Gives you an idea of how bad Pitt hoops has been over the years as Penn State actually holds a 75-68 series lead. Granted, Pitt has blown out PSU the last 3 times, and should look to keep it going. Pitt has a decided advantage in talent.

For backup center Aaron Gray, he grew up a little more than an hour from State College. He’s looking forward to the game.

When Aaron Gray signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Pitt two years ago, he learned that finding Panthers apparel around his Eastern Pennsylvania hometown wasn’t an easy task.

“It’s all about Penn State there,” said the 7-footer from Emmaus, between Allentown and Philadelphia. “You can’t find articles of clothing on Pittsburgh. When I signed, I did it in front of a camera and it took me like a week and a half to go out and find a Pitt hat just so I could wear it.”

But Gray expects to see a Pittsburgh posse in the crowd when Pitt plays at Penn State’s Jordan Center in University Park at 2 p.m. today.

Sadly, I have the same problem whenever I visit my family. I can never find any Pitt gear.

A little more than 2 hours before the game.