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Ajavon's 15 points leads Rutgers past Pittsburgh
Feb 3, 2008 - 12:54 AM PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Matee Ajavon scored 15 points and handed out five assists as No. 4 Rutgers defeated No. 19 Pittsburgh, 64-60 in a Big East Conference showdown on Saturday.Epiphanny Prince scored 14 points and reserve Rashidat Junaid had 11 for the Scarlet Knights (18-3, 8-1 Big East), who have won 13 straight and 22 of 23 against the Panthers.
Rutgers, which shot 41 percent (24-of-58) from the field, helped Vivian Stringer come within five victories of 800 for her coaching career. Stringer is 25-1 against Pitt while at Rutgers, Iowa and Cheyney.
It gets tougher for the Scarlet Knights as they next face No. 1 Connecticut at home Tuesday and No. 2 Tennessee on the road on February 11.
Shavonte Zellous scored 20 points and Mallorie Winn added 16 for Pittsburgh (17-4, 7-1), which also shot 41 percent (24-of-58) but was denied its first win in school history against a top-10 opponent.
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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RUTGERS (4) 23 41 64
PITTSBURGH (19) 30 30 60 FINAL
Feb 2 5:35 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
(4) RUTGERS 23
(19) PITTSBURGH 30 HALFTIME
Feb 2 5:35 PM
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