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PITTSBURGH -- Six Panthers broke into double digit scoring, including Cameron Johnson and Michael Young, who each scored 17 points as Pittsburgh survived a late scare from Buffalo to win, 84-79 Wednesday night.Pitt was looking to move on from a loss to crosstown rival Duquesne and had seemingly done that, going up by 26 points midway through the first half. But the Bulls clawed back with a 16-2 run to end the first half and got as close as one point in the second half.The end-of-half troubles represent something of a trend for Pitt. The same issue cropped up in the previous game.I thought for about 15 minutes to start the game, we played very, very well. We seem to have trouble closing the half, head coach Kevin Stallings said. We show stretches where were capable of being dominant.Pitt (7-2) shot a crisp 54.5 percent from the field, hitting 30 of 55, including 7 of 18 from beyond the arc and 17 of 25 from the line. But there were issues on defense as the Bulls closed the gap.We kind of just took our foot off the gas. That carried over into the second half, said senior forward Sheldon Jeter. I think we just got a little bit complacent.Buffalo (4-5) got 23 points and eight rebounds from forward Nick Perkins, whose move from center from forward to combat Pitts athletic lineup paid dividends. Blake Hamilton also moved to forward and scored 18 as Buffalo shot 49.2 percent (30 of 61).Really, once we got Nick more at the five and played Blake a lot more at the four, we got going and it helped out a lot attacking the press, said head coach Nate Oats.BIG PICTUREBuffalo: C.J. Massinburg played his first game of the season after missing time due to mono and made an immediate impact, scoring 14 points and providing a much-needed fourth scoring option behind Hamilton, Perkins and Willie Conner.Some of the younger guys got some experience while he was out, which I think will help us moving forward, head coach Nate Oats said. We knew we had four scorers. . We really need all four of those guys clicking.Pitt: Senior point guard Jamel Artis returned after serving a one-game suspension for failing to uphold the standards of the team. Artis scored 16 points and made the Pitt offense flow significantly better than it had against the Dukes. The Panthers had 20 assists on 30 baskets, including three from Artis.STAT OF THE NIGHTTurnovers have plagued the Bulls through the early part of the season. They came into the game with an average turnover margin of -5.3, but reversed that trend against Pitt, turning the ball over eight times while grabbing 10 steals from the Panthers.ROLE PLAYERPitt was outscored off the bench, 22-11 and their contributions lacked depth, as all 11 came from forward Ryan Luther. As a result of the ineffective bench, Stallings played four players more than 32 minutes.UP NEXT?Buffalo: Will return home for a date with Coppin State on Saturday. The Bulls have played just one home game so far this season, a 85-38 win over Nazareth on Nov. 17. Buffalo went 2-4 in its just-completed six-game road swing.Pitt: Travels to Newark, New Jersey to face Penn State in the neutral-site Never Forget Tribute Classic. The traditional rivals have played 146 times, but not since 2013. Pitt has won its last six games against Penn State. 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Wake up Sunday and sing happy birthday to the Bear.A rivalry renewed When Penn State?head coach James Franklin?said in discussing the Nittany Lions game with?Pittsburgh?that his players were toddlers the last time these once-fierce intrastate rivals?played, he reminded me of the price college football paid for realignment. In the past 25 years, a number of great rivalries came to an end: Oklahoma-Nebraska, Missouri-Kansas, Auburn-Tennessee. I would be a lot more excited about the Nittany Lions and the Panthers playing Saturday if it were the resumption of an annual rivalry, a la Michigan-Notre Dame, and not just for four seasons.Home sweet home Heres an odd byproduct of realignment and the extended postseason: Alabama and Clemson each take five consecutive games away from campus into their home openers. The Crimson Tide and Tigers closed the regular season on the road, played in a conference championship, competed in two College Football Playoff games and opened this season away from home (the former at a neutral site, the latter on the road). Big-name schools dont normally do that; they like making money at home. Somehow, I think Alabama and Clemson came out OK. As Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney said about playing Troy this week, I am so excited to be in Death Valley and open this place back up for business.A big gamble on Big 12 entry Houston has put all of its athletic chips behind its bid to get into the Big 12, spending at a level that wont be sustainable if the school doesnt start making Power 5 money. The university has committed $17.6 million to the program, and thats before the $7.9 million in student fees. If the Big 12 says no and the university cuts up the athletic departments credit card, then why would Tom Herman stay as coach? On the other hand, if the Big 12 says yes and Herman makes $5 million a year, why would he leave? Dont forget: Bobby Bowden and Florida State turned down overtures to the SEC because Bowden knew the ACC meant a shorter road to No. 1.Oliver makes an immediate impactHerman talked about thhe physical mismatches his Cougars face against teams like Oklahoma, but if Herman keeps signing players such as defensive lineman Ed Oliver?--?who on Saturday had seven tackles, including two sacks -- there wont be mismatches for long.dddddddddddd Houstons coaches named the freshman their defensive player of the week. Heres what really endeared Oliver to Herman: Oliver declined Sunday to speak to the media, saying he hadnt earned it. It speaks to his maturity level and the way he feels about his team and his teammates that hes still got a lot of proving to do, Herman said.Bad timing for a Ferentz extension?Iowas decision to extend the contract of Kirk Ferentz through the 2026 is the antidote to the farce that LSU staged with Les Miles in November. Ferentzs Hawkeye teams have been good to very good for most of his 18 years. His record of 128-87 (.595) falls just short of the .600 threshold needed to qualify for the Hall of Fame. It is compelling, however, that the school announced the extension during Iowa State week. The Cyclones have been Ferentzs curse. Iowa State has gone 9-8 against him. During that same period, the Cyclones have a winning record against only one Big 12 team. They are also 9-8 against Kansas.Time to double down (a win) in Purdue This is a crossroads game at Purdue, which welcomes Cincinnati into Ross-Ade Stadium one week after beating Eastern Kentucky 45-24. Boilermakers coach Darrell Hazell, in his fourth season, now has seven wins, four of them against FCS opponents and none of them in consecutive weeks. One sign of hope: The Boilermakers forced four turnovers against the Colonels, which is worth mentioning because few teams took care of the ball last season as poorly as the Bearcats (33 turnovers, minus-19, third worst in the FBS).Bring your glasses to Bristol If all of Neyland Stadium and its 102,455 seats can fit inside Bristol Motor Speedway, then it stands to reason that some of the 150,000 or so fans expected for the Tennessee-Virginia Tech game on Saturday night will be a long way from the field. For instance, the press box will be 300 yards from the game action. For those of us without 20/10 vision, there is a Panasonic TV, suspended above the field from a truss, that has a four-sided display that is 63 feet wide and 29.5 feet high. It uses 54 million LED lights and weighs 135,000 pounds. I cant imagine why they decided to name it Colossus. ' ' '