{"id":178877,"date":"2026-03-05T05:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178877\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T05:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:32:07","slug":"florida-state-75-74-pittsburgh-mar-4-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178877\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State 75-74 Pittsburgh (Mar 4, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITTSBURGH — \u2014 Chauncey Wiggins<\/a> scored 18 points with the help of 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range and Lajae Jones<\/a> scored 18 points, and Florida State withstood Pittsburgh’s rally to beat the Panthers 75-74 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Robert McCray V<\/a> scored 14 points for Florida State (16-14, 9-8 ACC) which shot 48% (28 of 58).<\/p>\n

Barry Dunning Jr<\/a>. scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, reserve Nojus Indrusaitis<\/a> scored 17 points, Cameron Cohren 14 and Damarco Minor<\/a> scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Pitt (11-19, 4-13).<\/p>\n

After building a 46-30 lead at halftime and maintaining most of it through the first 6 1\/2 minutes of the second half, Pitt went on a 10-0 run and reduced its deficit to 60-51 with 11:06 remaining.<\/p>\n

The Panthers continued to chip away and Minor made a 3-pointer to get Pitt within 73-71 with 11 seconds left. After fouling McCray with five seconds left, he made both foul shots to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n

Minor made a 3 at the buzzer for the game’s final margin.<\/p>\n

The surging Noles have won five of their last six and are 8-2 in their last 10. Pitt has dropped seven of its last nine.<\/p>\n

Up Next <\/p>\n

Florida State: Ends ACC play hosting SMU on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Pitt: Concludes the regular season at Syracuse on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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