logan Windeler made Jumper. Assisted by Emanuel Littles.
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LayUpShot 12:12 42-47
Xavier Johnson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:51 42-45
Kendall Stafford made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:00 40-45
Au'Diese Toney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:00 40-44
Foul on Logan Windeler.
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LayUpShot 14:10 40-44
Kendarius Smith made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:54 38-44
Jared Wilson-Frame made Layup. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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PersonalFoul 15:17 38-42
Foul on Trey McGowens.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:43 38-42
Trey McGowens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:43 38-41
Foul on Christian Agnew.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:09 38-41
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:09 38-40
Foul on Cameron Diggs.
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JumpShot 16:33 38-40
Kendall Stafford made Jumper. Assisted by Kendarius Smith.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:46 36-40
Xavier Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:28 36-37
Kendarius Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:47 33-37
Foul on Trey McGowens.
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DunkShot 18:08 33-37
Trey McGowens made Dunk. Assisted by Au'Diese Toney.
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End Game 0:00 66-71
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:03 66-71
Pittsburgh Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 66-71
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 66-70
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 66-69
Foul on Cameron Diggs.
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 66-69
Xavier Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:07 66-69
Jared Wilson-Frame Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 66-69
Christian Agnew missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 66-69
Kendarius Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 66-69
Jared Wilson-Frame missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 66-69
Malik Ellison Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:46 66-69
Kendarius Smith missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 66-69
Foul on Kene Chukwuka.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:01 66-69
Kene Chukwuka Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:19 66-69
Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:19 66-69
Xavier Johnson missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:33 66-69
Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Kendarius Smith.
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LayUpShot 1:44 64-69
Xavier Johnson made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:57 64-67
Kendarius Smith Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-67
Au'Diese Toney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-66
Au'Diese Toney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 64-65
Foul on Kendall Stafford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 64-65
Kendarius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Blackmon.
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ShortTimeOut 2:33 61-65
North Alabama Timeout
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JumpShot 2:45 61-65
Xavier Johnson made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:54 61-63
Au'Diese Toney Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:54 61-63
Jamari Blackmon missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:14 61-63
Kendall Stafford Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 61-63
Xavier Johnson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 61-63
Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 61-62
Foul on Christian Agnew.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 61-62
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 60-62
Jamari Blackmon made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:23 59-62
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:23 59-62
Foul on Trey McGowens.
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Defensive Rebound 3:41 59-62
Cameron Diggs Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:41 59-62
Au'Diese Toney missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:54 59-62
Kendall Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Christian Agnew.
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LayUpShot 4:12 57-62
Malik Ellison made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Johnson.
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LayUpShot 4:31 57-60
Cameron Diggs made Layup. Assisted by Kendarius Smith.
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Team Stats
UNA
PITT
24-60
FG
19-49
40
Field Goal %
39
10-31
3PT
2-12
32
Three Point %
17
8-13
FT
31-42
62
Free Throw %
74
38
Rebounds
35
8
Offensive Rebounds
5
30
Defensive Rebounds
30
17
Assists
10
2
Steals
3
3
Blocks
5
15
Turnovers
8
2
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
15
3
Fast Break Points
14
22
Points in Paint
34
27
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
8
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