No. 11 Pittsburgh 84, Penn State 71:
“Pittsburgh found itself in a relatively close game for the first time all season. Point guard Carl Krauser made certain it didn’t stay that way for long.
“Krauser scored a career-high 28 points and No. 11 Pittsburgh held off Penn State flurries in each half for an 84-71 victory Saturday and the Panthers’ third 7-0 start in as many seasons.
“Pitt beat Penn State (5-4) for a fourth consecutive season in an intrastate series that has continued despite an interruption in their long-competitive football rivalry. But this one wasn’t as one-sided as the previous three seasons, when Pitt won by an average of 28 points. “