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The City Game Pitt Panthers-Duquesne Dukes

Men's History
First meeting	January 13, 1932
Last Meeting	November 30, 2011
Last Result	PITT Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in... : 80-69
Next Meeting	TBA
Number of Meetings	80
All-Time Series	PITT Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in... : 49-31
Largest DUQ victory	100-66 (12/9/1967)
Largest PITT victory	87-57 (12/4/2004)
Current Streak	PITT Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in... : Won 11
Longest PITT Win Streak	11 (12/22/2001-11/30/2011)
Longest DUQ Win Streak	4 (3 times)
Last ten games	PITT Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in... : 10-0
Women's History
First meeting	December 6, 1974
Last Meeting	December 29, 2009
Last Result	DUQ: 72-63
Next Meeting	January 5, 2011
Number of Meetings	28
All-Time Series	PITT Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt women's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games... : 19-9
Largest PITT victory	91-32 (12/6/1974)
Largest DUQ victory	92-80 (12/3/2003)
Current Streak	DUQ: Won 1
Longest PITT Win Streak	13 (12/6/1974-11/30/1994)
Longest DUQ Win Streak	5 (11/29/2000-12/7/2004)
Last ten games	DUQ: 6-4

The City Game is an annual college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

game between the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

Panthers

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in...

and the Duquesne University

Duquesne University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

Dukes

Duquesne Dukes men's basketball

The Duquesne Dukes represent Duquesne University in college basketball. The team, which started in 1914, has only ever played in NCAA Division I and has had five appearances in the NCAA Tournament...

. The term "City Game" is also used refer to women's basketball

Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...

games played annually between the two universities and may also be used to refer to other athletic competitions between the two schools.

History

The basketball series was first played in 1932. The cross-town rivalry between the two schools intensified quickly, and the development of bad blood between the two schools on the basketball court and in the boxing ring led to the cessation of series following the 1939 game until it was renewed in 1953. The rivalry reached its peak when both schools again found themselves members of the same athletic conference, the Eastern 8 (originally named the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League in its first season of 1976-77, formally the Eastern Athletic Association, and renamed the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 1981-82 season), from 1976–1982. During this period, the head coaches of Pitt and Duquesne, Tim Grgurich

Tim Grgurich

Tim Grgurich is an American basketball coach and native of the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania having attended Central Catholic High School in the city. He also served as the head basketball coach at UNLV for the first seven games of the 1994–95 season before abruptly...

and Mike Rice

Mike Rice (basketball announcer)

Mike Rice is a National Basketball Association color commentator, one half of the Portland Trail Blazers' television broadcasting team. A former player and coach, Rice holds the distinction of being the only broadcaster ever ejected from an NBA game....

respectively, were alumni of their schools and had played against each other in the 1960s. There was genuine dislike between coaches and players, and during these contests fights frequently broke out between players, and sometimes among fans. The series of games between the schools during the years that both were members of the Eastern 8 was won by Pitt 9-7. Duquesne and Pitt have met once in post-season play, not including two Eastern 8 Tournament games, which resulted in a 65-63 Duquesne victory over the Panthers in the first round of the 1980

1980 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Illinois 84, UNLV 74...

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

at the Civic Arena. However, the competitiveness of the series has waned since PItt left for the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

beginning in the 1982-83 season as Pitt has now won 30 of the last 33 games.

Location

The location of the City Game has varied between both on-campus and off-campus venues for both schools and throughout their history, they have also shared venues to use as their home floor. Both Pittsburgh and Duquesne used the Pitt Pavilion, located inside of Pitt Stadium

Pitt Stadium

Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, for their home games until January 28, 1939 when Pitt's director of athletics Jimmy Hagan announced a cessation of basketball relations with Duquesne following the development of bad blood between the schools on the court. The series would return in 1953 at Pitt's home floor, Fitzgerald Field House

Fitzgerald Field House

Fitzgerald Field House is a 4,122-seat multi-purpose athletic venue on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Fitzgerald Field House is named for Rufus Fitzgerald, a past chancellor of the university....

, that had opened in 1951. This facility on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh would serve as the home floor of the Panthers through the opening of the Petersen Events Center

Petersen Events Center

Not to be confused with Petersen Sports Complex.The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams...

in 2002, although Pitt played select home games at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena

Mellon Arena

Civic Arena is an indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is currently undergoing demolition. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet and constructed with just shy of 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel...

in the 1980s and 1990s. Duquesne also used Fitzgerald Field House as its home floor following the demolition of its home court, John Harris Gardens, in 1956. Duquesne began playing games in the Civic Arena as early as December 1961 and subsequently switched to using the Civic Arena as its primary home floor between 1964–1988. Duquesne moved into a new on-campus home at the A. J. Palumbo Center

A. J. Palumbo Center

A. J. Palumbo Center is a 4,406-seat multi-purpose arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1988, and is part of Duquesne University. It is home to the Duquesne Dukes basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs. The center hosts concerts, boxing, and other special events, and is...

beginning in the 1988-89 season. The series now rotates on a yearly basis between the on-campus venues of the Petersen Events Center and the A. J. Palumbo Center.

In 2009, the game returned to Mellon Arena

Mellon Arena

and was the last basketball game played at that venue (not counting a Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...

game on December 26, 2009). Pitt rallied from trailing by 16 to winning 67-58 in double overtime. It was the first multiple overtime game in the series' history.

Upon the opening of the Consol Energy Center in 2010, the game will be held annually at that site. Each team has an exclusive locker room in the new facility.

Men's game results

Pittsburgh victories shaded in ██ gold. Duquesne victories are shaded ██ red.

#	Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	1932-01-13	Pitt Pavilion Pitt Stadium Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...	Duquesne Duquesne Dukes men's basketball The Duquesne Dukes represent Duquesne University in college basketball. The team, which started in 1914, has only ever played in NCAA Division I and has had five appearances in the NCAA Tournament...	28	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in...	21	DUQ 1-0
2	1933-01-13	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	26	Pittsburgh	25	DUQ 2-0
3	1933-02-17	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	25	Pittsburgh	24	DUQ 3-0
4	1934-01-12	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	30	Pittsburgh	29	DUQ 4-0
5	1934-02-06	Pitt Pavilion	Pittsburgh	31	Duquesne	29	DUQ 4-1
6	1935-01-04	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	27	Pittsburgh	25	DUQ 5-1
7	1935-02-08	Pitt Pavilion	Pittsburgh	35	Duquesne	34	DUQ 5-2
8	1936-02-08	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	54	Pittsburgh	42	DUQ 6-2
9	1936-02-18	Pitt Pavilion	Pittsburgh	46	Duquesne	41	DUQ 6-3
10	1937-02-10	Pitt Pavilion	Pittsburgh	51	Duquesne	50	DUQ 6-4
11	1937-02-24	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	32	Pittsburgh	31*	DUQ 7-4
12	1938-01-12	Pitt Pavilion	Pittsburgh	35	Duquesne	28	DUQ 7-5
13	1938-02-23	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	39	Pittsburgh	37	DUQ 8-5
14	1939-01-28	Pitt Pavilion	Duquesne	40	Pittsburgh	29	DUQ 9-5
15	1953-12-12	Fitzgerald Field House Fitzgerald Field House Fitzgerald Field House is a 4,122-seat multi-purpose athletic venue on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Fitzgerald Field House is named for Rufus Fitzgerald, a past chancellor of the university....	Duquesne	79	Pittsburgh	43#	DUQ 10-5
16	1955-12-10	Fitzgerald Field House	Duquesne	71	Pittsburgh	49	DUQ 11-5
17	1956-12-15	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	59	Duquesne	50	DUQ 11-6
18	1957-12-14	Fitzgerald Field House	Duquesne	81	Pittsburgh	64	DUQ 12-6
19	1958-12-13	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	71	Duquesne	56	DUQ 12-7
20	1959-12-12	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	75	Duquesne	44	DUQ 12-8
21	1960-12-17	Fitzgerald Field House	Duquesne	80	Pittsburgh	66	DUQ 13-8
22	1961-12-16	Civic Arena Mellon Arena Civic Arena is an indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is currently undergoing demolition. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet and constructed with just shy of 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel...	Duquesne	73	Pittsburgh	70	DUQ 14-8
23	1962-12-15	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	85	Duquesne	59	DUQ 14-9
24	1963-12-07	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	69	Duquesne	67 (OT)	DUQ 14-10
25	1966-12-10	Civic Arena	Duquesne	72	Duquesne	65	DUQ 15-10
26	1967-12-09	Civic Arena	Duquesne	100	Pittsburgh	66	DUQ 16-10
27	1968-12-07	Civic Arena	Duquesne	57	Pittsburgh	42	DUQ 17-10
28	1970-12-29	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	70	Duquesne	58	DUQ 17-11
29	1971-12-30	Civic Arena	Duquesne	87	Duqusne	67	DUQ 18-11
30	1972-12-08	Civic Arena	Duquesne	67	Pittsburgh	61	DUQ 19-11
31	1973-12-07	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	82	Duquesne	65	DUQ 19-12
32	1974-12-06	Civic Arena	Duquesne	100	Pittsburgh	94	DUQ 20-12
33	1975-12-05	Civic Arena	Duquesne	75	Pittsburgh	74	DUQ 21-12
34	1976-12-11	Civic Arena	Duquesne	79	Pittsburgh	78	DUQ 22-12
35	1977-02-12	Fitzgerald Field House	Duquesne	66	Pittsburgh	63 (OT)	DUQ 23-12
36	1977-02-27	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	64	Duquesne	56	DUQ 23-13
37	1978-02-05	Civic Arena	Duquesne	88	Pittsburgh	66	DUQ 24-13
38	1978-02-22	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	72	Duquesne	65	DUQ 24-14
39	1979-02-01	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	89	Duquesne	83	DUQ 24-15
40	1979-02-17	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	60	Duquesne	54	DUQ 24-16
41	1980-01-16	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	55	Duquesne	53	DUQ 24-17
42	1980-02-10	Civic Arena	Duquesne	67	Pittsburgh	66	DUQ 25-17
43	1980-03-06	Civic Arena	Duquesne	65	Pittsburgh	63	DUQ 26-17
44	1981-02-04	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	60	Duquesne	53	DUQ 26-18
45	1981-02-15	Civic Arena	Duquesne	66	Pittsburgh	64	DUQ 27-18
46	1981-03-07	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	64	Duquesne	60	DUQ 27-19
47	1982-01-14	Fitzgerald Field House	Duquesne	72	Pittsburgh	62	DUQ 28-19
48	1982-02-14	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	69	Duquesne	68	DUQ 28-20
49	1982-03-02	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	66	Duquesne	64	DUQ 28-21
50	1982-11-30	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	62	Duquesne	53	DUQ 28-22
51	1983-12-27	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	64	Duquesne	59	DUQ 28-23
52	1984-01-14	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	75	Duquesne	69	DUQ 28-24
53	1985-02-04	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	77	Duquesne	61	DUQ 28-25
54	1986-01-20	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	95	Duquesne	76	DUQ 28-26
55	1987-01-12	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	102	Duquesne	77	DUQ 28-27
56	1988-01-11	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	85	Duquesne	58	Tied 28-28
57	1988-12-19	Palumbo Center A. J. Palumbo Center A. J. Palumbo Center is a 4,406-seat multi-purpose arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1988, and is part of Duquesne University. It is home to the Duquesne Dukes basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs. The center hosts concerts, boxing, and other special events, and is...	Duquesne	80	Pittsburgh	76	DUQ 29-28
58	1989-12-18	Fitzgerald Field House	Pittsburgh	92	Duquesne	87	Tied 29-29
59	1990-12-19	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	84	Duquesne	65	PITT 30-29
60	1992-01-06	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	93	Duquesne	69	PITT 31-29
61	1992-12-19	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	102	Duquesne	91	PITT 32-29
62	1993-12-30	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	77	Duquesne	66	PITT 33-29
63	1994-12-19	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	76	Duquesne	72	PITT 34-29
64	1995-11-29	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	84	Duquesne	73^	PITT 35-29
65	1996-12-21	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	75	Duquesne	73	PITT 36-29
66	1998-02-05	Civic Arena	Duquesne	80	Pittsburgh	69	PITT 36-30
67	1999-01-25	Mellon Arena Mellon Arena Civic Arena is an indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is currently undergoing demolition. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet and constructed with just shy of 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel...	Pittsburgh	65	Duquesne	60	PITT 37-30
68	1999-12-20	Mellon Arena	Pittsburgh	74	Duquesne	56	PITT 38-30
69	2000-12-21	Mellon Arena	Duquesne	71	Pittsburgh	70	PITT 38-31
70	2001-12-22	Mellon Arena	Pittsburgh	78	Duquesne	63	PITT 39-31
71	2002-11-23	Petersen Events Center Petersen Events Center Not to be confused with Petersen Sports Complex.The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams...	Pittsburgh	82	Duquesne	67	PITT 40-31
72	2003-12-03	Palumbo Center	Pittsburgh	59	Duquesne	45	PITT 41-31
73	2004-12-04	Petersen Events Center	Pittsburgh	87	Duquesne	57	PITT 42-31
74	2005-12-07	Palumbo Center	Pittsburgh	71	Duquesne	60	PITT 43-31
75	2006-12-06	Petersen Events Center	Pittsburgh	73	Duquesne	56	PITT 44-31
76	2007-12-05	Palumbo Center	Pittsburgh	73	Duquesne	68	PITT 45-31
77	2008-12-03	Petersen Events Center	Pittsburgh	78	Duquesne	51	PITT 46-31
78	2009-12-02	Mellon Arena	Pittsburgh	67	Duquesne	58 (2OT)	PITT 47-31
79	2010-12-01	Consol Energy Center	Pittsburgh	80	Duquesne	66	PITT 48-31
80	2011-11-30	Consol Energy Center	Pittsburgh	80	Duquesne	69	PITT 49-31

Where there are discrepancies between game scores , the score provided in the table is the one provided by sources from the winning team.

* This game is listed as a Duquesne victory with a score of 31-30 in the Pitt media guide.

# This game is listed as a Duquesne victory with a score of 75-46 in the Pitt media guide.

^This game is listed as a Pittsburgh victory with a score of 84-74 in the Duquesne media guide.

Women's basketball

The women's basketball City Game series dates to 1974 when the University of Pittsburgh resurrected its women's varsity athletic program. The Pitt women's

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt women's basketball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games...

91-32 win against Duquesne in the 1974 Pitt Tournament marked its first game and victory of the modern era since the program had been on hiatus at the close of the 1926–1927 season. Including the 1974 win, Pitt dominated the early series winning the first 13 games. The game has sometimes been played as a double header with the men's game and has been played three times at the Civic Arena

Mellon Arena

in 1995, 1996, and 1998. Pitt leads the series 19-9 and was the winner of four straight before being upset at home by the Dukes in 2009.

Baseball

The baseball contest between the University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers baseball

Pittsburgh Panthers baseball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt baseball team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games at Charles L. Cost Field in...

and Duquesne University was often referred to as the baseball version of the City Game and was sometimes played at special venues including Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

's PNC Park

PNC Park

PNC Park is a baseball park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball franchise. It opened during the 2001 Major League Baseball season, after the controlled implosion of the Pirates' previous home, Three Rivers Stadium...

. The first collegiate baseball game at PNC Park was played on May 6, 2003, between Pittsburgh and Duquesne. Duquesne won the game by a score of 2–1. Following the 2010 season, Duquesne discontinued its varsity baseball program, bringing the City Game baseball series to an end. The PNC Park City Game series ended in Pitt's favor, four games to two, with the 2007 game canceled because of poor field conditions. The final City Game baseball series was split with Pitt winning a April 14, 2010 game at Trees Field

Trees Field

Trees Field was a facility consisting of athletic fields located at the upper campus of the University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The facility contained both a baseball and softball fields, which were often individually referred to as "Trees Field", as well as two adjacent...

21-9, and Duquesne, oddly serving as the home team at Pitt's Trees Field

Trees Field

, winning the final meeting, 10-9, on May 12, 2010. The all-time series between the schools ended in Pitt's favor, 58-22-1.

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