PITTSBURGH — For nearly the entire game, it seemed as though Jeff Capel’s team couldn’t catch a break. Matched up at home against a ranked opponent, any sort of momentum Pitt could gather would be matched by the opposition.
That was until the very end. An 11-0 run in the game’s final two minutes lifted the Panthers to a thrilling 71-68 home victory over No. 20 Miami at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday afternoon in ACC play.
“I’m really proud of my team,” Capel said after the win. “We fought. We fought for 40 minutes. That’s something we talk about all the time. It’s not always going to be pretty, but as long as we’re together and we’re fighting for each other, the result at the end is beautiful.”
