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Pitt men’s basketball fought hard, keeping it close the majority of the game, but ran out of gas late Tuesday night vs. Duke. The Panthers fell to the Blue Devils, 70 to 54
Following Saturday night’s buzzer-beating loss at rival North Carolina, the Duke Blue Devils returned to winning by topping Pitt.
Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54.
Despite playing without starting center Patrick Ngongba II, the Duke basketball team found its rhythm versus the Panthers.
Pitt, on its way to Grounds to face UVA Basketball on ACC After Dark, 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, on ACCN, has been playing better of late.
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Second-year Duke basketball player and first-year starter Patrick Ngongba II was out of commission for the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils' 70-54 road win over the unranked Pitt Panthers on Tuesday night after sustaining a left wrist injury at some point during the 71-68 road loss to the now-No. 11 UNC Tar Heels on Saturday night.