Behind Jamel Artis and Ryan Luther, Pitt defeats Rice, 83-73

For most of tonight's game against Rice, it was a two-man game on offense for the Panthers. That's not a surprise since it's been the case all year long, but it was the players that was significant.

Jamel Artis led the team with 31 points but backing up him was Ryan Luther. Luther came off the bench to score 20 points, which was a new career high. Michael Young had a decent game, but was more in the background than we're used to seeing. He also turned the ball over five times and finished with a modest 12 points and four rebounds.

Artis himself nearly had a career high (barely missing it - his career high is 32 points) and it was obviously one of the better games of his career. Having two…