PITTSBURGH — Damarco Minor totaled 23 points, Brandin Cummings scored 19 and Pittsburgh beat Longwood 78-60 on Friday night.

Minor sank 5 of 8 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and 9 of 10 free throws for Pittsburgh (2-0). He added six rebounds. Cummings shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc and 0 for 2 from inside it, making 4 of 5 foul shots.

Roman Siulepa had a team-high 10 points to lead the Panthers to a 33-28 advantage at halftime before finishing with 12.

Johan Nziemi led Longwood (1-1) with 16 points. Jacob Hutchinson scored 13 with six assists and Alphonso Billups III scored 11.

Neither team had a two-possession lead until Damarco Minor sank a 3-pointer to put the Panthers up 17-11 with 9:13 remaining. The Mastodons pulled even three times, the last at 23-23 when Billups

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