Even before the game was officially over, Coach Jamie Dixon couldn’t help but turn his thoughts to what was coming after the end of the game.

“The emotions for me became greater today as the game ended and the ceremony began,” Jamie Dixon said. “We had lots of friends and family here and I think my biggest concern was how my parents would react. They have been through so much but they were looking forward to this. They wanted to come back here and that was great. And my mom just seems to be doing a little bit better and that’s great, too.”

The Pitt players knew how much the day meant and weren’t going to make any mistakes.

“We definitely wanted to win this game for Coach Dixon,” said junior guard Ronald Ramon, who came off the bench to score 16 points. “We know the tough time he went through at the end of last year.”

Maggie was honored with banners being raised, Patriot League Championship rings being distributed and words from Coach Dixon and Maggie’s former players. One more chance to say goodbye.