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Pittsburgh thwarts Syracuse's efforts with buzzer-beater

Associated Press

Saturday, January 24, 2009

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Xenia Stewart hit a pullup jumper from the right wing at the final buzzer and Pittsburgh (unranked in ESPN/USA Today, No. 25 AP) held off Syracuse 77-75 on Saturday. The Panthers (14-4, 4-2 Big East) led most of the way and made six straight free throws to take a 75-70 lead with 1:27 to go. Syracuse (13-6, 2-4) then tied it after Erica Morrow sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key and Chandrea Jones converted a driving layup with 19.7 seconds left. Pittsburgh called a timeo ...

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