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Pitt Stays Perfect; Duke Doesn't

Fields's last-second trey in OT wins it for Panthers at MSG, 65-64

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Dec 20, 2007 11:46 PM CST
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(Newser) – A Madison Square Garden matchup between two 10-0 teams lived up to its billing, as #11 Pittsburgh beat #6 Duke in overtime, 65-64, on Levance Fields's three-pointer with four seconds remaining. The Panthers had clawed their way back from a 12-point halftime deficit, outrebounding the Blue Devils 34-20 following the intermission.

Brawny freshman DeJuan Blair had 15 points and a whopping 20 boards for Pitt. Two winning streaks ended for Duke: a seven-game run at the Garden, and seven years of December games without a loss. The Panthers improvement over the course of the game was remarkable; at one point in the first half, Pitt had seven straight possessions ending in turnovers.

Pittsburgh's Levance Fields, center, drives the baseline against Duke's Jon Scheyer, right, in overtime during college basketball action on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Levance scored 21 points including the winning shot to help Pittsburgh win 65-64. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Pittsburgh's Levance Fields, center, drives the baseline against Duke's Jon Scheyer, right, in overtime during college basketball action on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York....   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh's Levance Fields celebrates with a teammate after hitting the winning shot to beat Duke 65-64 in overtime in a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Pittsburgh's Levance Fields celebrates with a teammate after hitting the winning shot to beat Duke 65-64 in overtime in a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York....   (Associated Press)
Players on the Pittsburgh bench react after a score against Duke in overtime during a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pittsburgh won 65-64. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Players on the Pittsburgh bench react after a score against Duke in overtime during a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pittsburgh won 65-64. (AP Photo/Julie...   (Associated Press)
Duke's Greg Paulus, center, is hounded by Pittsburgh's Sam Young, left, and Ronald Ramon during overtime in a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pittsburgh won 65-64. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Duke's Greg Paulus, center, is hounded by Pittsburgh's Sam Young, left, and Ronald Ramon during overtime in a basketball game Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pittsburgh...   (Associated Press)
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