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COL BKB: Pittsburgh 65, Duke 64 (OT)

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Published: Dec. 20, 2007 at 10:13 PM

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Levance Fields hit a three-pointer with four seconds remaining in overtime Thursday, giving Pittsburgh a 65-64 victory over Duke.

The ninth-ranked Panthers downed the seventh-rated Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden in a battle of unbeatens. Pittsburgh improved to 11-0 and Duke fell to 10-1.

Pittsburgh overcame a 12-point halftime deficit and took a two-point lead with 1:09 left in regulation on a Sam Young jump shot. Duke tied it with 56 seconds remaining when Gerald Henderson was good on a fade-away jumper.

The Blue Devils, however, missed a chance to win it in regulation when Kyle Singer failed to convert on a tip-in opportunity.

Singer made one of two free throws with 23 seconds left in overtime to give Duke a 64-62 lead, but Fields was perfect on a long-range shot for the win. Duke's Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith both missed on their attempts to pull out a victory just before the buzzer.

Fields led Pittsburgh with 21 points and Young had 15. The Blue Devils were paced by Singer and Gerald Henderson with 17 each.

Topics: Gerald Henderson, Jon Scheyer, Levance Fields, Nolan Smith, Sam Young, U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham
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