GREENSBORO, N.C. — Francesca Pan scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech pulled away from 15th-seeded Pitt on Thursday night for a 68-58 win in the second round of the ACC tournament.
Dayshanette Harris scored 21 points for Pitt (5-26), which was coming off an opening-day upset of 10th-seeded Notre Dame. Amber Brown added 12 points.
The Yellow Jackets took a 48-45 lead into the fourth quarter and had a 10-2 start to push the lead to 11 just past the midway point. The Panthers scored to make it a nine-point game but Pan, who was 8 of 8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, helped put the lead in double figures for good.
Georgia Tech was just 1 of 10 from 3-point range and shot 40% but turned 18 Pitt turnovers into 20 points and had 10 more offensive rebounds.
Georgia Tech (20-10) faces second-seeded and 10th-ranked North Carolina State in the third semifinal Friday night.
Nerea Hermosa added 13 off the bench, and Lorela Cubaj had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
