Gray helps No. 6 Pitt outmuscle Huskies

The Panthers center had 22 points and 19 rebounds in the 63-54 victory.
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PITTSBURGH -- No. 6 Pittsburgh pulled away midway through the second half behind Aaron Gray's strong inside play and Ronald Ramon's perimeter shooting, wearing down Connecticut in a typically rugged Big East rivalry game for a 63-54 victory Tuesday night.
Gray, helped by an injury that kept UConn's 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet out for most of the first half, had 22 points and 19 rebounds. Ramon went 4-for-4 from 3-point range while adding 17 points as the Panthers (17-2, 5-0) won their seventh straight. They are the only team still unbeaten in conference play.
Gray missed by a rebound of becoming the first Pitt player with as many as 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Chris McNeal against Boston College in 1992.
UConn (13-4, 2-3) lost for the fourth time in six games mostly because of poor shooting -- the Huskies shot 35.6 percent -- yet led 33-32 with 12 minutes remaining.
Women
TAMPA, Fla. -- Shantia Grace scored 20 points and Jessica Dickson added 15 to lead South Florida to a 74-58 victory over No. 15 Louisville. Nalini Miller had 12 points and 16 rebounds, and ChiChi Okpaleke scored 10 to help South Florida (14-4, 4-1 Big East) topple a ranked opponent for the first time in four opportunities this season. It was just the Bulls' third victory in 20 tries all-time against Top 25 teams. Angel McCoughtry, who leads the conference in scoring and rebounding, finished with 21 points and 11 boards for Louisville (17-2, 3-2).
No. 18 Bowling Green 64, Miami, Ohio 56
OXFORD, Ohio -- Ali Mann scored 18 points and Bowling Green extended its record streak of Mid-American Conference wins to 30. Amber Flynn added 14 points, Liz Honegger had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Kate Achter scored 10 points for the Falcons (15-2, 5-0 Mid-American). Amanda Jackson scored 21 points and Jenna Schone added 18 for Miami (9-9, 4-2).
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