From Mirror, wire reports

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jaland Lowe scored 22 points and Ishmael Leggett scored 16 points and Pitt ended a four-game losing streak by beating Syracuse 77-73 on Saturday.

Cameron Corhen scored 12 points and Zack Austin and reserve Damian Dunn each scored 10 for the Panthers (13-6, 4-4 ACC). Pitt finished shooting 45.9% (28 of 61).

J.J. Starling scored 16 points for Syracuse (9-11, 3-6). Lucas Taylor and reserve Chris Bell scored 12 points apiece, Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 10 and grabbed a career high 23 rebounds — eight on the offensive end — and reserve Petar Majstorovic added 10 for the Orange.

Syracuse shot 40.3% (27 of 67).

Austin made two foul shots with six seconds left to seal it for Pitt, making it 77-73. Majstorovic’s layup with nine seconds to go brought the Orange within 75-73. Lowe made a pair with 16 seconds left after Syracuse’s Bell made a 3 with 23 seconds left to reduce the deficit to 73-71.

Dunn’s jumper with 5:51 remaining gave Pitt its largest lead at 63-55. The Orange led 33-32 at halftime.

Pitt hosts North Caroloina on Tuesday. The Orange travel to Stanford to face the Cardinal on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (13-6): Austin 3-8 2-2 10, Corhen 5-11 2-4 12, G.Diaz Graham 1-1 0-0 3, Leggett 6-11 2-2 16, Lowe 8-19 6-9 22, Dunn 3-5 3-4 10, J.Diaz Graham 2-3 0-0 4, Delalic 0-1 0-0 0, Cummings 0-1 0-0 0, Amadou Kante 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 15-21 77.

SYRACUSE (9-11): Davis 2-5 0-0 5, Lampkin 4-9 2-5 10, Moore 2-5 0-0 6, Starling 5-13 3-4 16, Taylor 5-12 2-2 12, Bell 4-11 0-0 12, Majstorovic 4-5 1-2 10, Carlos 1-3 0-0 2, Cuffe 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 8-13 73.

Halftime–Syracuse 33-32. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 6-18 (Leggett 2-2, Austin 2-7, G.Diaz Graham 1-1, Dunn 1-2, Delalic 0-1, J.Diaz Graham 0-1, Lowe 0-4), Syracuse 11-32 (Bell 4-9, Starling 3-8, Moore 2-3, Majstorovic 1-1, Davis 1-4, Carlos 0-1, Cuffe 0-2, Taylor 0-4). Fouled Out–Taylor. Rebounds–Pittsburgh 31 (Corhen 7), Syracuse 45 (Lampkin 23). Assists–Pittsburgh 12 (Lowe 6), Syracuse 15 (Starling 5). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 14, Syracuse 18. A–20,585 (35,446).

Flash edged

LORETTO — Zaire Williams had 12 points in Wagner’s 68-66 victory over Saint Francis on Sunday.

Williams also contributed seven rebounds for the Seahawks (11-9, 3-4 Northeast Conference). Ja’Kair Sanchez scored 11 points, going 4 of 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range). Di’Andre Howell-South went 4 of 5 from the field (3 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

The Red Flash (8-14, 3-5) were led in scoring by Riley Parker, who finished with 15 points, six assists and three steals. Juan Cranford Jr. added 14 points and six rebounds for Saint Francis. Valentino Pinedo also had 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals.

“We played really good basketball and then got away from what got us to that point — too many turnovers and too many quick shots, and that extended the number of possessions they had to get back in the game,” Saint Francis coach Rob Krimmel said. “It’s a tough pill to swallow. If you go back to the seven or six-minute mark and look at some of the things we did, you know, one or two possessions matter because you look at the end of the game and look at a two-point game. We have to take care of the ball, got to get a great shot, and you got to prevent them from getting second-chance opportunities.”

WAGNER (11-9): Kelton 1-3 0-0 3, Lewis 4-6 1-1 9, Ezquerra 3-5 0-0 9, Sanchez 4-8 2-2 11, Williams 4-9 2-2 12, Howell-South 4-5 0-2 11, Blake 1-5 2-2 5, Greene 3-9 0-0 6, Bounds 1-1 0-0 2, Fitch 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 7-9 68.

Saint Francis (8-14): Pinedo 4-7 2-4 10, Clayville 3-6 1-1 9, Kelly 3-6 2-2 9, Parker 5-14 4-5 15, Rosenberger 2-6 0-0 4, Cranford 4-7 4-5 14, Moncrief 2-2 0-0 5, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Webb 0-0 0-0 0, Sanon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 13-17 66.

Halftime–Saint Francis 34-25. 3-Point Goals–Wagner 11-23 (Howell-South 3-3, Ezquerra 3-5, Williams 2-5, Kelton 1-3, Sanchez 1-3, Blake 1-4), Saint Francis 7-19 (Clayville 2-3, Cranford 2-4, Moncrief 1-1, Kelly 1-2, Parker 1-5, Rosenberger 0-4). Fouled Out–Kelly. Rebounds–Wagner 24 (Williams 7), Saint Francis 26 (Pinedo 8). Assists–Wagner 13 (Ezquerra 5), Saint Francis 11 (Parker 6). Total Fouls–Wagner 19, Saint Francis 13. A–1,017 (3,500).

PSU Altoona wins

The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team got back in the win column Saturday afternoon in Adler Arena, where the Lions used a strong second-half performance to earn a 91-86 victory over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Hilbert College.

Hilbert (11-7, 4-5 AMCC) led by as many as 11 points during the first half and went into the intermission with a 43-39 advantage. But Penn State Altoona (11-7, 7-2 AMCC) surged ahead in the second half, when they shot 65.4 percent from the floor.

“So proud of this team for the bounce back win coming off a tough loss. We buckled down, even after another slow start, and got a very important conference win,” Penn State Altoona coach David McGreal said.

Dwayne Jones scored a game-high 24 points for Penn State Altoona while also leading his team with eight rebounds and three blocks. Kaden Claar (Portage) finished with 17 points and a game-best four steals, while Kal-El Gentles contributed 14 points and tied the game high in assists with seven.

Hilbert got 21 points from Quran Briggs, 19 points from Larry Morse, and 14 points from Shaheem Ellis, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career with the Hawks.

Penn State Altoona men’s basketball will travel for its next game, going to Westmoreland County to face AMCC foe Pitt-Greensburg this Wednesday at 7 p.m.