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Pittsburgh-Texas Preview

(AP) -- A deep, balanced attack has helped Texas live up to its billing during a dominating start, and the third-ranked Longhorns will be rewarded with a tournament title if they can get one more victory.

The season hasn't begun in quite the same fashion for Pittsburgh, but the rebuilding Panthers will try to pull off an upset over Texas in Tuesday's CBE Classic final in Kansas City.

A loaded roster combining seniors Damion James and Dexter Pittman with one of the nation's best recruiting classes earned the Longhorns (3-0) their lofty early rank, and they've lived up to the hype with a trio of victories by at least 25 points. (MORE)

Panthers Headlines
Final 1 2 T
Wichita State
 21 34 55
Pittsburgh
 32 36 68
Boxscore | Recap 
Leaders Wichita State Pittsburgh
Points T. Murry 20 T. Woodall 19
Rebounds G. Blair 8 2 tied with 6
Assists G. Hatch 4 T. Woodall 5
Big East
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
4 Villanova 0-0 5-0
10 Syracuse 0-0 4-0
23 Notre Dame 0-0 4-0
16 Louisville 0-0 4-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 4-0
Marquette 0-0 3-0
St. John's 0-0 3-0
Seton Hall 0-0 3-0
Cincinnati 0-0 3-0
13 Connecticut 0-0 3-0
18 Georgetown 0-0 3-0
8 West Virginia 0-0 1-0
South Florida 0-0 4-1
Providence 0-0 3-1
DePaul 0-0 3-1
Rutgers 0-0 2-1
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Leaders
Points: A. Gibbs17.0
Rebounds: G. McGhee6.3
Assists: T. Woodall7.0
FG%: N. Robinson56.7%
FT%: A. Gibbs84.6%
3P%: A. Gibbs42.9%
Steals: C. Adams1.3
Blocks: G. McGhee2.3
Offense (Rank)
Points: 68.3 (214)
Rebounds: 10.5 (255)
Assists: 17.5 (37)
FG%: 48.5% (55)
FT%: 62.4% (280)
3P%: 34.8% (136)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 55.3 (28)
Rebounds: 23.8 (198)
Assists: 12.3 (170)
FG%: 41.1% (134)
FT%: 75.6% (309)
3P%: 35.2% (219)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/24@ Tex3-0 (72)
11/28vs. YSU2-2 (99)
12/2@ Duq3-0 (198)
12/4vs. UNH1-1 (36)
12/8@ Ind2-3 (315)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/23vs. WichW 68-55
11/19vs. EastKyW 71-60
11/17vs. BingW 71-46
11/13vs. WofW 63-60
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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