Lamar Patterson scored 12 points and the Panthers (19-5, 7-4 Big East) pulled away on a game-ending 18-8 surge to defeat the visiting Pirates (13-10, 2-8).
Lamar Patterson scored 12 points and the Panthers (19-5, 7-4 Big East) pulled away on a game-ending 18-8 surge to defeat the visiting Pirates (13-10, 2-8).
Freshman center Steven Adams added eight points, 15 rebounds and two blocks for Pittsburgh, which won for the sixth time in its past seven games.
Fuquan Edwin led Seton Hall with 23 points but injured his right ankle midway through the second half.
The stock market ended higher after another choppy day of trading.
The Dow Jones industrial average logged its best day in more than five months after U.S. employment growth exceeded forecasts. The report gave a boost to stock market bulls, who expect the Federal Reserve to keep up its stimulus program as the U.S. economy continues to recover moderately.
Shabazz Napier scored 24 points and hit three 3-pointers in overtime, leading Connecticut to a 69-64 win over visiting South Florida.
Laurence Bowers had 17 points plus 10 rebounds, and Missouri erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to rally past No. 5 Florida, 63-60, in Columbia, Mo.
Fred Meyer is expanding its fuel points program so customers can save up to $1 per gallon at the pump.
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