SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Pittsburgh finally found a way to beat Notre Dame — dominate the Irish on the boards.

It wasn’t easy, though.

Lamar Patterson grabbed the rebound after Notre Dame’s Eric Atkins missed his second foul shot on purpose and was fouled immediately, hitting both free throws to give Pittsburgh an 85-81 overtime victory on Saturday.

The Panthers had a 38-22 rebounding advantage, outscoring the Irish 21-5 on second-point chances, to end Pitt’s five-game losing streak to Notre Dame.

Pitt’s Talib Zanna finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds, had 10 offensive rebounds.