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Nov 24, 2009 6:39 am US/Eastern

Pitt Knocks Off Wichita State 68-55 In CBE Classic

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KDKA/AP) ―

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Redshirt freshman Trayon Woodall along with Ashton Gibbs helped the Pitt Panthers beat Witchita State, 68-55 in the semifinals of the CBE Classic Monday night in Kansas City.

Woodall had 19 points with six rebounds, five assists and four steals. But he also had six turnovers.

After making some careless mistakes on offense, Wichita State was able to stay in the game during the second half.

The Panthers were able to hold them off, shooting 55 percent in the second half.

They're now moving on to face either Texas or Iowa in the championship game on Tuesday.

Ashton Gibbs had 18 points.

Pitt used a late 11-3 run to take a 32-21 halftime lead, only to give up eight quick points to start the second half. The Panthers quickly pushed the lead back, Wichita State answered and the teams continued the yo-yo over the next few minutes before Pittsburgh scored eight straight points to go up 51-40.

Gibbs scored seven straight points a few minutes later to keep Wichita State from getting any closer.

"They made it tough for us to score," Marshall said. "They do so many good things to defend you. They make it very difficult to comeback on when you get back 10 points or so."

Wichita State (2-1) stayed close for a while behind a loud pro-Shockers crowd and the shooting of Toure Murry. The sophomore guard had 20 points and J.T. Durley added 15, but the Shockers couldn't overcome a 9-for-24 first half and 24 turnovers overall.