Pitt lost its second straight game tonight, falling to Duke 77-69. The Panthers let a 43-32 halftime lead slip away. Jamarius Burton led the Panthers with 16 points and 5 assists while Kyle Filipowski had 28 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils.
After trading baskets in the early going, Pitt went on a 13-2 run to take a 26-14 lead with 9:35 to go in the first half. Burton had a three point play, then hit another layup, then found Sibande and Hinson for open threes, then hit another jumper. Duke closed the gap with a barrage of threes, but Pitt responded and went into the break up by 11.