Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pitt starts strong, holds off Tar Heels 76-67
John Hugley scored 18 points, Jamarius Burton added 14 points and seven rebounds, Mouhamadou Gueye had 11 points and Femi Odukale 10 for the Panthers (11-16, 6-10 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their third straight conference game for the first time since 2014.
Caleb Love scored 15 of his 19 points in the final 5:11 for the Tar Heels (18-8, 10-5). Brady Manek added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kerwin Walton and Leaky Black had 11 points each. Leading scorer and rebounder Armando Bacot picked his fourth foul with eight minutes to go and remained on the bench finishing with seven points and eight rebounds.
In the Tar Heels' previous game, UNC outscored Florida State 62-24 in the first half of a 20-point win. But Wednesday, it was the Panthers taking off to a 40-23 lead at halftime after shooting 60%, over 30% better than UNC.
When Bacot — who leads the ACC with 19 double-doubles this season — picked up his fourth foul, the Tar Heels were trailing by 19. They rallied without him as Love scored 13 straight UNC points and assisted a Manek basket to pull within 69-63 with 1:50 to go. But they wouldn't get closer with Hugley scoring five points down the stretch.
Pitt finished at 51% shooting, including 10 of 17 from the arc. UNC shot 41%, 7 of 26 from 3-point range.
Pitt beat UNC for the third time in their last four meetings and won for the second straight time at Chapel Hill.
Pitt is home against Georgia Tech on Saturday. UNC is at Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Leaky Black made Layup. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Leaky Black Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kerwin Walton missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 65 |
Statistics
 PITT |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 24-58 |
| 51.1 | Field Goal % | 41.4 |
| 10-17 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 58.8 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
| 18-20 | FT | 12-16 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 17,270 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-1 | - | 24-3 |
| Clemson | 14-2 | 1 | 22-5 |
| Louisville | 14-2 | 1 | 21-6 |
| SMU | 11-5 | 4 | 20-7 |
| Wake Forest | 11-5 | 4 | 19-8 |
| North Carolina | 11-6 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
| Stanford | 9-7 | 6 | 17-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-9 | 8 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 13-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Florida State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-12 |
| Virginia | 6-10 | 9 | 13-14 |
| Notre Dame | 6-10 | 9 | 12-15 |
| California | 5-11 | 10 | 12-15 |
| Syracuse | 5-11 | 10 | 11-16 |
| Boston College | 4-12 | 11 | 12-15 |
| NC State | 4-12 | 11 | 11-16 |
| Miami | 2-14 | 13 | 6-21 |