Pitt's starting guard tandem of Ashton Gibbs and Jermaine Dixon hadn't exactly been shooting stars for the Panthers in recent weeks. Both had gone through some prolonged 3-point shooting slumps, which made the Panthers' 3-point shooting percentage plummet as well as Pitt's offensive output.

Gibbs and Dixon rediscovered their outside shooting touch last night and led Pitt to a 77-53 victory against Robert Morris at the Petersen Events Center.

Gibbs 20 points and four 3-pointers, the most 3-pointers in a game for him since the Jan. 2 game at Syracuse. Dixon scored 18 points and had three pointers, tying a season-high.

Pitt, which fell two spots to No. 25 in the Associated Press poll on Monday, finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with an 11-2 record.

Pitt improved to 28-0 all-time against Robert Morris and 67-0 against teams from the Northeast Conference. The average margin of victory in the past 10 games in the series is 24 points.

This might have been the last game in the series for a while. Robert Morris coach Mike Rice said he won't play the game next season unless it can be scheduled in November or December. Pitt likes having the game in the middle of the Big East schedule.

With the victory, the Panthers also extended their school-record home winning streak to 47 games against non-conference opponents. They are 75-1 all-time against non-conference foes at the Petersen Events Center.

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