The Georgetown Hoyas lost in disappointing fashion to Pittsburgh 72-60 at the Petersen Events Center. Georgetown never led in the contest and allowed their opponents to shoot over 50% from the field on the day. Nasir Robinson and Lamar Patterson combined to score 41 points on 15-17 shooting for the Panthers. Freshman reserve Otto Porter led the Hoyas with 14 points and six rebounds in the losing effort.

The Hoyas trailed 14-11 midway through the first half when the Panthers took off on a 15-1 run to push their lead to 17 points. Georgetown was held without a field goal for over seven minutes during that stretch but was able to cut the gap to 11 at the break, 33-22.

Georgetown rallied in the second half, quickly cutting the Pittsburgh lead to five just four minutes into the second half, and it looked as though the Hoyas were in prime shape to get back into the game. However, the Hoyas would never get any closer than that, as Panthers kept the Hoyas at arm’s length the rest of the way, eventually pulling away in the final minutes.

The Hoyas return to Verizon Center to play Connecticut on Wednesday night. Georgetown’s tip-off against the Huskies is scheduled for 7 PM with coverage on ESPN2.