The Panthers went into the Peterson Events Center Friday expecting a brawl. What they got was "chaos."
The 189th Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia did harken back to the glory days of the rivalry, at least for the Mountaineers, who pressed and beat up Pitt on defense, leading to 19 turnovers, 21 fouls, the Panthers abandoning man-to-man defense and being forced to throw out lineups on the court that hadn't practiced together.
The final result was a definitive 81-56 Mountaineers win that got progressively worse for Pitt as the second half drudged on.
“They’re really good in chaos," Jeff Capel said.