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Pitt Visits UConn In Big East Top 25 Battle
Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker each scored 19 points and No. 16 Pittsburgh continued to build its early Big East resume with a 67-57 conquest of 15th-ranked Connecticut at XL Center.
Gilbert Brown chipped in 11 points for the Panthers (14-2, 4-0 Big East), whose seven straight victories include wins at Syracuse and Cincinnati last week.
Stanley Robinson posted 19 points and Kemba Walker added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Huskies (11-5, 2-3), who were coming off a 72-69 letdown at Georgetown over the weekend. Jerome Dyson netted 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting in defeat.
Pitt led 52-51 at the five-minute mark before Gibbs scored from behind the arc and on an up-and-under layup off a nice feed from Wanamaker.
UConn was never able to pull closer than four despite the Panthers missing the front end of a 1-and-1 on consecutive possessions with under a minute to play, the last occurring with 39 seconds left and the Panthers on top 61-57.
The Huskies failed to take advantage with a turnover at the other end, and Wanamaker made four straight from the line to seal another impressive road win.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Brown and Gibbs had the Panthers on top 18-8 in the early portion of the game.
Robinson’s 13 first-half points kept UConn close, though the Huskies still trailed, 32-29, at halftime.
Pitt padded its lead early with strong inside play, as Wanamaker’s layup made it 43-33 less than four minutes in.
The Panthers hit a five-minute cold stretch later on, and the hosts made things competitive with 10 straight points. Dyson’s driving layup put the Huskies on top 47-46 just past the midway point and it stayed competitive until Pitt pulled away late.
Pitt has won five straight road games dating back to last season...The Huskies hold a 30-27 advantage in the all-time series with the Panthers, who have closed the gap a bit with four wins in the last five meetings...Gary McGhee had eight points and nine rebounds for Pitt, which had almost as many offensive boards (19) as defensive caroms (21)...Gavin Edwards had 10 rebounds for UConn, which was beaten on the glass, 40-31.
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