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Men's Basketball Defeats Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis, 68-49
11/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 1999
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Howland became the first Pittsburgh coach to start at the school with three wins and five Panthers had 10 points or more in a 68-49 win over Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis.
Pittsburgh got 14 points and 12 rebounds from junior forward Ricardo Greer. Jeremy Holmes and Chris Seabrooks had 12 each, while Brandin Knight had 11 and Donatas Zavackas had 10 points.
Pittsburgh led 45-15 with 1:55 remaining in the first half on Griffin Abel's layup.
The Jaguars, in only their second season playing Division I-A basketball, are 0-3. The Jaguars actually led 4-3 after 1:36. But the Panthers got hot, with each starter hitting a jumper.
Pittsburgh, in its first year since Howland came from Northern Arizona, made 70 percent of its first-half shots but only 23 percent in the second. The Jaguars made only 28 percent of their shots for the game.
Don Carlisle, Taj Hawkins and Charles Price had 10 points for the Jaguars.
