Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pitt extends its season with a 71-69 overtime win against Syracuse
With the win, Pitt (12-19, 5-13) clinched the final spot into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Syracuse (15-16, 6-12) will enter the tournament on a five-game losing streak.
The game was scoreless for nearly 2 1/2 minutes in overtime before Pitt called a timeout with 10.2 seconds left. Indrusaitis then took the inbound pass and drove to the basket and scored when William Kyle III was called for goaltending.
Naithan George's 3-point heave from midcourt hit the back of the rim to end it.
Barry Dunning Jr. added 17 points and Indrusaitis finished with 16 for the Panthers.
George scored a season-high 26 points for Syracuse. Donnie Freeman added 18 points and Nate Kingz chipped in with 14.
Freeman made a pair of free throws with 1:08 left in regulation to knot it at 65-all. Damarco Minor's 3-point try for Pitt rimmed out with 14 seconds left, and Kingz missed a 3-point try at the buzzer to force overtime.
Syracuse: The No. 14 seed Orange face 11th-seeded SMU on Tuesday in the conference tournament.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 71 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Naithan George Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Naithan George misses 36-foot three point jumper | 71 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:04 | J.J. Starling subbing in for Syracuse | 71 - 69 |
Statistics
 PITT |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 23-59 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-20 | FT | 16-17 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 60 | Percent Led | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 19,837 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |