Panthers to Host St. Francis Wednesday in Men's Basketball
11/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Panthers to Host St. Francis Wednesday in Men's Basketball
11/25/2002
PITTSBURGH?The No. 5 Pittsburgh men?s basketball team will play its second game at the brand-new Petersen Events Center as it hosts St. Francis (Pa.) Wednesday. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m.
Ranked No. 5 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today national polls, Pittsburgh (1-0) enters the contest after defeating Duquesne 82-67 before 12,508 in its season opener. St. Francis is also 1-0 on the year after upending Howard 70-68 in its season opener.
Pittsburgh returns nine of its top-10 letterwinners from a team that finished with a school-record 29 wins (29-6 overall/13-3 Big East), a NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance and Big East West championship, the school?s first league title of any kind since the 1987-88 season.
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