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Pitt underperforms again, drops another loss to Syracuse, 69-58

Pittsburgh Basketball FILE PHOTO: A basketball swishes through the net after a score by Pittsburgh against Virginia Tech during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 83-72. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Keith Srakocic/AP)

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com.

Make that five ACC losses in Pitt’s first six tries.

On Tuesday night, Jeff Capel’s Panthers took another embarrassing loss in conference play, this time on their home court. Syracuse, for the second time this season, shut down Pitt’s leading scorers en route to a dominant 69-58 win in front of Pitt’s home crowd.

Despite a strong 16-point second half showing from freshman guard Jaland Lowe, Pitt could not dig itself out of the massive hole that it built up in the first frame, eventually falling to Syracuse for the second time this season.

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