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Pitt leads wire-to-wire in dominant win over Jacksonville, 107-56

Pitt leads wire-to-wire in dominant win over Jacksonville, 107-56 FILE PHOTO: Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel calls out to players they take on Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Pittsburgh won 91-57. (AP Photo/Matt Freed) (Matt Freed/AP)

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com.

Jeff Capel’s Pitt Panthers led wire to wire en route to a lopsided victory over Jacksonville on Friday night at the Petersen Events Center, 107-56.

Ishmael Leggett and Blake Hinson combined for the first ten points of the game, as Pitt got out to an early double-digit lead. The Panthers never looked back, leading by as many as 52 points over the Dolphins and cruising their way to a 4-0 start to the season.

Once Jacksonville finally got on the board, the Panthers kept their foot on the gas, going on another double-digit streak and scoring the next 11 points to jump out to a 24-5 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game. The Dolphins hit just one shot out of their first 15 attempts as Pitt caught fire from the field.

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