Pittsburgh, PA (My Sportsbook) - Tyrell Biggs tallied 16 points, as top- ranked Pittsburgh used a second-half surge to shake off South Florida, 75-62, at the Petersen Center. Sam Young scored 14 for the Panthers (16-0, 4-0 Big East), who head to Louisville on Saturday after their victory led them to the third-best start in school history. Pitt's top two best starts to a season came in 2003-04 (18-0) and 1927-28 (21-0). DeJuan Blair added 13 points with a game-best 18 rebounds and Levance Fields chipped in 11 points with a game-high 13 assists for Pittsburgh. Dominique Jones and Augustus Gilchrist each posted 22 points for the Bulls (6-10, 1-3), who have dropped three of four. Chris Howard added 13 points in the loss.
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