Pitt drops opener to The Citadel, 78-63

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports This is going to be a long season, isn’t it? Pitt actually led this game 2-0 at one point, but it was all downhill from there. I think I blinked twice and it was 25-9 Bulldogs. Pitt got within single digits a few times after, but never challenged.

Positives: Femi Odukale scored 20 points to go along with 4 assists and 3 steals. He was able to finish several drives in traffic. His free throw shooting leaves much to be desired (3-9), but I’ll take what I saw from him tonight. John Hugley was a monster with 27 and 10. In the first half, he bumped a Bulldog defender trying to post up, and I thought he killed him. He drew 10 fouls tonight, and it could’ve been…