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ORLANDO, Fla. | Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina State 19




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Pittsburgh's Antonio Bryant gets free in the end zone for a 15-yard TD.
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N.C. State's Greg Golden takes the kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown.
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David Priestley finds Antonio Bryant in the end zone for their second TD combo of the game.
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Just Like Old Times
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Joe Conlin and the Panthers hauled down the Wolfpack.
 
The Tangerine Bowl returned this season from a 19-year hiatus, which is about as long as it must have seemed between bowl wins for Pitt fans. Antonio Bryant had two TD catches as the Panthers beat N.C. State 34-19 on Thursday for their first bowl-game triumph since 1989. The victory was also the sixth straight for the Panthers.
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
  N.C. STATE YDS PITTSBURGH YDS
Passing Philip Rivers 2586 David Priestley 2128
Rushing Ray Robinson 733 Raymond Kirkley 645
Receiving Bryan Peterson 657 R.J. English 760

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
 
Total Offense
   328.3  
   315.9  

Passing Yards
  226  
   202.8  

Passing completion %
   64.4  
   54  

Completions
   248  
   188  

Attempts
   385  
   348  
Scoring Offense
   26.6  
   24.7  

Scoring Defense
   21.4  
   20.4  

Rushing Yards
   102.3  
   113.1  

Rushing attempts
   355  
   391  

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"Pitt's season has been a show of peaks and valleys. Beat East Tennessee State -- lose 5 straight -- win 5 straight. I haven't a clue which Pitt team will show up in Orlando. Hopefully it will be the team that spanked Virginia Tech and defeated West Virginia. But N.C. State is tougher than people give them credit for."
-- crfnnpit
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Final
N.C. State19
Pittsburgh34
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WITH ROD GILMORE   

Antonio Bryant had a very impressive and important night. Bryant has been hampered all season with a bad ankle, but he proved Thursday that he can play like a star even when he's less than 100 percent. You can be certain NFL scouts took notice.

However, as important as this game was for Bryant, it was more important for Walt Harris. Harris had not won a bowl game at Pitt prior to Thursday's win over N.C. State. Also, there was grumbling this year after Pitt got off to a 1-5 start with a brand-spanking new stadium. This win restores a lot of luster to Harris' resume and should once again make him a much sought after coach as he was last year. He engineered a tremendous turnaround this year. Pitt might not be able to keep him much longer.

IT WAS OVER WHEN
Pitt's Lewis Moore sacked Philip Rivers and forced a fumble that was returned 16 yards by Tyre Young. The score gave the Panthers a 34-19 edge with 6:15 to play.
GAME BALL GOES TO
Antonio Bryant, who shook off the effects of a sore ankle to catch seven passes and score two TDs for the Panthers. The junior wideout, who might opt to enter the NFL next season, didn't catch a pass in the second half.


PITTSBURGH CLUBHOUSE
WR Antonio Bryant was healthy enough to give Pittsburgh its first bowl win since 1989.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE CLUBHOUSE
All-American LB Levar Fisher broke his left forearm early in the second quarter of the Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl. The Wolfpack defense wasn't the same after that.



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