Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


 MARCH MADNESS 
0

Pitt Denies Georgetown Big East Title

Panthers hammer Hoyas inside to end championship drought

Share

(Newser) – Ronald Ramon and DeJuan Blair made sure Pittsburgh would not be denied another Big East championship yesterday, reports the  Associated Press. The Panthers had been to the title game seven times, with only one win, until upsetting No. 9 Georgetown, 74-65. Ramon had 17 points and Blair had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (26-9), who grabbed the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

Roy Hibbert had 17 points for the Hoyas (27-5), who were trying to sweep the regular-season title and the tournament for the second straight year. Sam Young, who had 6 points in the title game, was named tournament MVP. Pittsburgh out-rebounded Georgetown 41-29, including 19 offensive rebounds. The Hoyas were just 8 for 24 in 3-pointers and committed 14 turnovers.

Pittsburgh's Levance Fields (2) reacts toward the end of the second half of the final round of the Big East Conference basketball tournament against Georgetown yesterday. Pittsburgh won 74-65.
Pittsburgh's Levance Fields (2) reacts toward the end of the second half of the final round of the Big East Conference basketball tournament against Georgetown yesterday. Pittsburgh won 74-65.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Pittsburgh's Gilbert Brown, right, leaps to block a shot attempt by Georgetown's Chris Wright in the second half during the championship game of the Big East Conference tournament yesterday.
Pittsburgh's Gilbert Brown, right, leaps to block a shot attempt by Georgetown's Chris Wright in the second half during the championship game of the Big East Conference tournament yesterday.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Georgetown's Chris Wright, left, reaches in to foul Pittsburgh's Levance Fields in the second half during the championship game of the Big East Conference tournament yesterday. Pittburgh won 74-65.
Georgetown's Chris Wright, left, reaches in to foul Pittsburgh's Levance Fields in the second half during the championship game of the Big East Conference tournament yesterday. Pittburgh won 74-65.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon reacts to a call in the second half of the final round of the Big East Conference basketball tournament against Georgetown yesterday. Pittsburgh won the game 74-65.
Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon reacts to a call in the second half of the final round of the Big East Conference basketball tournament against Georgetown yesterday. Pittsburgh won the game 74-65.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Georgetown's Jeremiah Rivers, left, sits on the bench with Roy Hibbert after fouling out during the championship game of the Big East Conference against Pittsbugh yesterday. Pittsburgh won 74-65.
Georgetown's Jeremiah Rivers, left, sits on the bench with Roy Hibbert after fouling out during the championship game of the Big East Conference against Pittsbugh yesterday. Pittsburgh won 74-65.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.24.09
Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar
11.23.09
Books Are Bad for You
0 comments
VIEWING:
 
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

73 Stories

OPINION

 Don't Buy Big East Hoop Hype 

Conference hasn't lived up to its reputation in recent years

Mar 10, 09 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - With March Madness upon us, the hype machine is cranking up again about the Big East, with powers like Louisville, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. Mike Celizic covered the conference’s period of dominance in the 1980s, but he’s no longer convinced, he writes for NBC Sports. The league has won... More »

MORE ABOUT:
basketball • NCAA basketball • Louisville Cardinals • Pittsburgh Panthers • Big Ten • ACC • Connecticut Huskies • Big East • Big Ten Conference • Big East Conference • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

march madness

100,000 at Parade for KU

Fans implore NBA prospects to return during largest fete in Lawrence history

Apr 13, 08 9:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In possibly the biggest celebration in the city's history, a crowd estimated at more than 100,000 lined Lawrence's streets Sunday to honor the national basketball champion Kansas Jayhawks. Fans from as far away as Colorado and Minnesota, some in trees and on rooftops, came to get a glimpse of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
NCAA • NCAA basketball • Mario Chalmers • Bill Self • 2008 NCAA Tournament • Kansas Jayhawks • college basketball

March Madness

Terps Advance Through Vandy to Round of 8

Stanford women pass Pittsburgh to set up match with Maryland

Mar 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Maryland Terrapins are on their way to the Spokane Regional finals after a decisive 80-66 defeat of Vanderbilt, reports the Washington Post. The top-seeded Terps followed the lead of Crystal Langhorne, who put up 28 points and nine boards and helped keep the Commodores from ever truly threatening a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
NCAA basketball • women's college basketball • Stanford Cardinal • Pittsburgh Panthers • Maryland Terrapins • Vanderbilt Commodores • March Madness • 2008 NCAA Tournament

73 Stories


NCAA Men's Basketball Scoreboard
ESPN


Sports 
TwitterFollow @NewserSports on Twitter

 
NCAA • NCAA basketball • Pittsburgh Panthers • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East • DeJuan Blair • Roy Hibbert • Ronald Ramon • Sam Young • 2008 NCAA Tournament

from our news partners