No. 4 Pittsburgh Has a Good Knight

Brandin Knight scored 17 points and teamed with teammate Julius Page to shut down Ohio State standout Brent Darby, and No. 4-ranked Pittsburgh (7-0) defeated the Buckeyes, 69-49, Wednesday night at Pittsburgh.

The Panthers limited Darby, who was averaging 21 points, to three points. Page led Pittsburgh with 18 points.

Ohio State is 3-3.

No. 16 Mississippi State 78, Georgia State 54 -- Mario Austin had 24 points and 10 rebounds at Jackson, Miss., and the Bulldogs (7-1) won their seventh in a row.

The Bulldogs held Georgia State scoreless for more than seven minutes in the second half.

Cedric Patton had 21 points for the Panthers.

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WOMEN’S TOP 25

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