BET Pitt-Lville Recap

- Great win, a team effort, everyone that played contributed valuable minutes. Pitt answered the call each time they were challenged by U of L. It showed great character and is a sign of positive things moving forward.

- Dixon coached an excellent game . . . you could see the team was very prepared . . . and you could see the team had the requisite intensity. Dixon is a great young coach.

- One of the most encouraging things about the game yesterday was Pitt's young players. Blair was very good, Brown was excellent, and Wanamaker gave them some valuable minutes (especially defensively). More on this later.

- The most encouraging thing about the game was Levance Fields, who just keeps getting better and better . . . more and more back to normal. He just makes the game so much easier for his teammates . . .

- Player of the Game: Going with Sam Young here . . . he hit the big shots . . . he stressed out U of L's D . . . he got lost a few times on D, but played good enough. He had to deal with some tough match ups and acquitted himself pretty well.

- Ramon was very solid, and he hit the big shots. When he is hitting the threes, he becomes invaluable because those shots also open the floor for his teammates.

- Biggs gave this team really excellent minutes . . . he produced on both ends . . . it is good to see him rounding into form at the right time.

- Gil Brown was everywhere on both ends . . . he changed the game as much as any player can with 8 and 8 numbers . . . he just means a lot for this team. Even though he played really, really well, Brown just has the potential to be so much better. Just wait until he becomes more comfortable offensively.

- Benjamin will live to fight another day . . . he will be huge tonight . . . and hopefully, his fresh legs make a big difference.

- Wanamaker gave them important minutes . . . he played well enough and did not hurt the team . . . he has to quit getting sucked in on D . . . and he has to play more assertive on O. But, he made a good contribution.

- Finally, DeJuan Blair played big in a big game. He is just a freshman . . . but, that has been his M.O. for the past two seasons . . . and I guess we have gotten to a point where we expect no different.

-Special thanks to The Chairman of the Board for this (and most) game recaps