Pittsburgh Squeaks Past Xavier in Final Minute
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Levance Fields gave Pittsburgh the lead with a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scored off his steal as the Panthers advanced to the regional finals for the first time in 35 years with a 60-55 win over Xavier on Thursday night.
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Top-seeded Pitt trailed 54-52 before its point guard connected. Then he poked the ball away from B.J. Raymond and went in for the layup with 23.9 seconds to go.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sam Young led Pitt with 19 points, Fields had 14, and DeJuan Blair had 10 points and 17 rebounds in the East semifinal victory.
Fourth-seeded Xavier was led by Raymond with 15 points and Derrick Brown with 14.