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Hope Gas Backyard Basketball Classic at PPG Paints Arena

Wed, Dec 9, 2026
PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh

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The Hope Gas Backyard Basketball Classic brings a college basketball doubleheader to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, December 9, 2026.

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The Hope Gas Backyard Basketball Classic takes place at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, December 9, 2026. The event is a doubleheader featuring University of Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia University and Robert Morris University vs. Duquesne University. The evening opens with Robert Morris taking on Duquesne, followed by the matchup between Pitt and West Virginia in another chapter of the Backyard Brawl rivalry. Four of the region's programs appear across the two games.

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Pittsburgh Panthers Men's BasketballWest Virginia Mountaineers Men's BasketballDuquesne University Mens BasketballRobert Morris University Colonials Mens Basketball