PITTSBURGH (AP) � Another tremendous regular season, another failed postseason for Pitt coach Jamie Dixon and the Panthers.
A No. 1 seed for the second time in three seasons, Pitt lost two of its last three games, with only a victory over a No. 16 seed to show for its postseason run.
The Panthers, with three senior leaders showing the way, went 28-6 and won the Big East regular-season title with a 15-3 mark. They advanced to the NCAA tournament for the 10th consecutive time. But a Final Four in this new era of Pitt Basketball still eludes them.
"It's very tough. I thought this was the year," Pitt junior guard Ashton Gibbs said. "I was confident. It's tough for it to end like this."
A week after losing to UConn 76-74 in the Big East tournament, the Panthers opened up the NCAA convincingly enough with a 74-51 victory over N.C. Asheville. On Saturday, though, their season came to a stunning end, with a 71-70 loss to Butler.
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