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Pitt basketball outlasts Penn State in tightly contested game

Pittsburgh Tribune Review reaches for "historic" where Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stays flat.

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What happened Pitt basketball outlasts Penn State in tightly contested game.
The headline split The center frames it as "Pitt basketball outlasts Penn State in tightly contested game". The right frames it as "Pitt holds off Penn State in men’s basketball battle at historic Palestra".
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CenterPitt basketball outlasts Penn State in tightly contested game

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPitt holds off Penn State in men’s basketball battle at historic Palestra

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Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewNews report · Nov 9, 3:36 AM

Pitt holds off Penn State in men’s basketball battle at historic Palestra

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PHILADELPHIA — Two historic rivals took a historic floor Sunday night. The men’s basketball teams from Pitt and Penn State met at the Palestra in Philadelphia, and the Panthers led for near...

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Nov 9, 3:34 AM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

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