DETROIT — Taysir Mack caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Kenny Pickett with 47 seconds left to help the University of Pittsburgh football team avoid an upset with a 34-30 win over Eastern Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl Thursday night.

Pickett finished with 361 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Panthers (8-5).

Eastern Michigan (6-7) led 30-27 following a 48-yard field goal with six minutes left.

Pitt was favored by 12½.

A highlight in the game was the longest pass play in Pitt history.

Pickett found Ffrench for a 96-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to knot the game at 10-10.

SHREVEPORT, La. — J’Mar Smith threw a touchdown pass and had a late scoring run to help Louisiana Tech beat Miami 14-0 on Thursday night in the only shutout in the Independence Bowl’s 44-game history.Louisiana Tech (10-3) reached double-digit victories for the first time since 1984 and ran its postseason winning streak to six — the longest current streak in the country.“To have the 10-win season and to beat a Power 5 team in a bowl game, I can’t put into words my feelings and my emotions for what these players have accomplished,” coach Skip Holtz said.Miami (6-7) completed its second losing season in 12 years. The Hurricanes have lost nine of 10 bowl games.According to Stats Inc., the Bulldogs became the first Group of 5 program to shut out a Power 5 school in a bowl game since the beginning of the BCS/College Football Playoff era in 1998.“I can’t fault the efforts of our players. I’m certainly proud of the way we played defensively — they had their backs against the wall all night,” Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz said. “Our inability to sustain drives on offense gave us no chance to win this football game.”Smith connected with Israel Tucker on a 26-yard touchdown strike on a screen pass in the second quarter, capping a 13-play, 91-yard drive. Smith added an 8-yard scoring run with 1:15 left.Bulldogs running back Justin Henderson was selected the Most Outstanding Offensive Player after rushing for 95 yards on 22 carries. Smith completed 13 of 28 passes for 163 yards with one interception.Miami entered the game with the nation’s worst third-down conversion percentage.