NEW YORK - Things looked a lot like the last several Big East championship games for Pittsburgh. Except the result.
Panthers claim big prize, take down Hibbert, Hoyas
March 16, 2008 at 4:55AM
Ronald Ramon scored 17 points, and the Panthers won their second conference tournament championship with a 74-65 victory over top-seeded Georgetown on Saturday night.
"They just played like they wanted to win," Georgetown's Jessie Sapp said of Pitt. "They made a lot of hustle plays and you wouldn't have known they played four days. They just played hard."
Pittsburgh's only title came in 2003 -- under coach Ben Howland, who left for UCLA after that season.
Roy Hibbert had 17 points for the Hoyas (27-5), who were trying to sweep the regular-season and tournament titles for a second straight season.
Sam Young had 16 points and was selected tournament MVP. DeJuan Blair had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Pittsburgh (26-9) finished with a 41-29 rebound edge.
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Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers men’s basketball team’s stunning comeback in at UCLA late Tuesday. Kent Youngblood joins the show to talk about the Gophers women’s basketball team, which desperately needs a win over Purdue to bolster its NCAA tournament case.
