PITT SURVIVES!!!

ROUND ONE: The 72-62 final score won't tell the entire story of just how close Pitt's first-round game was against East Tennessee State, but don't be fooled: this contest could've gone either way.Pitt was extremely sloppy with the ball, committing oodles of turnovers and being consistently outhustled throughout the game by the Bucs, who had 20 offensive rebounds. Basically, two Panthers showed up: Dejuan Blair had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Sam Young had 14 and 13. The rest of the team? I think they stayed back in Pittsburgh.Levance Fields struggled mightily on the afternoon. He was just 3-10 (and 0-5 from three-point land) from the floor and did not look like himself. Clearly, he is playing at much less than 100%.Ashton Gibbs did have 10 points off the bench (including two three-pointers), which was a nice little bonus. But all in all, it was as rough of a performance as it sounds for a #1 seed. Let's just say my confidence in this team winning it all just g...