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Pitt (20-2) dropped two spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press men’s basketball poll, after a 1-1 week that included a loss to Notre Dame and a narrow win at Rutgers.

Here is the early game story on Pitt and some post-game quotes

Here are some post-game quotes

ROSEMONT, ILL. – No. 5 Pitt harassed DePaul freshman sensation Cleveland Melvin into his worst game in league play, and cruised to an 80-50 victory to remain alone in first place in the Big East. Pitt (19-1, 7-0) held last-place DePaul to the lowest point total by any Big East team in a conference game [...]

Beside a record-breaking 12,925 fans, about a dozen NBA scouts, Pitt’s victory over Syracuse attracted a handful of national media to the Pete.

Senior center Gary McGhee was named to the Big East Honor Roll on Monday after averaging 10.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in victories over Georgetown and Seton Hall last week.

Pitt defeated Seton Hall, 74-53, at the Pete to set up showdown with No. 4 Syracuse. Here is the breaking news game story and box score . Here are some post-game quotes from Jamie Dixon, Brad Wanamaker, Dante Taylor, Gary McGhee and Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard, forward Herb Pope and guard Jeremy Hazell. JAMIE DIXON “I thought [...]

  = Here is the early story as the No. 5 Panthers beat Georgetown = Here are some post-game quotes from Pitt coach Jamie Dixon, and guards Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker, and Georgetown coach John Thompson III and guard Chris Wright. COACH JAMIE DIXON ON TEAM PLAY “I was really happy with how we [...]

Pitt remained No. 5 in the AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll. No surprises there. Eight teams from the Big East are ranked in the top 25, including five in the top 10.  Also, senior forward Gilbert Brown was named to the Big East weekly honor roll after averaging 16.5 points [...]

Thanks to the vagaries of the NFL playoffs, Pitt basketball fans will have to set their priorities on Saturday.