From Mirror reports

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Zack Austin buried his fifth 3-pointer of the game with 0.4 seconds remaining as Pitt overcame a double-figure halftime deficit en route to a 91-90 road win over Ohio State Friday at Value City Arena.

The Panthers, ranked 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, trailed by 12 with 17:40 left to play before Papa Amadou Kante entered the contest.

Amadou Kante finished the day with a career-high 12 points to go along with four offensive rebounds.

Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett made big plays throughout the game, finishing with a combined 49 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists. Lowe scored a career-high 28 points, including eight in the overtime session, and found a trailing Austin for the game-winner. Leggett posted his second double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Austin went 5-of-8 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two steals as Pitt improved to 7-1 on the season.

Amsal Delalic connected on a 3-pointer with 15:15 remaining to give the Panthers a 9-7 lead. Ohio State responded by making five consecutive shots midway through the opening half and grabbed a 19-13 lead on a 7-0 run highlighted by a driving layup and a 3-pointer by Meechie Johnson.

Pitt responded with a 3-pointer of its own from Austin as the Panthers hit the under 12 media timeout trailing by three.

Pitt fell behind 28-18 as the Buckeyes came out of the break with a 7-0 run and the Panthers trailed by as many as 12 before making eight consecutive shots from the field in trimming the deficit to six 41-35 with under three minutes to play.

Ohio State got a 3-pointer from Bruce Thornton late in the half and entered the break with a 48-39 lead.

Amadou Kante came off the bench to spark a 10-0 Pitt run with four points and a steal, while Leggett added a 3-point play and a three-pointer to get the Panthers within one at 57-56 and force an Ohio State timeout with 12:56 remaining in the contest.

Pitt grabbed the lead with an Austin steal coming out of the timeout, and Amadou Kante added a three-point play off a feed from Leggett to give Pitt its first advantage since the 13:03 mark of the first half.

The Panthers led by as much as five points before Ohio State regained the lead on a 6-0 run.

Down two, Ohio State pulled ahead on a Thorton 3 and extended the advantage to 71-67 on a 3 from Micah Parrish. Pitt trailed by five with just over three minutes remaining before Amadou Kante scored in the lane and Lowe added a pair of free throws.

Austin drilled a 3 with 1:23 left in regulation, and the Panthers got a stop and a rebound on the next Ohio State possession. Lowe converted a difficult lefty-scoop shot from the left baseline to tie the contest at 77.

Pitt got another stop in the closing seconds, and Leggett corralled his 10th board to set up a chance to win with 2.3 seconds remaining. Leggett’s 65-foot heave banged off the rim.

In overtime, Thornton and Devin Royal went 6-of-6 from the foul line over a two-minute span to give Ohio State an 86-80 lead with 1:53 remaining.

Brandin Cummings saved a long rebound off a Lowe missed 3 and Lowe was fouled on a second 3-point attempt as the Panthers continued to fight back. He converted two of three from the stripe and added a three-point play on Pitt’s next possession for an 87-85 deficit with 55 seconds remaining.

Lowe was again fouled on a 3-point attempt with seven seconds left to set up the exciting finish.

PITTSBURGH (7-1): Corhen 1-3 2-2 4, G.Diaz Graham 0-1 2-2 2, Delalic 2-6 0-0 5, Leggett 9-22 2-4 21, Lowe 9-20 10-11 28, Austin 5-10 1-2 16, Amadou Kante 3-4 6-9 12, Cummings 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 30-67 23-30 91.

OHIO ST. (5-2): Royal 5-10 8-12 18, Stewart 3-4 1-3 7, Johnson 3-9 1-2 9, Parrish 5-7 1-1 15, Thornton 7-15 7-9 24, Mahaffey 3-4 0-0 6, Mobley 2-7 1-2 7, Parks 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-58 19-29 90.

Halftime–Ohio St. 48-39. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 8-24 (Austin 5-8, Cummings 1-1, Delalic 1-4, Leggett 1-5, G.Diaz Graham 0-1, Lowe 0-5), Ohio St. 11-20 (Parrish 4-4, Thornton 3-5, Johnson 2-5, Mobley 2-5, Royal 0-1). Fouled Out–Leggett, Amadou Kante, Mahaffey. Rebounds–Pittsburgh 33 (Leggett 10), Ohio St. 26 (Parrish 7). Assists–Pittsburgh 10 (Leggett, Lowe 4), Ohio St. 20 (Thornton 9). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 24, Ohio St. 20. A–13,064