It was a classic early-season game, where one team had far superior talent and pulled away for an easy win.

No. 5 Pittsburgh (5-0) had five players score in double digits en route to an 82-60 win over the Penn State men's basketball team (0-5) Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Panthers' only starter not to score in double figures was Brandin Knight, the Big-East Preseason Player of the Year, who scored only seven points.

Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Ben Howland said that Knight gutted it out, after suffering a shoulder injury in practice during the week. Howland didn't release Knight's status until after the game.

The Panthers were led by Donatas Zavackas, who scored 20 points on 6-for-7 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range. Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn said with players of the caliber of Knight, Julius Page and Jaron Brown that Zavackas is the X-factor on the Pittsburgh team.

Howland was pleased with Zavackas' overall play and not just his ability to score.

"He played great defense, and he never forced any shots," Howland said.

Penn State hung close throughout the first half, as it cut the Panthers' lead to 29-25 when Kevin Fellows connected on his only field goal of the game with 4:41 remaining. Pittsburgh closed out the first half on a 7-2 run to extend its lead to 11 at the intermission.

The Panthers turned up its defense in the second half and turned the defensive stops into points. Four minutes into the second half, Zavackas buried a three from the top of the key, which sparked an 11-2 Pittsburgh run that extended the lead to 53-36. Pittsburgh's defense never relented and forced 13 Penn State turnovers in the second half, and the Lions totaled 20 for the game.

"In the second half we just didn't make the open shots that we had," Dunn said. "The things that hurt us the most in the second half ... were all the turnovers."

DeForrest Riley started his second straight game, and scored 14 points and had three assists.

The freshman continued the hot shooting by connecting on 4-of-8 shots from the field, and for the second straight game all his field goals came from behind the arc.

Sharif Chambliss led the Lions in scoring with 16 points.

said that he would continue to look for Riley, who is shooting 63 percent from behind the arc.

"DeForrest has been playing real well, and that has taken a lot of pressure off me," Chambliss said. "If I drive and someone cuts me off, if he's open, then he's the guys I want to give it to."