Final
for this game
Pittsburgh hopes to carry momentum into NCAAs
Mar 20, 2008 - 11:54 AM No. 13 Oral Roberts (24-8) vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh (26-9) 3:00 pm EDTDENVER (Ticker) - On the heels of surging to the Big East Conference championship, Pittsburgh looks to carry the momentum into the NCAA Tournament against Oral Roberts on Thursday in the first round of the South Regional.
The fourth-seeded Panthers (26-9), who were seeded seventh in the Big East, won the conference tournament for the first time since 2003.
Pittsburgh advanced to the "Sweet 16" last season and is led by the emergence of Sam Young at forward.
The junior raised his scoring average over 11 points to 18.3 per contest this season, and scored 20.0 during the Big East tournament. Freshman DeJuan Blair is averaging 11.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
Oral Roberts (24-8) returns to the postseason for the third straight season after claiming the Summit League title.
The 13th-seeded Golden Eagles lost their top two scorers from last season but Robert Jarvis stepped in and scored 16.1 points per game.
The winner will take on either Michigan State or Temple in the second round on Saturday.
- SOUTH REGIONAL
AT DENVER
NCAA BB SOUTH REGIONAL
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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ORAL ROBERTS 24 39 63
PITTSBURGH (19) 47 35 82 FINAL
Mar 20 5:04 PM - SOUTH REGIONAL
AT DENVER
NCAA BB (13) ORAL ROBERTS 24
(4) PITTSBURGH 47 HALFTIME
Mar 20 3:52 PM
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