Minor’s last-second putback pushes Pitt to second round of ACC Tournament

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Pitt men’s basketball acquired new life by sneaking into the ACC Tournament on the final day of the regular season. With that renewal and perhaps the final March of Jeff Capel’s tenure at Pitt, the Panthers took full advantage on the first day of postseason play.

It came down to the wire, but the 15th-seeded Pitt Panthers defeated No. 10 Stanford, 64-63, in the first round of the ACC Tournament Tuesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.