Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Pittsburgh/On this day/February 15


 * (2004) The number 4 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team never trails and beats number 5 ranked UConn 75-68 in a rematch of the prior year's Big East Title Game at the Petersen Events Center. Tickets are scalped for over $300 and 150 media outlets request credentials to the first meeting of top 5 teams in Pittsburgh city history.
 * (1859) Allegheny Observatory, to become part of the university in 1867, is founded by the Allegheny Telescope Association in what was then the city of Allegheny.