PITTSBURGH — Six Panthers broke into double digit scoring, including Cameron Johnson and Michael Young, who each scored 17 points as Pittsburgh survived a late scare from Buffalo to win, 84-79 Wednesday night.

Pitt was looking to move on from a loss to crosstown rival Duquesne and had seemingly done that, going up by 26 points midway through the first half. But the Bulls clawed back with a 16-2 run to end the first half and got as close as one point in the second half.

The end-of-half troubles represent something of a trend for Pitt. The same issue cropped up in the previous game.

“I thought for about 15 minutes to start the game, we played very, very well. We seem to have trouble closing the half,” head coach Kevin Stallings said. “We show stretches where we’re capable of being dominant.”

Pitt (7-2) shot a crisp 54.5 percent from the field, hitting 30 of 55, including 7 of 18 from beyond the arc and 17 of 25 from the line.

“We kind of just took our foot off the gas. That carried over into the second half,” said senior forward Sheldon Jeter. “I think we just got a little bit complacent.”

Buffalo (4-5) got 23 points and eight rebounds from forward Nick Perkins.