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#25 Pitt avoids trap, dismantles Robert Morris
Pitt knocked off cross-town rival Robert Morris by a score of 77-53, their second straight 20+ point win. Pitt dominated Robert Morris in the second half, outscoring the Colonials 38-20. Pitt is now 68-0 all-time against NEC opponents and 28-0 all-time against Robert Morris. 27 of those victories have come by double digits. In the first half,
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#22 Pitt stops slide, runs away from Seton Hall
Pitt got back on track with a big 83-58 win over Seton Hall, avenging their earlier loss to the Pirates, one of four losses in Pitt’s previous five games. It was Pitt’s largest win in Big East play and their highest scoring game of the season. Jeremy Hazell didn’t start for Seton
#22 Pitt loses Backyard Brawl to West Virginia, Sparks fly
Pitt’s play was about as poor as the behavior of the fans of #6 West Virginia in a 70-51 Mountaineer victory, Pitt’s 4th loss in their last 5 games. Pitt never led in the game and was down by at least 10 for the last 6:30 of the game. Notable from this game was a scuffle with just over
#17 Pitt taken down by USF behind Jones’ 37
Pitt fell to South Florida on Sunday, marking their third loss in their last four games after starting 5-0 in conference play. There were three primary reasons for this loss and they were, in order, were Dominique Jones, free throw shooting, and officiating. Pitt was cold to start the game, trailing
#17 Pitt comes back then pulls away from St. John’s
Pitt picked up an important win to get off the schnide with a 63-53 victory over St. John’s. They started out sluggish but definitely picked it up as the game went on, outscoring the Red Storm 39-25 in the second half. Both teams shot the ball poorly to start. They were a combined 9/32, in
#9 Pitt’s comeback attempt falls short, they lose to Seton Hall.
The Pittsburgh Panthers lost to Seton Hall, dropping their second straight after winning their first five Big East games. Pitt staged a furious comeback, nothing unusual this year, but it came up short as they lost to Seton Hall 64-61. Seton Hall’s pressure gave Pitt problems early on. They
Georgetown pulls away from Pitt, Panthers lose first Big East game
The Pittsburgh Panthers learned all good things must come to an end Wednesday night against Georgetown, losing 74-66. The loss snapped a 31 game home winning steak. Pitt got off to a great start, scoring the game’s first 6 points. However, Georgetown came charging back. The Hoyas got some open
Pitt marches into Top 10
In a season that wasn’t supposed to be that great, even before Gilbert Brown was ruled academically ineligible for the first semester and Jermaine Dixon broke his foot, Pitt finds itself ranked #9 in the AP poll. Pitt
Pitt comes back to take down Louisville, now 5-0 in Big East.
The Pittsburgh Panthers were once again able to pick up a close win against a conference foe. They edged out Cincinnati, pulled away from UConn, and have now taken down Louisville. Early on, Pitt did a great job of contesting perimeter shots for Louisville, forcing them to look elsewhere. Unfortunately,
Pitt outlasts UConn on the road, still undefeated in Big East play.
Pitt picked up yet another big road win. First Syracuse, then Cincinnati, and now the Huskies of Connecticut. This is the first time ever that they’ve had a stretch of three straight road games in the Big East and won all three. Pitt got off to an early lead, 18-8. They were consistently able