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Hansbrough scored 19 points, Carleton Scott had 16 and the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish beat No. 2 Pittsburgh, 56-51, snapping the Panthers' 20-game home winning streak.
Employing a methodical, plodding game plan they call "burn," the Irish won their third consecutive game in the series against Pittsburgh and picked up their first victory at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers won 51 of their previous 52 home games.
"This was the first time we committed to an all-out 'burn,' and we beat Pitt doing it two times last year," said Hansbrough, who went 8 for 14 from the field. "This is probably the best win I've had . . . maybe ever."
Scott went 5 for 6 from three-point range as Notre Dame (17-4, 6-3 Big East) earned its first road win of the season.
"We knew if we didn't concentrate at the end of the clock, we would lose here by 15 like everybody else does," Irish Coach Mike Brey said. "They're really good. They're hard to guard. They're really hard to keep off the boards. This was the absolute road challenge for us."
Gilbert Brown had 13 points for the Panthers (19-2, 7-1), who shot 40 percent (18 of 45) from the field.
Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker, who finished with 12 points, said he knew what to expect from the winding shot clock on Notre Dame's opening possession.
"From the jump, I knew they were going to do it," Wanamaker said. "For them, it's worked the past three games."
l BETHUNE-COOKMAN 56, HOWARD 49: C.J. Reed and Garrius Holloman scored 17 points each as the Wildcats beat the Bison to regain sole possession of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Bethune-Cookman (11-9, 6-1) leads the league because Hampton, which started the night tied, fell to Florida A&M 62-58. Howard (2-17, 0-7), last in the league, lost its ninth in a row.
FSU women stun 'Canes
Natasha Howard and Alexa Deluzio scored 12 points apiece to help No. 21 Florida State beat 16th-ranked Miami, 66-59, snapping the Hurricanes' 17-game winning streak.
Florida State (16-4, 4-1 ACC) overcame 29 turnovers to beat Miami (18-2, 4-1). With the game tied at 34 at the half, the Seminoles scored 16 of the first 20 points in the second half to open up a 50-38 advantage.
Miami's only other loss was at Nebraska on Nov. 17.
l OHIO STATE 81, IOWA 67: Jantel Lavender hit double figures for the 121st straight game, scoring 22 points to lead the 24th-ranked Buckeyes past the No. 18 Hawkeyes, who haven't won in Columbus in 13 years.
The win was redemption for the Buckeyes (13-6, 4-3 Big Ten), who lost 89-76 at Iowa (15-5, 3-4) on Jan. 8.
l HOWARD 56, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 42: Sadia Doyle scored a game-high 27 points and Tamoria Holmes added 16 to help the Lady Bison breeze past the Lady Wildcats in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Howard, which scored 24 points off 20 Bethune-Cookman turnovers, improved to 6-14 overall and 3-4 in the MEAC.
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