Pittsburgh Upset by Seton Hall

Donald Copeland scored Seton Hall’s last seven points over the final 1:56 and the Pirates ended No. 8 Pittsburgh’s 16-game home winning streak with a 65-61 victory Friday night that greatly improved their NCAA tournament chances.

Aaron Gray missed two free throws with 8.5 seconds left that would have tied it for Pittsburgh (21-6, 10-6 Big East), and Copeland followed several seconds later with two free throws to deal the Panthers their second consecutive loss and third in four games.

Kelly Whitney scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Seton Hall (18-10, 9-7) won its second in a row after three consecutive losses.

Pennsylvania 57, Yale 55 -- Eric Osmundson scored 15 points and Mark Zoller had 14 as the Quakers (19-7, 11-1) held off a late rally by the Bulldogs (15-13, 7-6) at New Haven, Conn., to clinch its second straight Ivy League title and become the first team to formally secure an NCAA tournament berth.

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OTHER GAMES

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