Scoring droughts have become a staple of this year’s Pitt Panthers team and a pair of another very lengthy droughts cost the Panthers in a big way Saturday afternoon against the visiting Clemson Tigers. Pitt went a 12-minute span in the first half and a five-minute span in the second half, only making one field goal and the Panthers couldn’t recover from it as they dropped a 71-62 battle to Clemson, their first ACC home game of the season. “This one is very disappointing,” said Pitt head ... Read More
Josh Newkirk lifts Pitt over Boston College in overtime
Coming off a very disappointing start to the ACC season on Saturday, the Pitt Panthers had to come out of Boston College with a win at all cost. Thanks to Josh Newkirk the Panthers rallied in the second half to force overtime and eventually came away with a 61-60 victory, their first conference win of the season. Coming off a few poor performances in a row, Newkirk scored 15 points, including a pair of big buckets down the stretch of overtime. BC’s Patrick Heckmann's drained a 3-pointer ... Read More
Pitt extends win streak to six with win over Florida Gulf Coast
Two years ago, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the darlings of the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers made sure that they wouldn’t become the Eagles next upset victim. The Panthers used a balanced offensive attack and cruised to a sixth consecutive victory, defeating a very sloppy Florida Gulf Coast team 71-54 for Pitt’s 200th win all-time at the Petersen Events Center. The win was the second convincing one in a row for the Panthers, who begin ACC play on Saturday ... Read More
Pitt survives scare from Oakland
The Pitt Panthers simply do not like to play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. For the second time in three years the Golden Grizzlies pushed Pitt to the limit, but the Panthers used some excellent free-throw shooting to survive a scare, defeating Oakland 81-77 in overtime for their fourth consecutive victory. The last time Pitt and Oakland met was on Nov. 17, 2012, a 72-62 Pitt win in overtime. The Panthers had to come back from down 18 in the second half in that one. They had to come from ... Read More
Cameron Wright’s return has Pitt heading in right direction
The Pitt Panthers basketball team returned home from an up-and-down month away from Pittsburgh and quickly have seen the fortunes change. Much of that has to do with the return of senior guard Cameron Wright, who finally looked like himself Wednesday night, scoring 14 points in 34 minutes of action in his third game back recovering from a foot injury. That was a big leap forward for Wright, who had scored only one point in his prior two games, playing a total of 22 minutes. Wednesday against ... Read More
Jamel Artis’ big night leads Pitt past Manhattan
For Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers, there’s no place like home. Jamel Artis put together a complete performance, scoring a career-high 20 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists, as Pitt defeated Manhattan 65-56 Wednesday night at the Petersen Events Center. The win was Pitt’s third in a row and the second game in the past four days that Pitt (7-3) has gotten to play on its home floor, after going nearly a month on the road, playing six games without a home ... Read More
Duquesne Women puts winning streak on the line in City Game vs. Pitt
Entering his second season on the bench at Duquesne, head coach Dan Burt knew that he would be dealing with a talented team, but also one that was a little short on experience. That inexperienced Dukes team was tested early on with a tough slate that included the likes of Syracuse, Princeton and Green Bay. Burt’s team dropped all three of those contests, but in the process may have learned some lessons that will benefit them the rest of the season. “Syracuse was the marquee name in ... Read More
Pitt must get defensive to extend City Game streak
The Pitt Panthers have not lost a City Game to Duquesne since 2000. That streak could be tested Friday night at the Consol Energy Center if the Panthers don’t start getting defensive. Good man-to-man defense has long been a staple under Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon, but Pitt’s performance at the defensive end through the first seven games of the season has left Dixon frustrated and many Panthers’ fans scratching their heads. Early on, the signs point to the fact this could be the worst ... Read More
Pitt sluggish in loss to Indiana
Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers basketball team has been away from home for close to two weeks now, which is a long stretch this early in the season, especially for a young team. Pitt showed again Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge that they left their defense back in Pittsburgh in an 81-69 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington. Indiana (6-1) shot 54.1 percent (33-for-61) from the floor on the night, the fourth time in five games on this trip that Pitt (4-3) has allowed an ... Read More
Pitt rebounds with nice win over Kansas State
After being thoroughly outplayed by San Diego State in the second round of the Maui Invitational by San Diego State, it was going to be interesting to see how Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers responded. They responded in very positive fashion by playing their best overall game of the season in a 70-47 victory over a solid Kansas State team Wednesday in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational. James Robinson had 14 points and six assists and led four Pitt (4-2) players in double figures. ... Read More