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Louisville allows Pitt to hang around before blow out

By Ed Peak

Knew it wouldn’t take long. Pittsburgh came into the KFC Yum! Center Friday with every intention of knocking off No. 1 Louisville, leaving empty handed with a 64-46 loss. Anything but easy for the home teram

Malik Williams gets in on the dunking circus with one of his on in the first half. (Cindy Rice Shelton photo).

The University of Louisville basketball team (9-0, 2-0) let a big lead slip away, allowing Pitt to get within 43-38 with with 12:58 to play. But, as Pitt Coach Jeff Capel would note, “There is a reason they are No.