SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 22 points and Ishmael Leggett scored 16 points and Pitt ended a four-game losing streak by beating Syracuse 77-73 on Saturday.
Cameron Corhen scored 12 points and Zack Austin and reserve Damian Dunn each scored 10 for the Panthers (13-6, 4-4 ACC). Pitt finished shooting 45.9% (28 of 61).
JJ Starling scored 16 points for Syracuse (9-11, 3-6). Lucas Taylor and reserve Chris Bell scored 12 points each, Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 10 and grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds – eight on the offensive end – and reserve Petar Majstorovic added 10 for the Orange .
Syracuse shot 40.3% (27 of 67).
Austin made two foul shots with six seconds remaining to seal the score for Pitt, making the score 77-73. Majstorovic’s layup with nine seconds remaining brought the Orange within 75-73. Lowe made a pair with 16 seconds left after Syracuse’s Bell made a 3 with 23 seconds left to cut the deficit to 73-71.
Dunn’s jumper with 5:51 left gave Pitt its largest lead at 63-55. The Orange led 33-32 at halftime.
Pitt hosts North Caroloina on Tuesday. The Orange travel to Stanford to face the Cardinal on Wednesday.
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