Pitt has lost 4 games. All on the road and by 5, 4, 3 and 2 points. In that order. The loss to St. John’s was the only one that comes close to being a “bad” loss. The other 3 losses are to teams that will be in the NCAA Tournament and should be in the top-25 this week.

The bad news is that Pitt has yet to win a road game against a legit top-25 team (Louisville doesn’t count). You like to have at least one during the season to show you can win big games away from home. Pitt will get one more shot at that elusive road win next Monday down in Morgantown.

It’s one thing to hang tough, play close against good teams on the road. It’s another thing to actually win the games.

I’m not worried that the team will stew in this loss for a week. They may be a little hard on themselves for a couple of days, but the one thing this team and the coaches have shown is that they don’t get too down. They responded to two losses by shutting down the Hoopies. I think they will respond well to a tough week of practice and knowing that they have to keep proving themselves.