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Pitt Muscles Its Way Past Oral Roberts

Mitch Pritchard — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:05:12 CDT

Fourth-seeded Pittsburgh is playing its best basketball in March instead of January or February this season, and it paid off again today with an 82-63 win over Oral Roberts in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, reports the Associated Press. Levance Fields led the Panthers with 23 points as...

Pitt Denies Georgetown Big East Title

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:48:10 CDT

Ronald Ramon and DeJuan Blair made sure Pittsburgh would not be denied another Big East championship yesterday, reports the Associated Press. The Panthers had been to the title game seven times, with only one win, until upsetting No. 9 Georgetown, 74-65. Ramon had 17 points and Blair had 10 points...

Shorthanded Pitt Shocks Hoyas

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:47:34 CST

Minus its two starting guards and suffering a profound height disadvantage, no. 15 Pittsburgh shocked no. 5 Georgetown in front of a rowdy home crowd, 69-60. Panthers big man DeJuan Blair continued to excel in his freshman campaign, snagging 15 points and nine rebounds despite conceding seven inches to the...

Pitt Stays Perfect; Duke Doesn't

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:46:01 CST

A Madison Square Garden matchup between two 10-0 teams lived up to its billing, as #11 Pittsburgh beat #6 Duke in overtime, 65-64, on Levance Fields's three-pointer with four seconds remaining. The Panthers had clawed their way back from a 12-point halftime deficit, outrebounding the Blue Devils 34-20 following the...