Cruz Davis scored a career-high 36 factors and added seven assists, fueling Hofstra to an 80-73 upset of host Pitt on Sunday.
Davis surpassed his earlier profession excessive of 28 factors, set twice final season.
Davis scored 19 factors as Hofstra raced out to a 36-23 halftime lead earlier than he helped stem a late rally because the Delight (6-4), who had been picked to complete eighth within the 13-team Coastal Athletic Affiliation, beat an ACC crew for the primary time since an 82-77 win over Florida State on Nov. 20, 2015.
Victory Onuetu had 10 factors on 5-of-5 capturing for the Delight, who’ve earned 4 wins over power-conference opponents underneath fifth-year head coach Speedy Claxton. German Plotnikov and Preston Edmead every added eight factors.
Brandin Cummings scored 30 of his career-high 34 factors within the second half for Pitt (5-5), which held a lead simply twice Sunday because it was upset at residence by a non-power-conference foe for the second time this season. Quinnipiac beat the Panthers 83-75 on Nov. 23.
Barry Dunning Jr. had 13 factors and eight rebounds whereas Cameron Corhen and Damarco Minor scored seven factors apiece for Pitt, which shot 45.8%.
Hofstra outscored Pitt 38-16 within the paint and shot 52.7% general.
Davis drained Hofstra’s first 5 subject objectives earlier than hitting a pair of baskets on consecutive journeys to begin the 20-4 run, which ended with Davis sinking a 3-pointer to increase the Delight’s result in 36-20 with 1:47 left. Pitt was simply 2-of-9 from the sphere with one turnover in the course of the guests’ surge.
Corhen scored the ultimate three factors of the half for Pitt as Hofstra missed its final 4 photographs from the sphere.
The Delight scored seven of the primary 10 factors following intermission for its largest lead at 43-26. Then Cummings scored 14 factors in a 26-12 run, throughout with the Panthers pulled inside three factors thrice, the final time at 55-52 with 9:42 left.
However Plotnikov and Davis mixed on an 7-0 run for Hofstra, which led by a minimum of seven the remainder of the best way. Davis had the Delight’s final two subject objectives over the ultimate seven minutes, whereas the remainder of Hofstra’s scoring got here from 11 free throws.
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