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11/02 20:44 CST Freshman Chase Foster scores 23 and Pittsburgh begins season
with 95-57 victory over Rider
Freshman Chase Foster scores 23 and Pittsburgh begins season with 95-57 victory
over Rider
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Freshman Chase Foster scored 23 points, transfer Jonathan
Powell added 18 points on six 3-pointers, and Pittsburgh began its season with
a 95-57 victory over Rider on Monday night.
Foster set a program record for the most points scored in a freshman debut. He
was 5 of 8 from the field in the first half, with two 3-pointers, to reach 18
points as Pitt led 50-26. He only attempted four shots in the second half but
grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes.
Eight of Pitt's 16 field goals in the first half came from behind the arc,
including three from Powell. The Panthers were 6 of 9 from distance in the
second half.
Baye Ndongo, who played three seasons at Georgia Tech, and fifth-year transfer
A'lahn Sumler each added 12 points for Pitt. Jalil Bethea, who played the
2024-25 season at Miami before transferring to Alabama last year, scored 10 off
the bench. Pitt has thirteen new players, with six of those having previous
experience in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Bryce Baker led Rider with 11 points. The Broncs brought in 14 new players
following last year's 4-25 season.
Pitt has won 154 consecutive home games when scoring 80-plus points since a
90-83 double-overtime loss to St. John's on Jan. 22, 1998.
Up next
Rider: Returns home to play New Hampshire on Thursday.
Pittsburgh: Hosts Buffalo on Thursday.
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