Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin, center, shoots as he gets between Pittsburgh's William Jeffress (24) and Justin Champagnie during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Cormac Ryan matched a career high with 19 points, Prentiss Hubb added 17, and the duo combined for 10 3-pointers as Notre Dame routed Pittsburgh 84-58 on Saturday night.
Notre Dame (6-9, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from a 62-51 loss to No. 20 Virginia Tech on Wednesday and has won three of its last four games. It was the largest margin of defeat this season for Pitt (8-5, 4-4) and its third straight loss.
Ryan and Hubb each made five 3-pointers. Hubb, who ranks second in assists (5.1) in the ACC behind Pitt's Xavier Johnson (6.3), had nine assists against the Panthers. Dane Goodwin added 16 points and Juwan Durham had 14 for the Irish, who shot 56% percent (32 of 57) overall.
Justin Champagnie had 19 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks to lead Pitt. He shot 8 of 20 from the field while the rest of the Panthers were 15 of 53 (28%). Johnson had five points and three assists before fouling out with 11:28 remaining.
The Irish took the lead for good with about 11 minutes to play in the first half, led 41-29 at the break, and opened the second half on a 9-0 run.
Notre Dame hosts Wake Forest on Tuesday. Pitt plays Virginia Tech on Wednesday in the third of a four-game homestand.
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Notre Dame's Cormac Ryan (5) shoots as Pittsburgh's Justin Champagnie (11) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh's Justin Champagnie, left, shoots as Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh's Justin Champagnie, center right, shoots as Notre Dame's Juwan Durham, left, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Notre Dame's Juwan Durham dunks in front of Pittsburgh's Noah Collier during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb (3) hits the basket for three points during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb (3) looks to pass around Pittsburgh's Xavier Johnson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Notre Dame's Nikola Djogo (13) collides with Pittsburgh's Xavier Johnson (1) as he shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh's Ithiel Horton, right, loses the ball as he tumbles out of bounds in front of Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Notre Dame's Nate Laszewski, left, looks to pass as Pittsburgh's Femi Odukale, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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