After another impressive win on Saturday against then-No. 8 Virginia, the No. 16 Virginia Tech Hokies, were due for a letdown.
That’s exactly what happened on Wednesday night in the Steel City when the Pitt Panthers down the Hokies, 83-72.
After a back-and-forth first half, the second half continued to follow the same theme, with the teams trading buckets for the first 10 minutes of the second half.
However, things changed around the eight-minute mark when Pitt got hot, going on a 13-0 run to blow open a close game. During that run, the Hokies went over three minutes without a score, and the Panthers had opened up a 15-point lead with around four minutes remaining.