College Basketball: No. 5 Pitt rallies past R.I.
Roman Catholic graduate Brad Wanamaker scored 24 points, Ashton Gibbs had 22, and No. 5 Pittsburgh survived an upset scare in the nation's first Division I game of the season, rallying from eight points down to beat Rhode Island, 83-75, in Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Roman Catholic graduate Brad Wanamaker scored 24 points, Ashton Gibbs had 22, and No. 5 Pittsburgh survived an upset scare in the nation's first Division I game of the season, rallying from eight points down to beat Rhode Island, 83-75, in Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Pitt ended a sluggish first half in the 2K Sports Classic opener by scoring nine straight points over the final 1 minute, 21 seconds after Rhode Island went ahead, 36-28.
Illinois 79, UC-Irvine 65 - Reserve Brandon Paul scored all of his 18 points on treys to lead the No. 13 Illini to a season-opening win over the Anteaters in the opening round of the 2K Sports Classic in Champaign, Ill.
Darren Moore led UC-Irvine with 18 points, Patrick Rembert added 12, and Eric Wise and Pavol Losonsky had 11 each.
Indianapolis 79, Tennessee 64 - Darius Adams scored 27 points as Division II Indianapolis upset the No. 23 Volunteers in an exhibition game in Knoxville, Tenn.