The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - Julius Page and Jaron Brown led a second-half comeback, and No. 13 Pittsburgh shook off Chris Thomas' 29 points and Notre Dame's strong outside shooting for a 74-71 victory Monday night.

Brown scored 19 points and Page had 18, all but three after halftime, as the unbeaten Panthers (17-0, 3-0 in Big East) got their second scare in as many games before winning their 36th consecutive home game.

Pitt, coming off an 84-80, double-overtime decision at Miami, withstood five 3-pointers by Notre Dame (8-4, 2-1) in the final 2:33 - three by Chris Quinn and two by Thomas - to win despite nearly wasting a nine-point lead.

Pitt's last home loss came exactly two years ago Monday - 56-53 to Notre Dame, when the Panthers still played in Fitzgerald Field House. They have won 30 straight since moving into the Petersen Events Center last season.

No. 17 Syracuse 82, Missouri 68

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Hakim Warrick had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Syracuse pulled away in the second half for its 12th straight victory.

Coach Jim Boeheim won his 665th career game, pulling ahead of John Wooden for 19th on the career Division I victory list. He's 665-227 in 28 seasons at Syracuse.

The Orangemen (12-1) are unbeaten since losing the opener to Charlotte. This was their first true road game, and first time outside New York, and they were impressive against a team ranked as high as third earlier in the season.

Missouri (6-6) got a season-high 25 points from Rickey Paulding.

Warrick has four double-doubles this season and paced an attack that had four players in double figures. Seven-footer Craig Forth added a career-best 18 points, hitting six of his first seven shots on layups off slick feeds.

Gerry McNamara had 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Josh Pace 15 for Syracuse.