Pittsburgh gave Syracuse its first loss of the 10-11 season on Monday, with a 74-66 win at Petersen Events Center.

Jim Boeheim said this year’s Pittsburgh team might be the best Pitt team he’s seen.

“They’re a tremendous basketball team,’’ Boeheim said. “To me, it’s one of the best teams if not the best team we’ve played against here. They’ve got a lot of weapons and senior leadership.’’