PITTSBURGH — Over the past couple of weeks, Pittsburgh center Steve Adams has struggled to find his place on the court.

Saturday night was a different story. The 7-foot center showed no sign of struggle and came to life in a crushing, 89-40 win against Bethune-Cookman.

The freshman scored a career high 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-double of his young career.

Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon said he was proud of Adams and is seeing improvement in him each week. He also said he was proud of his team in general for getting the ball to Adams inside the paint.

The Panthers (10-1) hit double-digits in the win column with ease, using strong shot selection to hit 67.3 percent (37 of 55) from the floor with points from 10 players.