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Pitt basketball drops road game at Miami, 66-58

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Kameron McGusty scored 19 points and the Miami Hurricanes shot 53 percent to withstand a late rally by streaky Pittsburgh and win 66-58 Sunday night.

The Panthers had scoring runs of 18-2 in the first half and 17-3 in the second half but never led. After falling behind 46-26 with 14 minutes left they cut the deficit to 51-47 but could get no closer.

The Hurricanes (10-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Pittsburgh for the seventh time in a row. The Panthers (11-5, 2-3) failed to build on their victory Wednesday at North Carolina, which ended a 22-game road losing streak in the ACC.

Miami raced to a 16-0 lead, allowed the Panthers to pull even at 18 and then rebuilt the lead to 20. The Hurricanes made four of their last five shots over the final 3:28 to seal the win.

Sam Waardenburg had two big baskets down the stretch and finished with 10 rebounds. DJ Vasiljevic scored 13 points for Miami.

Chris Lykes, the Hurricanes’ leading scorer this season, scored 12 points but fouled out with eight minutes left.

Trey McGowens had 18 points and seven assists for the Panthers.

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