Pitt wins City Game 80-69

It wasn't always pretty, but Pitt did what it needed to do to beat cross-town rivals Duquesne 80-69 at the Consol Energy Center. And what it needed to do was use its size and strength to overpower the smaller A-10 team and dominate the glass. Junior Dante Taylor returned from a two game absence due to migraines and made the most of his opportunity, despite coming off the bench (via the PG): The Panthers (6-1) overcame their mistakes by outrebounding the Dukes, 39-15. They had 16 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points against the undersized Dukes whose leading rebounder was 6-foot-5 guard B.J. Monteiro. "We definitely talked about that before the game," junior center Dante Taylor said of wanting to pound the Dukes on the boards. "With us being bigger, more physical and more athletic we wanted to use that during the game." Taylor was most effective with a career high 15 points and 11 rebounds. He was 6 for 6 from the field and all four of...