Pittsburgh ? For more than 41 minutes, Pittsburgh defensive ace Julius Page never left Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara uncovered. Every dribble, every pass, every look at the basket, Page was right there.

The one time Page gambled and left him alone, McNamara hit the shot that effectively ended Pitt’s 251/2-month home-court winning streak and might cost the Panthers a No. 1 seed in the Big East and NCAA tournaments.

McNamara, held scoreless by No. 3 Pittsburgh for the equivalent of a game and a half, hit a go-ahead three-pointer and two key free throws in overtime, and Syracuse (19-6, 9-5) halted the Panthers’ 40-game home winning streak with a 49-46 victory Sunday.

Pitt’s streak was the second longest in Division One to Duke’s 41-game run. The Panthers had been 34-0 at home since opening the Petersen Events Center last season and hadn’t lost in Pittsburgh since being surprised by Notre Dame, 56-53, Jan. 12, 2002, at Fitzgerald Field House.

“We didn’t get it done, and our guys are very disappointed,” said coach Jamie Dixon, a loser at home for the first time. “It was an unbelievable streak, and we’ll just have to start another one.”

Hakim Warrick scored 17 points for the defending national champion Orangemen, who tied Seton Hall for fourth place in the Big East. The top four teams receive a first-round bye.

Pitt (25-3, 11-3), confused and ineffective the entire game as the Orangemen constantly gave the Panthers different looks out of their 2-3 zone defense, dropped into a first-place tie with Connecticut and Providence heading into Tuesday’s road game against the Friars.

No. 5 Duke 70, FSU 65

Tallahassee, Fla. — Luol Deng scored 20 points, and Duke converted its last 12 free throws to beat Florida State and clinch at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s regular-season title. Duke (24-3, 12-2 ACC) has a two-game lead over North Carolina State with two games remaining for each team.

No. 9 Kentucky 70, LSU 64

Baton Rouge, La. — Gerald Fitch scored 23 points and hit five of eight three-pointers to help Kentucky (21-4, 11-3) clinch the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division title. It was the fourth straight loss for LSU (17-8, 7-7) and dropped the Tigers into a tie for No. 2 in the SEC West with Alabama. LSU shot 43.5 percent against Kentucky’s 47 percent, but made one more three-pointer (7-23) and went 17-of-17 from the free-throw line.

No. 12 North Carolina 71, No. 14 N.C. State 64

Raleigh, N.C. — Rashad McCants scored 22 points and hit two key three-pointers late to help North Carolina recover after allowing a big first-half lead slip away. Jawad Williams scored 15 points, and the Tar Heels (17-8, 7-7 ACC) got just their second road win in league play. The win allowed the Tar Heels to sweep the season series with the Wolfpack. A loss would have marked the first time they had not swept at least one ACC team in a season since joining the conference in 1953.

No. 13 Providence 103,

St. John’s 78

New York — Ryan Gomes had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Providence set a Big East record for points in a first half. The Friars (20-5, 11-3) shot 59.5 percent from the field (22-for-37) in taking a 62-38 halftime lead over the undermanned Red Storm (6-19, 1-13).

No. 22 Wisconsin 82, Purdue 46

Madison, Wis. — Mike Wilkinson’s 23 points and 12 rebounds helped Wisconsin hand Purdue its worst loss in the series that began in 1906. The Badgers (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten) extended their winning streak at the Kohl Center to 28 games, and they went unbeaten (15-0) at home for the first time since 1929-30. David Teague led Purdue with 12 points.

Late Saturday Game

No. 24 Utah State 59,

UC Irvine 56

Irvine, Calif. — Mark Brown scored 17 points, and Spencer Nelson added 14, leading Utah State (24-2, 16-1 Big West) to its 21st victory in 22 games.