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Pitt edges Mississippi St in back-and-forth First Four game

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday night that featured 21 lead changes - most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Mississippi State had a great chance to win at the end, but Shakeel Moore missed a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner with two seconds remaining off an inbounds play. D.J. Jeffries' tip-in attempt was off target just before the buzzer.

Nelly Cummings led Pitt with 15 points. Greg Elliott scored 13 and Blake Hinson added 12 as the Panthers (23-11) won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2014.

Leaders
Points:	T. Smith	15.7
Rebounds:	T. Smith	8.5
Assists:	D. Davis	3.5
FG%:	T. Smith	57.2%
FT%:	T. Smith	58.8%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	D. Davis	1.7
Blocks:	T. Smith	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-6
2	Houston	33-4
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	29-9
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	UConn	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-4
2	Alabama	31-6
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	29-9
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	Virginia	25-8
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Southeastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
1 Alabama	16-2	31-6
17 Texas A&M	15-3	25-10
Kentucky	12-6	22-12
23 Missouri	11-7	25-10
20 Tennessee	11-7	25-11
Vanderbilt	11-7	22-15
Auburn	10-8	21-13
Florida	9-9	16-17
Mississippi State	8-10	21-13
Arkansas	8-10	22-14
Georgia	6-12	16-16
South Carolina	4-14	11-21
Ole Miss	3-15	12-21
LSU	2-16	14-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	65.7 (323)
Rebounds:	12.9 (14)
Assists:	14.2 (99)
FG%:	42.1% (308)
FT%:	64.7% (346)
3P%:	26.6% (363)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	61.0 (10)
Rebounds:	24.9 (170)
Assists:	12.5 (167)
FG%:	39.4% (10)
FT%:	71.6% (186)
3P%:	31.1% (43)