After grabbing 14-0 lead, Pitt struggles to put away Duquesne
Levance Fields scored four consecutive points in the final minute and Pittsburgh held off a frantic rally by city rival Duquesne, winning 73-68 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Panthers
73
Duquesne Dukes
68
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| DUQ | 31 | 37 | 68 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Penn State Nittany Lions | W 82-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Buffalo Bulls | W 80-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Rider Broncs | W 95-57 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayupShot 0:06 73-68
Reggie Jackson made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:12 73-66
Tyrell Biggs made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:12 72-66
Tyrell Biggs made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:12 71-66
Foul on Damian Saunders
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:22 71-66
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:22 70-66
Foul on Shawn James
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Foul Turnover 0:23 70-66
Foul on Shawn James
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DunkShot 0:25 70-66
Damian Saunders made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:33 70-64
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:33 69-64
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:33 68-64
Foul on Kojo Mensah
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JumpShot 1:09 68-64
Levance Fields made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 1:21 66-64
Foul on DeJuan Blair
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LayupShot 1:21 66-64
Kieron Achara made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 66-62
Sam Young made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:05 63-62
Shawn James made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:23 63-60
Ronald Ramon made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:23 62-60
Foul on Aaron Jackson
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LayupShot 2:30 62-60
Kieron Achara made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 3:01 62-58
Foul on Mike Cook
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Foul Turnover 4:20 62-58
Foul on Kojo Mensah
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Foul Turnover 4:31 62-58
Foul on Ronald Ramon
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LayupShot 5:21 62-58
Kieron Achara made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 5:46 62-56
Sam Young made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 6:35 60-56
Aaron Jackson made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 6:51 60-54
Foul on Ronald Ramon
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LayupShot 7:08 60-54
Kojo Mensah made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 7:14 60-52
Gilbert Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 7:15 59-52
Foul on Shawn James
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LayupShot 8:43 59-50
Gilbert Brown made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 9:06 59-52
Shawn James made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:21 57-50
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 9:21 56-50
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 9:21 55-50
Foul on Shawn James
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LayupShot 9:56 55-50
Shawn James made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 10:38 55-48
Reggie Jackson made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 10:47 55-46
Foul on DeJuan Blair
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JumpShot 11:02 55-46
Keith Benjamin made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 11:14 53-46
Foul on Damian Saunders
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Free Throw 1 of 1 11:51 53-46
Ronald Ramon made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 11:57 52-46
Foul on Shawn James
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LayupShot 12:28 52-46
Mike Cook made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 13:30 50-46
Foul on Keith Benjamin
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LayupShot 14:08 50-46
Shawn James made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 14:23 50-44
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 14:23 49-44
Foul on Kieron Achara
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LayupShot 14:23 49-44
Sam Young made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 14:51 47-44
Ronald Ramon made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 15:12 45-44
Shawn James made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:07 45-42
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:07 44-42
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 16:07 43-42
Foul on Aaron Jackson
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Foul Turnover 16:32 43-42
Foul on Kojo Mensah
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:52 43-42
Kojo Mensah made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:52 43-41
Kojo Mensah made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 16:52 43-40
Foul on Mike Cook
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DunkShot 17:23 43-40
DeJuan Blair made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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LayupShot 17:43 41-40
Kojo Mensah made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 17:58 41-38
Foul on Aaron Jackson
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:11 41-38
Bill Clark made Three Point Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 73-68
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LayupShot 0:06 73-68
Reggie Jackson made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:12 73-66
Tyrell Biggs made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:12 72-66
Tyrell Biggs made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:12 71-66
Foul on Damian Saunders
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 71-66
Tyrell Biggs Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 0:14 71-66
Kojo Mensah missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:22 71-66
Sam Young made Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:22 70-66
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:22 70-66
Sam Young missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:22 70-66
Foul on Shawn James
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Offensive Rebound 0:23 70-66
Sam Young Offensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:23 70-66
Tyrell Biggs missed Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:23 70-66
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:23 70-66
Tyrell Biggs missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:23 70-66
Foul on Shawn James
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DunkShot 0:25 70-66
Damian Saunders made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:33 70-64
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:33 69-64
Levance Fields made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:33 68-64
Foul on Kojo Mensah
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JumpShot 1:09 68-64
Levance Fields made Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 66-64
Sam Young Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:21 66-64
Kieron Achara missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:21 66-64
Foul on DeJuan Blair
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LayupShot 1:21 66-64
Kieron Achara made Two Point Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:21 66-62
Kieron Achara Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 66-62
Gary Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 66-62
Sam Young made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:05 63-62
Shawn James made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:08 63-60
Shawn James Offensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 2:08 63-60
Kojo Mensah missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:23 63-60
Ronald Ramon made Free Throw.
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Not Available 2:23 62-60
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:23 62-60
Ronald Ramon missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:23 62-60
Foul on Aaron Jackson
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RegularTimeOut 2:28 62-60
Duquesne Full Timeout.
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LayupShot 2:30 62-60
Kieron Achara made Two Point Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:40 62-58
Reggie Jackson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:40 62-58
DeJuan Blair missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 62-58
Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
PITT
DUQ
25-61
FG
25-65
41
Field Goal %
38
4-16
3PT
2-20
25
Three Point %
10
19-27
FT
16-19
70
Free Throw %
84
44
Rebounds
36
16
Offensive Rebounds
12
28
Defensive Rebounds
24
13
Assists
13
6
Steals
8
5
Blocks
6
18
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
16
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
22
17
Largest Lead
0
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