ORLANDO, Fla. -- Unselfish offence, tenacious defence. When Pittsburgh plays like it did in routing Colorado 77-48 in the South Regional on Thursday, the ninth-seeded Panthers think they are capable of competing with anyone. It was difficult to argue against that after Talib Zanna scored 16 of his 18 points in the opening half and Pitt built a 28-point lead. However, coach Jamie Dixon and his players know they will have to be even better to go deeper in the NCAA tournament. "Were a better team now than we were earlier in the year," Dixon said. "Thats what you hope to be." The Panthers (26-9) shot 51 per cent from the field and played one of their best games of the season defensively in advancing to a third-round matchup Saturday against either No. 1 seed Florida or No. 16 seed Albany. Dixon said the Panthers have been feeling a lot better about themselves since winning two of three games in last weeks Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, including a quarterfinal victory over North Carolina. "I think last week opened our eyes," Dixon said. "We didnt win the tournament, but we thought we could have." Colorado (23-12) was eager to make amends for an early exit from the tournament a year ago, but had no answers for the 6-foot-9 Zanna. The Pitt centre made six of seven shots in the first half, and the Panthers didnt have any difficulty finishing off the overwhelmed Buffaloes. "Weve got to take care of the ball better and weve got to guard better and weve got to rebound better," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "We didnt do any of those things today. I dont know what Colorado team it was." Josh Scott led the Buffaloes with 14 points, however Colorado couldnt overcome a subpar performance from Askia Booker, who missed his first seven shots and didnt score from the field until 4 minutes into the second half. Cameron Wright had 11 points and Lamar Patterson finished with 10 for Pitt, which moved from the Big East to the ACC this season, where it finished fifth. Zanna, who had a monster game in the ACC tournament with 19 points and 21 rebounds against North Carolina, didnt attempt a shot in the second half, when Dixon gave his starters plenty of rest. Michael Young had nine points in 21 minutes and no regular played more than 30. "I was just trying to be patient. I know if Im open, the ball is going to come to me," said Zanna, a senior from Kaduna, Nigeria. "I was wide open just trying to run the floor, and I was just having wide-open layups." Colorado, whose 23 wins are the second-most in school history, entered the game coming off one of their worst offensive performances of the season in 20-point loss to Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament. The Buffaloes were limited to a season-low 15 field goals while shooting 29 per cent from the field with Scott finishing with a season-low four points and two rebounds. It didnt get any better against Pitt, which is in the NCAA tournament for the 10th time in 11 seasons under Dixon. The Panthers lost in the second round to Wichita State a year ago and will be looking for their first trip to the round of 16 since 2009. "They came out from the start and got on us early and we werent able to recover," Colorados Xavier Johnson said. "No one wants to go out like that, so it hurts. But that will motivate us to get better in the off-season." Colorado shot 29.4 per cent from the field in the opening half, with Booker missing all four of his attempts from the field and being limited to two free throws. Scott had five points on 2-for-3 shooting, but an even bigger indication of the teams troubles: the Buffaloes had zero assists and 10 turnovers. Pitt, meanwhile, matched its point total for its previous game, a 51-48 loss to Virginia in the semifinals of last weeks ACC tournament. The Panthers had 13 assists on 18 baskets in the first 20 minutes, and they outscored Colorado 12-2 in points off turnovers in building the 28-point halftime lead. Booker, like Scott averaging 14 points per game, finished with six on 2-for-9 shooting. Johnson scored 11 points for the Buffaloes, who made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to avoid finishing with fewer points than Pitt scored in the opening half alone. "You go in at halftime down 28, theres not a lot you can say to your guys positively, other than the fact that we had to come out and compete -- and you shouldnt have to ask our guys to do that," Boyle said. "We never gave up. These guys kept battling. It just wasnt our day," he added. "You look at every statistical category you want to. When you have five assists and 17 turnovers, its hard." The 29-point defeat was the largest-ever for the Buffaloes in the NCAA tournament. The previous low point was a 73-46 loss to eventual national champion Cincinnati in 1962. . There are the familiar names who have enjoyed years of success, both nationally and internationally. [url=http://www.argentinasoccerteamshop.com/world-cup-lionel-messi-argentina-jer... World Cup Shirts . Streelman birdied five of the first six holes on the back nine before making bogey on two of the final three to share the first round lead at the World Cup with Thomas Bjorn at 5-under 66. K.J. 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Brook Lopez paced the Nets with 34 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks, despite fouling out with 4:14 remaining in the second overtime. Deron Williams added 21 points and 18 assists in the win. Williams spirit has infiltrated our team and its great, Johnson continued. This is a good team win. Sasha Vujacic posted 25 points, including a three-pointer to send the game into the second overtime. Kris Humphries added 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets, who have won back-to-back games following a six-game skid. The Nets won the first game of the historic series on Friday, 116-103, marking the first ever regular-season game played in London. Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 35 points and 12 rebounds with DeMar DeRozan adding 30 points in the loss. Leandro Barbosa tallied 22 points in a reserve role and Ed Davis supplied 12 points and a team-best 15 rebounds. This was a great game for our guys to play in, Raptors coach Jay Triano said. Any time we can put our guys in a situation where there is a chance to win a game on the last possession, this is part of the growth we are looking for. The game entered the third overtime tied at 126, and the Nets rattled off seven straight points to open the stanza, creating what they thought was a comfortable lead. Outlaw capped the spurt with a jumper just under two minutes remaining, but after a quick timeout the Raptors started a late surge. Barbosas basket at 1:47 started a 10-2 cclip, that he capped with a three- pointer with 20.dddddddddddd9 seconds remaining, giving Toronto a 136-135 lead. Forced to foul, the Raptors sent Outlaw to the line with 12.6 ticks left of the clock, he made both, and Bargnanis attempt at the win was off target to end the marathon paced game. Both the first and second overtime periods were back-and-forth efforts with neither team able to create a lead greater then three. Barbosa gave Toronto a 119-116 lead inside the final minute of the first OT, but Vujacic connected on a 26-footer with 9.2 ticks left, sending the game into the second extra period tied at 119. Lopez was called for an offensive foul just 46 seconds into the second overtime but the Nets nucleus held tough with Williams adding a short jumper in the final second to send the game into the third overtime tied at 126. DeRozan paced the Raptors with 13 points in the first quarter as Toronto held a 30-23 lead after one. New Jersey shot 68 percent from the field in the second, taking a 65-62 lead into the half. The Raptors cut the deficit in the third, and Jerryd Bayless added two from the line in the final seconds, sending the game into the fourth quarter tied at 88. Toronto widened its lead to as high a 101-94 just over the midway point of the fourth, but the Nets methodically cut their deficit. After taking a lead in the final minutes DeRozan connected on a driving layup to send the game into overtime tied at 110. GAME NOTES:Toronto has lost four of five overall and has not won on the road since January 5...The Nets are now 2-9 against Atlantic Division opponents...This was the second triple-overtime game for the Nets this season, they fell to Oklahoma City 123-120 on December 1...Outlaw finished with 14 points and seven rebounds...Vujacic made 6-of-9 from three-point range...The game featured 27 ties. ' ' '