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Pittsburgh Beats DePaul 80-61
Sophomore sensation DeJuan Blair posted a monster effort with 20 points and 18 rebounds -- 10 on the offensive glass -- as the fourth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers manhandled Big East cellar dweller DePaul, 80-61.
"I just go out and snatch the ball," Blair said. "I just go out there and try to get every rebound for my team. I call the ball the money. If I go out and get the money, we're going to win. Rebounding the ball is how you get points."
There was no letdown for Pitt (25-2, 12-2 Big East) after Monday's impressive road victory over top-ranked UConn. The Panthers are likely to take over that No. 1 ranking next week following losses by second-ranked Oklahoma and No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday.
Sam Young filled the bucket for 16 points in the blowout, while Tyrell Biggs and Jermaine Dixon chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively, in the club's seventh straight triumph.
The Blue Demons (8-19, 0-14) haven't won since topping Alcorn State back on December 28, a span of 14 games. Dar Tucker's 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists paced the team in all three categories.
The Panthers were in control from start to finish. An early 9-0 run had the hosts ahead, 12-3, three minutes into the game. DePaul hung tough for the remainder of the stanza and trailed 40-30 at the break.
Pitt was off and running in the second half, though, as Young started things with a three-pointer. Tucker hit a field goal on the Blue Demons' first possession, but the club failed to score for the next five minutes.
The inside-outside attack of the heavy favorites yielded a 13-0 run and a 56-32 lead after Blair's bucket around the 15-minute mark.
The lead was never seriously threatened the rest of the way, as seven straight Pitt points, capped by a Brad Wanamaker basket, had the hosts up 63-37, at the midway point.
"Pitt is very efficient in what they do; they are always a hard match," DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright said. "This game was dictated in the glass. You can have your confidence destroyed there, but I don't think that's happened to any of our players. These kids face the relentless pressure this league brings. Every time they play they are fighting for their lives."
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