SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Jamel Artis had 21 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer, James Robinson added 13, and Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 66-52 on Saturday.
Pittsburgh (19-7, 8-6 ACC), which snapped a three-game skid on Tuesday with a 101-96 double-overtime victory at home over Wake Forest, has won four straight against Syracuse.
Syracuse (18-10, 8-7 ACC) lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak.
It was a game for position in the mid-pack of the Atlantic Coast Conference and a chance for both teams to boost their resumes for the postseason. The Orange were ranked 41st in RPI and Pitt just four spots below.