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HALFTIME UPDATE: Pitt leads 35-28.

Why is it that once BE play started, Pitt seems to have reverted to that slow start, turn the ball over start that they did the past 2 years?

Gray having a monster day so far. Showing the difference between him and Hibbert. Young playing extremely well. Definitely looking to show, but not out of control.

Pitt is forcing G-town to play a faster pace. Weird to type that.

FINAL UPDATE: Pitt blows it 61-58.

All props to G-town for making some excellent adjustments in the second half. They really worked to deny inside passes to Gray after the way he torched them in the first half. It also protected Hibbert from major foul issues.

Pitt did not respond to the defensive adjustments. There was just too much perimeter passing, as the easy entry to Gray was denied. The first time this season that I have questions about what Dixon was doing with the plays. Benjamin wasn’t out much in the second half (at least it seemed, I have to check the box score later) and he’s one of the few that really crashes the boards and scrums inside to help create second chance points for Pitt. Too, too often It was Gray alone inside trying for a rebound surrounded by 3 gray-shirts.

Pitt also began to have real problems with Bowman and Green being able to go inside off the dribble.

At the end Pitt had a chance to send it to OT, but Ramon wasn’t able to drop that final 3. Tough shot, but he was open.

This was the first time this season where there was a 2nd half collapse. Just did not respond to the challenge.