Austin’s 3 at buzzer gives Pitt OT win
COLUMBUS (AP) – Reserve Zack Austin scored 15 of his 16 points from 3-point range and his last one of the day came at the buzzer as Pitt rallied to beat Ohio State 91-90 in overtime Friday.
It was Pitt’s first lead since Austin made a 3 with 6:04 left in regulation to put the Panthers up 66-64. Austin finished 5 of 8 from beyond the arc.
After Devin Royal made one of two foul shots to give Ohio State a 90-88 lead, with six seconds left and out of timeouts, Austin inbounded to Jaland Lowe who dribbled past the mid-court line, veered left and threw it to a lightly guarded Austin who stepped into the shot and buried it.
Austin made a 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining in regulation to bring the Panthers to within 77-75. After an Ohio State miss, Lowe made a jumper with 33 seconds to tie the score at 77 before the extra session.
Despite missing all five of his 3-point attempts, Lowe led Pitt (7-1) with a career-high 28 points, shooting 10 for 11 from the free-throw line. Ishmael Leggett added 21 points and reserve Papa Amadou Kante had 12.
Bruce Thornton scored 24 points, Royal 18 points and Micah Parrish 15 for Ohio State (5-2).
Pitt is off until Wednesday when it plays at Mississippi State.