Pitt did not have a hard time against IUP last night. Not exactly unexpected. Still, there were some problems and the players themselves were not exactly pleased with all aspects of their performance.
On Thursday, the Panthers faced far stiffer competition, didn’t have a player score more than 13 points, and never led by more than 21.
All of that aside, Pitt did beat the in-state Crimson Hawks 73-56 at the Petersen Events Center. But for the players and coaches, the performance wasn’t exactly convincing.
“Today we got outworked; no one wants to say it, but the other team outworked us today,” senior guard Brad Wanamaker said after the game.
It’s hard to read too much into exhibition games. The talent disparity is huge. The energy level in the building is different. Definitely the approach of both teams are far, far apart.
