Pitt basketball closed out its first exhibition game in two years with an 89-65 win over Gannon Monday night at the Petersen Events Center.
The final score made it look like a comfortable win, but it was far from that. The Golden Knights, a Division II basketball program were within nine points of the Panthers at halftime with Pitt only outrebounding Gannon 24-21 and the Panthers shooting 36 percent from the field as well as 59 percent on free throws.
Pitt would rebound in the second half to finish shooting 43 percent on the night and 69 percent on free throws while holding Gannon to 35 percent from the field, but there were clear lines of how much growth the Panthers need to work through to be ready for ACC play.