Pittsburgh Edges Syracuse in OT, Secures ACC Tourney Spot

0:00On March 11, Pittsburgh edged out Syracuse 71-69 and overtime during their regular season finale. Cameron Corhen led the Panthers with 21 points, while Nojus Indracidas hit the game-winning bucket with just 4.3 seconds left. The overtime stayed scoreless for over 2 minutes until Pittsburgh called Time Out with 10.2 seconds remaining. And Ducidas grabbed the inbound and drove for the layup, drawing a gold tending call on Syracuse's William Kyle III. Nathan George's desperate three-pointer from mid-court rimmed out to sealant. This victory clinched the final Atlantic Coast Conference tournament spot for Pittsburgh, who finished 12 and 19 overall. 5 and 13 in conference. Syracuse heads in on a 5-game skid at 15 and 16, 6 and 12. Barry Dunning Jr. added 17 points for Pitt, with Indracidas tallying 16. Syracuse got 26 from George in a season high, 18 from Donnie Freeman and 14 from Nate Kings.

1:02Regulation ended tied at 65 after Freeman's free throws and missed threes from both sides. Both teams opened the ACC tournament Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 15th seeded Panthers faced 10th seeded Stanford, while the 14th seeded Orange take on 11th seeded SMU.