PITTSBURGH, PA | TJ Madlock posted a double-double but the Alabama State University men's basketball team went cold in the second half as the University of Pittsburgh (1-3) claimed a 73-54 win on Sunday.
 
Madlock's scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to register the first double-double for the Hornets this season. 
 
The Hornets started the second half 2-of-25 from the field and finished the half 9-of-37 and 1-of-13 from beyond the arc. 

THE BASICS
Score: Pitt 74 | Alabama State 54
Records: Hornets (0-5) | Panthers (2-3)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022
Location: Petersen Events Center| Pittsburgh, PA
Series: Pitt leads 1-0
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 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Pitt held a 10-2 lead at the under-16 media timeout before a 5-0 spurt by the Hornets.
• TJ Madlock's 3-point play at the 13:03 point cut the Panthers' lead to 10-7. 
• The Hornets went on a 9-0 run to take a 16-13 on a three by Roland McCoy jumper with 10:57 left in the opening half. 
• ASU got layups from Range and Duane Posey, along with a Posey free throw to build a 26-18 lead with 8:03 to go before halftime. 
• A Posey steal and layup and an Amarr Knox basket increased the ASU lead to 30-18 with 5:30 left in the first half.
• The Panthers outscored the Hornets 13-4 to close the half and trim the ASU lead to 34-31. 
• A Posey driving layup ended a 6:03 ASU scoring drought, but a Pitt 26-2 run gave the Panthers a grabbed a 43-38 lead with 08:41 to  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Hornets made 4-of-7 from behind the arc for 57 percent in the first half.
• The Hornets stared the second half 2-for-25 from the floor, finishing the half 9-of-37 and 1-of-13 from 3-point range.
• 12 of ASU's 24 rebounds came on the offensive glass.  
• Madlock posted the Hornets first double-double of the year, scoring a team-high 16 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
• Range finished with 10 points followed by Alex Anderson with seven.
• Posey finished with seven rebounds.
• Blake Hinson led the Pitt scoring with 21 points while John Hugley had nine boards.
• Pitt made seven three pointers and shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the second half.

UP NEXT
Alabama State University remains on the road to battle Dequesne University on Wednesday at 6 p.m. (CT) in Pittsburgh, Pa.