Pitt drops 99 on Syracuse in home finale

[ASFN Admin]

Whatever swoon Pitt was in over the last week is gone, as the Panthers played a near-perfect second half to blow out Syracuse 99-81 in front of a sellout crowd at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday. The Panthers tried 35 shots in the first half, and while only 11 of them went through the net - 31.4% - the low-percentage shooting was boosted by a perfect 10-of-10 performance from the free throw line, and the combination gave Pitt a 37-33 lead heading into halftime. Syracuse cut the lead to three shortly into the second half when center Jesse Edwards hit one-of-two free throws, but the Panthers kept up the barrage.

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