#24 Marquette upsets #6 Pitt

In an absolutely phenomenal game that no one saw because it was on CBS during the Bears/Saints game, Marquette beat Pitt 77-74 in OT.

Pitt only led once in regular time. Marquette's lead varied, from as many as 11 points to as few as 2. On numerous occasions, MU tried to give the game away, especially down the stretch.

After racking up a 9-0 run, the Golden Eagles promptly allowed an 11-2 run by Pitt. In the final two minutes, Marquette gave the ball away twice, instead of putting the ballgame out of reach.

Three big things that were key to this win:

• Dan Fitzgerald actually hit some of the crazy three pointers that he throws up all game long. As you can tell, I'm no Fitz fan. It seems like he's throwing up 3s like they're going out of style and he is rarely even close to hitting them. Today, he couldn't miss.
• The defense of Ousmane Barro.
• Marquette's free throw percentage. As they reminded us throughout the game, on the year, MU is shooting about 65% from the charity stripe. Today that percentage was 77%, including 11 straight to end regulation and into overtime

Dominic James led Marquette with 23 points. Wesley Matthews and Fitzgerald each added 14. The win against Pitt is MU's 4th straight win, against Conference opponents, with 3 of those wins coming on the road. It was also MU's 4th win against a top 25 team. Their only loss to a ranked team was to Wisconsin. For Pitt, this was only its second home court loss in 30 games spanning the last two seasons.