The Pitt Panthers defeated Syracuse 72-71 in the second round of the ACC tournament Wednesday. The Panthers improved to 21-10 overall and meet tournament top seed North Carolina today in the ACC quarterfinals. Tip-off is noon.
In other ACC tournament games: Duke edged NC State 92-89. Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 88-85. Virginia Tech defeated Florida State 96-85.
The Duquesne men were eliminated from the Atlantic 10 tournament in the first round by 14th-seeded La Salle 88-73.
The Penn State men open the Big Ten tournament tonight against Ohio State.