PREGAME
#orangecrushed Beat Cuse! Let's get hyped Zoo!!!
— The Panther Pitt (@ThePantherPitt) December 31, 2015
"Last year this is what happened to my child when he played against Pitt." FB post from mom of SU's Tyler Roberson pic.twitter.com/4haS3Tg2ET
— Matt Schneidman (@matt_schneidman) December 31, 2015
Shoutout the Oakland Zoo tonight!! I know it's going to be crazy! #H2P
— Cameron Wright (@3CWright) December 30, 2015
i'm a dog wearing pants and nobody asked me at all
— Lord BEEF (@lordbeef) December 31, 2015
Good point..lol https://t.co/scRbmIa9UY
— Cameron Wright (@3CWright) December 31, 2015
.@OaklandZoo looks good. About as many students here as when a top 10 UConn came over break in 2010.
— JD Schroeder (@Sta7ic) December 31, 2015
Syracuse scouting report for tonight courtesy of the Oakland Zoo. @CitrusTVSports #CUSEvsPITT pic.twitter.com/TQjgDGwSIM
— Tim Langlois (@timlanglois) December 31, 2015
Last time I saw one of my teams play the coach was fired 2 days later. Expect an Ebola outbreak at this one. #H2P pic.twitter.com/ZSPlLXEgiB
— O Christmas Mike (@85mf) December 31, 2015
FIRST HALF
#Pitt just got a delay of game warning for the students throwing paper scraps into the air. Which they have done for years.
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 31, 2015
.@OAKLANDZOO KEEP DISRUPTING THE SYSTEM
— PITT BSKTBL SHEUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) December 31, 2015
The @OaklandZoo brought their A Game tonight. Delay of Game Warning while students are on holiday break. Impressive.
— The Paint Crew (@ThePaintCrew) December 31, 2015
And the streak of having never shut out syracuse... continues
— Andrew Silberfeld (@Miles_AndrewS) December 31, 2015
Syracuse is Bad™
— Spilly (@IAmSpilly) December 31, 2015
at the present rate, pitt will win 60-30 #wow
— good content zach (@CzarOfPgh) December 31, 2015
Damon Wilson on for #Pitt after James Robinson picks up his second foul.
— Panther Digest (@PantherDigest) December 31, 2015
You live with Artis' D because of his offense.
— Chas Rich (@ChasRich27) December 31, 2015
Trevor Cooney is a couple more suspensions away from being Syracuse's player-coach.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 31, 2015
Maybe I'm biased but Syracuse does not impress me much. This is really a game Pitt should win.
— Anson Whaley (@AnsonWhaley) December 31, 2015
@N_THEYSTAYTHERE how many yrs of high scoring Pitt teams would it take to lose the "this isn't your typical Jamie Dixon team!"? 100? 1000?
— whilst fedora'd (@internet_liker) December 31, 2015
The Big East is alive tonight.
— O Christmas Mike (@85mf) December 31, 2015
#Pitt played without James Robinson for 11:04. Outscored Syracuse 20-18 in that stretch.
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 31, 2015
@N_THEYSTAYTHERE these big boys sure love to roughhouse!!!!!
— whilst fedora'd (@internet_liker) December 31, 2015
@N_THEYSTAYTHERE hoops is good
— Chris (@ThunderPittRoad) December 31, 2015
@N_THEYSTAYTHERE cooney is pissing me off as usual....
— Wayne 〽️ainsgate (@Walk7Dizzle) December 31, 2015
I wonder if it's hard for officials to argue with a guy who graduated from Brown.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 31, 2015
Refs made a bad call
— David Benjamin (@thetoyman1) December 31, 2015
Wow this zoo is angry #DontFeedTheAnimals
— Andrew Silberfeld (@Miles_AndrewS) December 31, 2015
I've never once seen the crowd after the refs like that heading into halftime in this building which speaks volumes about the officiating.
— Gavin Williams (@GavWill13) December 31, 2015
The entire pete was standing & contesting that call
— Steve (@_dcoot) December 31, 2015
HALFTIME: SYRACUSE 30, PITTSBURGH 30
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— Justin xmas Reese (@justinxreese) December 31, 2015
Trevor Cooney looks like every guy that's ever been knocked out a bar with one punch.
— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) December 31, 2015
SECOND HALF
Big shot by Jones. Cuse plays tight defense, making it hard for Pitt to get into a rhythm.
— Emily Mallon (@emilykm) December 31, 2015
As usual, this game ends with some absurd 3 pointer from a white guy on Syracuse. I know this.
— Spilly (@IAmSpilly) December 31, 2015
PAT NARDUZZI IS SOMEWHERE IN MAJOR BELTWAY TRAFFIC WITH PITT'S ONLY CRATE OF SECOND HALF ADJUSTMENTS
— PITT BSKTBL SHEUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) December 31, 2015
Young scores 5 straight and they bring in Ododa, why?
— Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) December 31, 2015
How many years Cooney been playing for #Syracuse ? Like 8?
— Rah! (@rashanjamal) December 31, 2015
The Oakland Zoo breaks out in a "Cooney's balding!" chant. His parents, sitting behind the SU bench, get a good laugh out of it.
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) December 31, 2015
Syracuse shooting over 50% and Pitt at 35% - tie game.
— Anson Whaley (@AnsonWhaley) December 31, 2015
The @OaklandZoo looks INCREDIBLE tonight. Hats off to all the students who made it back from break for this.
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) December 31, 2015
#NeverForget @MCW1 https://t.co/HCEnwYnmn5
— Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) December 31, 2015
Coleman fouled out. But they're chanting "left, right" instead of "blue, green..." Oh well.
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 31, 2015
THE "MISSED THREE REBOUND TO ARTIS" IS OUR BEST PENETRATION STRATEGY. ALSO GET ALL THEIR BIGS TO FOUL OUT
— PITT BSKTBL SHEUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) December 31, 2015
Dick Groat is a national treasure. Just yelled "GET OUTTA HERE COLEMAN" when he fouled out.
— Andrew Stern (@Andrew_Stern94) December 31, 2015
Pitt leads 58-57 with 3:54 remaining in the game!
— Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) December 31, 2015
Two best passes of the night. Finally attacking the zone.
— Gavin Williams (@GavWill13) December 31, 2015
THE ZOO IS ON FIRE!!!
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) December 31, 2015
JETER. RT @jbhammer: JETER?
— SUCCESSFUL SEASON (@TheWillardYears) December 31, 2015
He said that because
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Here's the dunk in question, in case you missed it:
Oh lawd. #Jeter #H2P @PittAthletics pic.twitter.com/NrmqlX0UDT
— Ty Guy (@Yoncherooo) December 31, 2015
Exclusive footage of the Oakland Zoo reacting to Sheldon Jeter's late-game flourish pic.twitter.com/1QNwuMUH9A
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 31, 2015
how many times can syracuse step on its own dick in a row
— good content zach (@CzarOfPgh) December 31, 2015
Hoping the best free throw shooting team in the nation can ice this? (That's Pitt, btw)
— Justin xmas Reese (@justinxreese) December 31, 2015
FINAL: SYRACUSE 61, PITTSBURGH 72
Solid Victory, H2P!!
— James Conner ️ (@JamesConner_) December 31, 2015
it’s always a delight beating syracuse at everything
— good content zach (@CzarOfPgh) December 31, 2015
11.5-1 #HTP
— SUCCESSFUL SEASON (@TheWillardYears) December 31, 2015
Hail
— Pugs (@cpugliesi) December 31, 2015
Pitt - Cuse games are never not good
— Brian McElhinny (@rtjr) December 31, 2015
#H2P pic.twitter.com/G7yHqhk4da
— EJ Borghetti (@PittBorghetti) December 31, 2015
And so on, and so forth.
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