The Scarlet Knights pulled off their second consecutive upset of a Top 25 team Saturday

Jan. 26, 2008

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Corey Chandler and Mike Coburn led Rutgers' decisive second-half run and the Scarlet Knights pulled off their second consecutive upset of a Top 25 team by stunning No. 13 Pittsburgh 77-64 on Saturday night.

Chandler scored 18 points and Coburn had 17 while leading a game-altering 20-2 run in the second half as Rutgers (10-11, 2-6) handed Pitt (16-4, 4-3) its biggest upset loss in conference play in Jamie Dixon's five seasons as coach.

Pitt, which was 11-0 at home this season and had won its last 13 there, had beaten Rutgers eight straight times and the Scarlet Knights were 0-7 in Pittsburgh since last winning there in 1996, during their first season in the conference.

Rutgers, which had lost its last 11 road games against ranked opponents and was 1-7 away from home this season, followed up its 80-68 victory over No. 18 Villanova on Wednesday night. The only other time in school history the Knights won successive games against ranked teams was in 2001-02, when they beat Connecticut and Syracuse.