PITTSBURGH — As cheers of “Let’s Go Pitt” rang out in the Petersen Events Center late Tuesday night, Pitt sealed its fifth-straight victory, this time coming in comeback fashion over No. 11 Virginia, 68-65.
Pitt’s veterans Nelly Cummings, Jamarius Burton and Nike Sibande hit all six of their free-throw attempts in the final minute to clinch the victory and a 4-0 start for the Panthers in the ACC.
Trailing by 12 with 16 minutes to go, Pitt’s hopes at that fifth-straight win seemed doomed.
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