Feb. 10, 2007

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POST-GAME NOTES

*The win gives Pitt its 10^th Big East regular season victory. Pitt has now won 10-plus games in the Big East Conference in each of the last six seasons. Pitt is the only program in the Big East Conference to win 20 or more overall games and 10 or more league games in each of the last six seasons.

*Aaron Gray finished the contest with 22 points and seven rebounds. It was the 11^th 20-point contest of his career.

*Gray needs just 16 points to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career. He now has 984 career points.

*Levon Kendall finished with a season-high 10 rebounds.

*Antonio Graves scored 13 points in 31 minutes. It was his 32^nd double figure scoring contest of his career and 14^th of the season.

*With his 11 points on the evening, Mike Cook reached double figures for the 14^th time this season. Cook has now scored 964 career points in his career combining Pitt and East Carolina.

*Head Coach Jamie Dixon improved to 98-25 all-time as Pitt's head coach. He needs just two more wins to reach the 100-career victory milestone. If he continues on his current winning pace, Dixon will rank among the all-time top-15 coaches in reaching 100 career victories the fastest. With a win at Villanova on Jan. 29, Dixon became the first head coach in Pitt history to win 20-plus games and 10-plus league games in four consecutive seasons.

*Pitt won its fifth consecutive game.

*Pitt improves to 22-3 overall and 10-1 in Big East play. The 10-1 start in Big East play is its best start after 11 games in school history.

*Pitt improves to 14-1 in home games this season.

*The win improves Pitt to 78-7 all-time in the Petersen Events Center and 32-6 against Big East opponents. Pitt has also won 37 of its last 43 Big East home games. Head Coach Jamie Dixon owns a 62-7 home record in his first four seasons.

*Pitt won its seventh consecutive game against Providence. It is 4-0 vs. the Friars at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is now 26-16 all-time against Providence and 17-3 all-time vs. the Friars in games played in Pittsburgh.

*Pitt has limited 10 of 11 Big East opponents, 12 of its last 13 opponents and 22 of its 25 total opponents under 70 points. Under Jamie Dixon, Pitt has held opponents to 70 points or less in 103 of his 123 games.