Sometimes all you need is a spark to run away with as basketball game.
A few thunderous dunks from Justin Champagnie gave Pitt the spark it needed.
The Pittsburgh Panthers used a series of runs in the second half to pull away from the Syracuse Orange on Saturday. A poor final 20 minutes from the Orange on both sides of the ball meant that the Panthers wrestled control of the game away from Syracuse. Pittsburgh outscored Syracuse by 25 in the second half to win 96-76.
Before the game started, the Panthers got a much needed boost as Champagnie returned much earlier than expected from a leg injury.