{"id":442444,"date":"2026-01-28T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442444\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:35:10","slug":"siulepa-posts-15-points-15-rebounds-in-pitts-ot-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442444\/","title":{"rendered":"Siulepa posts 15 points, 15 rebounds in Pitt\u2019s OT win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman Siulepa powered Pitt\u2019s OT win while Australians logged minutes across NCAA road contests.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh 80, Wake Forest 76 (OT)<\/p>\n

Brisbane freshman forward Roman Siulepa<\/a> delivered a high-minute, high-impact performance in Pittsburgh\u2019s overtime win, finishing with 15 points and a career-best 15 rebounds in 35 minutes. Siulepa anchored the glass throughout regulation and overtime, adding two steals and a block, while stretching the floor with 2-of-6 from three and converting all three free throws. Despite a high-usage night (5-of-15 shooting), his rebounding volume and defensive activity were central to Pittsburgh\u2019s ability to extend the game and close it in OT.<\/p>\n

Roman Siulepa \u2014 Freshman, Forward, Pittsburgh Panthers
From Brisbane, QLD, Australia \u2502 Height: 1.98 m
\u2022 Minutes: 35 \u2502 Points: 15 (Season: 9.6) \u2502 Rebounds: 15 (Season: 5.0) \u2502 Assists: 0 (Season: 0.8) \u2502 FG: 5\u201315 \u2502 3PT: 2\u20136 \u2502 FT: 3\u20133 \u2502 Blocks: 1 \u2502 Steals: 2 \u2502 Turnovers: 0<\/p>\n

Kent State 72, Ohio 57 (Final)<\/p>\n

Melbourne freshman forward Kiir Kuany provided a productive stretch off the bench in limited minutes, scoring 7 points in 11 minutes as Ohio struggled to sustain offense on the road. Kuany spaced the floor effectively, knocking down 2-of-3 from three, and finished possessions with 3 rebounds, accounting for nearly half of Ohio\u2019s made field goals during his stint. His shot-making briefly stabilised the Bobcats, but Kent State controlled tempo and margin across the second half.<\/p>\n

Kiir Kuany \u2014 Freshman, Forward, Ohio Bobcats
From Melbourne, VIC, Australia \u2502 Height: 2.06 m
\u2022 Minutes: 11 \u2502 Points: 7 (Season: 3.2) \u2502 Rebounds: 3 (Season: 1.0) \u2502 Assists: 0 (Season: 0.1) \u2502 FG: 2\u20133 \u2502 3PT: 2\u20133 \u2502 FT: 1\u20132 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 1<\/p>\n

Indiana 72, Purdue 67 (Final)<\/p>\n

Sunshine Coast senior centre Oscar Cluff<\/a> logged 19 minutes in Purdue\u2019s frontcourt rotation as the Boilermakers struggled to generate interior efficiency in Bloomington. Cluff finished with 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting, added 6 rebounds and 1 assist, and was limited at the foul line (0-of-1 FT) as Indiana controlled the paint across extended stretches. Purdue stayed within range late, but second-chance scoring and interior finishes were hard to come by on the road.<\/p>\n

Oscar Cluff \u2014 Senior, Center, Purdue Boilermakers
From Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia \u2502 Height: 2.11 m
\u2022 Minutes: 19 \u2502 Points: 2 (Season: 11.8) \u2502 Rebounds: 6 (Season: 7.8) \u2502 Assists: 1 (Season: 1.8) \u2502 FG: 1\u20134 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20130 \u2502 FT: 0\u20131 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 0<\/p>\n

VCU 77, Richmond 69 (Final)<\/p>\n

Sydney senior guard Will Johnston logged 33 minutes in Richmond\u2019s backcourt during a tough shooting night, finishing with 4 points as the Spiders struggled to find perimeter rhythm on the road. Johnston went 1-of-6 from the field and 0-of-2 from three, but stayed composed at the line (2-of-2 FT) and contributed defensively with 2 steals. Richmond remained within striking distance into the second half, but limited shot conversion and VCU\u2019s control of tempo shaped the outcome.<\/p>\n

Will Johnston \u2014 Senior, Guard, Richmond Spiders
From Sydney, NSW, Australia \u2502 Height: 1.91 m
\u2022 Minutes: 33 \u2502 Points: 4 (Season: 9.9) \u2502 Rebounds: 1 (Season: 3.1) \u2502 Assists: 1 (Season: 2.2) \u2502 FG: 1\u20136 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20132 \u2502 FT: 2\u20132 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Steals: 2 \u2502 Turnovers: 0<\/p>\n

NC State 88, Syracuse 68 (Final)<\/p>\n

Melbourne freshman guard Luke Fennell saw brief floor time in Syracuse\u2019s road defeat, logging 2 minutes late with no statistical impact recorded. The Orange struggled to stay connected after halftime, and rotation opportunities narrowed as NC State pushed the margin across the second half.<\/p>\n

Luke Fennell \u2014 Freshman, Guard, Syracuse Orange
From Melbourne, VIC, Australia \u2502 Height: 1.98 m
\u2022 Minutes: 2 \u2502 Points: 0 (Season: 1.2) \u2502 Rebounds: 0 (Season: 0.7) \u2502 Assists: 0 (Season: 0.4) \u2502 FG: 0\u20130 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20130 \u2502 FT: 0\u20130 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roman Siulepa powered Pitt\u2019s OT win while Australians logged minutes across NCAA road contests. Pittsburgh 80, Wake Forest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-442444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}