Pitt's Blair Opens Eyes in Victory

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WASHINGTON -- DeJuan Blair knew that he was not the main focus of the two dozen or so NBA scouts or the national television audience. The featured attraction was supposed to be college basketball's latest flavor-of-the-month, Georgetown freshman Greg Monroe.

In the second half, however, it was Blair who was thumping his chest while chants of "Let's Go, Pitt!" came from the thousands of upper-deck fans who made the trip to the nation's capital. Blair and the No. 3 Panthers were muscling their way to a 70-54 win Saturday over the No. 11 Hoyas, ending Georgetown's 29-game home winning streak.

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Pitt's Blair Opens Eyes in Victory

"I played with something on my back saying, 'They're picking this young cat against me, and I'm not going to take it,"' Blair said. "I was alw...

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