#4 Pitt upset #1 UConn 76-68 last night as DeJuan Blair scored 22 points and brought down 23 rebounds. 

It was the second time Blair has recorded a 20-20 game in his career, tying a school record.

Blair upstaged UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet who scored only 5 points and 4 rebounds. Constant pressure from Pitt’s defense resulted in Thabeet making only one field goal; a season-low.

Foul trouble and an early injury limited Thabeet’s playing time to 23 minutes, marking only the seventh time Thabeet has not played at least 25 minutes this season.

After struggling to keep up with Pitt throughout most of the first half, the Huskies finished strong and entered halftime trailing by three, 36-33.

UConn took the lead (50-49) with just under 10 minutes remaining in the second half. Thabeet was forced to ride the pine as he committed his fourth foul and the Panthers eventually tied the game at 61.

With under 3:30 left in regulation, Levance Fields (who hadn’t scored a field goal all game) hit two unanswered three point shots to give the Panthers the lead for good. Fields would go on to add four foul shots and finish the game with 10 points and 5 rebounds. 

Sam Young went 4-of-6 from the arc and finished with a game-high 25 points.

UConn was led by A.J. Price who scored a team-high 18 points and also added a game-high 8 assists.