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NCAA tournament: No. 6 Xavier knocks off No. 3 Pittsburgh, 71-68

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Jordan Crawford scored 27 points, including a breakaway dunk with just over two minutes remaining, to help Xavier beat Pittsburgh, 71-68, in the second round of the NCAA tournament tonight in Milwaukee.

Jason Love had 14 points and a key block down the stretch for the sixth-seeded Musketeers (26-8), who advance to play second-seeded Kansas State in the West Regional semifinals in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

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Ashton Gibbs scored 19 points and Brad Wanamaker had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the third-seeded Panthers (25-9), who nearly rallied with two three-pointers by Gilbert Brown in the final 28 seconds of the game.

Gibbs missed a potential game-tying three-pointer with less than a second left. Pittsburgh had one last chance to inbound the ball with 0.4 seconds left, but Wanamaker left the shot short.

-- Associated Press

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