PITTSBURGH -- Brianna Butler scored 20 points and No. 23 Syracuse pulled away in the second half for a 70-56 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Brittney Sykes added 16 points and Alexis Peterson 15 for the Orange (22-6, 12-3 ACC), who won their eighth straight. Butler had all four of Syracuse's 3-pointers.
Aysia Bugg and Yacine Diop had 15 points apiece for the Panthers (12-15, 4-10) and Fred Potvin added 12. Stasha Carey had 10 rebounds to go with nine points and Diop had nine rebounds as Pittsburgh had a 31-29 advantage on the boards. However, the Panthers had 21 turnovers that the Orange turned into 28 points.