Belt game 1,886 · January 2, 2010
Pittsburgh take the belt
Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 82–72 on the road to start reign 546 of the College Basketball belt, the 9th for the program.
Syracuse had held it since November 20, 2009, with 9 defenses over 43 days.
Pittsburgh held it for 18 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Georgetown on January 20, 2010.
546Reign number
9Team's reign
3Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson | 36 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| Scoop Jardine | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Kris Joseph | 30 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Andy Rautins | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Brandon Triche | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-4 |
| Rick Jackson | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mookie Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Pittsburgh
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Gibbs | 38 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 6-9 | 4-4 |
| Jermaine Dixon | 36 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 4-6 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 10-14 |
| Dante Taylor | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Gilbert Brown | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tray Woodall | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Nasir Robinson | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Gary McGhee | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chase Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.