# 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh, widely known as "Pitt", in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers' head coach was Jamie Dixon, in his 10th year as head coach and 14th overall at Pitt. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh and was in its final season as a member of the Big East Conference. Pitt played in the ACC the following season. They finished the conference season with 12–6 in the Big East Conference, which they placed 4th. In the postseason, they lost to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament and lost in the first round of 2013 NCAA tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.

## Schedule

Pitt's 2012–13 schedule.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Scrimmage ||||||
| Sun. Oct. 14* 2:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV | | Blue-Gold Scrimmage Fan Fest/Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair | | | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Fri. Oct. 26* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV | | Indiana (PA) | W 69–54 | 0–0 | Petersen Events Center (5,325) Pittsburgh |
| Fri. Nov. 2* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV | | Hawaii-Hilo | W 77–45 | 0–0 | Petersen Events Center (6,115) Pittsburgh |
| Regular season ||||||
| Fri. Nov. 9* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 80–48 | 1–0 | Petersen Events Center (8,928) Pittsburgh |
| Mon. Nov. 12* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Fordham NIT Season Tip-Off | W 86–51 | 2–0 | Petersen Events Center (6,425) Pittsburgh |
| Tue. Nov. 13* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Lehigh NIT Season Tip-Off | W 78-53 | 3–0 | Petersen Events Center (7,225) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Nov. 17* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV | | Oakland | W 72–62 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Petersen Events Center (9,710) Pittsburgh |
| Wed. Nov. 21* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 4 Michigan NIT Season Tip-Off | L 62–67 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (7,230) New York |
| Fri. Nov. 23* 2:30 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Delaware NIT Season Tip-Off | W 85–59 | 5–1 | Madison Square Garden (7,198) New York |
| Tue. Nov. 27* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3 | | Howard | W 70–46 | 6–1 | Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Dec. 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 74–61 | 7–1 | Petersen Events Center (9,179) Pittsburgh |
| Wed. Dec. 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Duquesne The City Game | W 66–45 | 8–1 | Consol Energy Center (13,089) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Dec. 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 89–47 | 9–1 | Petersen Events Center (8,708) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Dec. 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 89–40 | 10–1 | Petersen Events Center (8,115) Pittsburgh |
| Wed. Dec. 19* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV | | Delaware State | W 71–43 | 11–1 | Petersen Events Center (9,522) Pittsburgh |
| Sun. Dec. 23* 5:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 59–43 | 12–1 | Petersen Events Center (8,125) Pittsburgh |
| Mon. Dec. 31 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 24 | No. 14 Cincinnati | L 61–70 | 12–2 (0–1) | Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Jan. 5 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 24 | at Rutgers | L 62–67 | 12–3 (0–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,081) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Tue. Jan. 8 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 19 Georgetown | W 73–45 | 13–3 (1–2) | Verizon Center (13,011) Washington, D.C. |
| Sat. Jan. 12 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Marquette | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (1–3) | Petersen Events Center (12,513) Pittsburgh |
| Wed. Jan. 16 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Villanova | W 58–43 | 14–4 (2–3) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| Sat. Jan. 19 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Connecticut | W 69–61 | 15–4 (3–3) | Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh |
| Tue. Jan. 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Providence | W 68–64 | 16–4 (4–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,452) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Sat. Jan. 26 4:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3 | | DePaul | W 93–55 | 17–4 (5–3) | Petersen Events Center (12,512) Pittsburgh |
| Mon. Jan. 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 12 Louisville | L 61–64 | 17–5 (5–4) | KFC Yum! Center (22,411) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Sat. Feb. 2 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 6 Syracuse | W 65–55 | 18–5 (6–4) | Petersen Events Center (12,632) Pittsburgh |
| Mon. Feb. 4 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 23 | Seton Hall | W 56–46 | 19–5 (7–4) | Petersen Events Center (10,253) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Feb. 9 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | at No. 17 Cincinnati | W 62–52 | 20–5 (8–4) | Fifth Third Arena (12,478) Cincinnati |
| Sat. Feb. 16 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 16 | at No. 18 Marquette | L 69–79 | 20–6 (8–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,308) Milwaukee |
| Mon. Feb. 18 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 20 | No. 25 Notre Dame | L 42–51 | 20–7 (8–6) | Petersen Events Center (12,556) Pittsburgh |
| Sun. Feb. 24 12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3 | No. 20 | at St. John's | W 63–47 | 21–7 (9–6) | Madison Square Garden (9,129) New York |
| Wed. Feb. 27 7:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3 | No. 23 | South Florida | W 64–44 | 22–7 (10–6) | Petersen Events Center (12,320) Pittsburgh |
| Sun. Mar. 3 12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3 | No. 23 | Villanova | W 73–64 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (11–6) | Petersen Events Center (12,553) Pittsburgh |
| Sat. Mar. 9 2:00 p.m., WTAE TV/ESPN3 | No. 20 | at DePaul | W 81–66 | 24–7 (12–6) | Allstate Arena (8,454) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Postseason$^†$ 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Thu. Mar. 14 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) No. 17 | vs. (5) No. 19 Syracuse Quarterfinals | L 59–62 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City |
| NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship ||||||
| Thu. Mar. 21* 1:40 p.m., TBS | No. 20 (8) | vs. No. (9) Wichita State Second Round | L 55–73 | 24–9 | EnergySolutions Arena (18,044) Salt Lake City |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. $^†$Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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## Postseason

Pitt was announced as one of the four eight seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They played in the West Region. Their first game was against nine seed Wichita State University on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City at 1:40 in the afternoon. They lost with a final score of 73 to 55.