PITTSBURGH — Luke Loewe put back the rebound off an E.J. Stephens miss with 2.4 seconds left to lift Minnesota to a 54-53 win over Pittsburgh in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge contest Tuesday night.

The Golden Gophers (6-0) remain undefeated despite going more than five minutes without a field goal at the end of the game.

Under first-year coach Ben Johnson, Minnesota’s roster is stocked with transfers from mid-major programs and has just two players who have ever played for a high-major program.

John Hugley finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead Pittsburgh (2-5). Mouhamadou Gueye had 11 rebounds.

From staff and wire reports