EVANSTON, Illinois — After rolling over its first two opponents to begin the season, Northwestern built an 11-point halftime lead over Pitt, held an eight-point lead late with 3:43 left and then let the game slip away in the final 10 seconds with what would be the Panthers’ first and only lead of the game.
At this point, it may seem like fate for Wildcat games to end in such a fashion. It was an all-too-familiar feeling from last season, when the ‘Cats blew five games in which they had leads in the final five minutes.