Red Scare ... or Not

Pitt took care of Miami (Ohio) last night, 82-53. The first half was close; second half wasn't.

Like I said yesterday, the Panthers need Little Fella Levance Fields to ignite them, and he did in a major way. The 5-10 senior had his first career double-double: 12 points, 12 assists.

Jermaine Dixon and Sam Young each had 14. Big Fella Blair and Tyrell Biggs had 10. Call it a team effort.

This is a nice win for the Panthers. Miami (Ohio) gave UCLA all it could handle a few days ago before falling, 64-59. This time, the Redhawks were bludgeoned by a similarly styled team.

Next up for Pitt: Akron. Friday at 7.

Elsewhere
-- It's only a rivalry because there's a BCS bid (potentially) at stake.

-- Memphis and UMass were terrible last night, but the Tigers slowly but surely crunched the Minutemen, 80-58. It was fun to see Derek Kellogg and Coach Cal across the floor from one another.

-- Pete Newell, a legend, died Monday. Any true hoops fan should read more about him.

-- It's kind of weird seeing outlets report on their own news, but I guess we can all breathe easy now that Fox is out of the running for any future BCS games. Seriously, the less Joe Buck, the better.