No. 25 Pittsburgh beats Robert Morris 77-53
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maybe, just maybe, Robert Morris coach Mike Rice thought late in the first half, this game against Pittsburgh would be different.
It wasn’t.
It’s difficult to be perfect in NCAA Division I basketball, but Pitt is exactly that against its city rival.
Ashton Gibbs and Jermaine Dixon led a mid-game surge as No. 25 Pittsburgh broke out of a tie late in the first half by scoring 27 of the next 32 points, and remained unbeaten against Robert Morris with a 77-53 victory Monday night.
The Panthers are 28-0 in the series, all on their home court, winning each time by at least eight points. Since 1999, the Panthers’ average winning margin is nearly 24 points.
Gibbs scored 20 points, only the second time in 10 games he’s reached the 20-point mark, and Dixon had 18 points and six rebounds while holding Colonials leading scorer Karon Abraham to two points over the final 24 1/2 minutes.
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