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MILWAUKEE – No. 3 Pitt used a six-minute first-half run to pull away from No. 14 seed Oakland on the way to an 89-66 rout in a West Region game at Bradley Center on Friday afternoon. In a first round littered with early upsets, Pitt posted its highest NCAA Tournament score in 22 years and [...]

Here are some tidbits from the first day of media interviews at the NCAA Tournament West Region.

Pitt received a No. 3 seed in the West Region in the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament unveiled tonight.

NEW YORK — No. 2 Pitt fell to No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 50-45, on Thursday night in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. It was the second lowest-scoring Big East Tournament game in 51 tries for the Panthers, who lost in the quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed for the second [...]

** By far the best game of the Big East Tournament thus far is taking place at the Garden, as No. 8 seed Georgetown has grabbed its first lead since the 11:32 mark of the first half, 60-59. Garden is going nuts, as Georgetown always brings a huge support of fans to NYC. Hoyas extend [...]

Pitt sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs was named the Big East Most Improved Player Award on Monday.
The 6-foot-2 Gibbs becomes the sixth Pitt player in the past 11 years to win the award.

Pitt sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs, one of the most improved players in the Big East this season, has earned second-team all-conference honors today.

Five players scored in double figures, as No. 17 Pitt closed out the regular season with an 83-54 rout over Rutgers this afternoon at Petersen Events Center.

Senior guard Jermaine Dixon is out with a sore right foot and his return is questionable in Pitt’s regular-season finale against Rutgers. Dixon, who broke his right foot twice during the off-season, was hurt with 4:20 to play in the first half. It is not believed to be serious. Dixon sat out the rest of [...]

Sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 17 Pitt a 73-71 victory over Providence on Thursday night that assures the Panthers a top-four finish in the Big East.