NCAAB

North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
65 - 73
14-6, 10-2 Home

Lowe scores 18, Austin adds 15 and 5 blocks, Pitt beats North Carolina 73-65

Zack Austin soars for an amazing block

Ishmael Leggett also scored 15 for Pitt (14-6, 5-4 ACC) and Cameron Corhen scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Lowe added seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.

RJ Davis led North Carolina (13-9, 6-4) with 16 points and Elliot Cadeau added 11 points and seven assists. Seth Trimble was just 3-of-14 shooting but finished with 10 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds — his second consecutive double-double and third this season.

Austin hit a 3-pointer that gave the Panthers a one-point lead and Cadeau answered with a layup to put UNC back in front. Austin made another 3 that made it 67-65 with 2:35 to play and the Tar Heels led the rest of the way.

Austin blocked two shots and Leggett made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal it for the Panthers.

North Carolina missed its final seven shots and made just one of its last 11.

Guillermo Diaz Graham hit a 3-pointer to cap a 13-3 run that gave Pitt a three-point lead about 7 1/2 minutes into the second half. Davis made a layup and then 15 seconds later hit a fast-break 3 to put the Tar Heels back in front at 59-57 with 9:01 to play.

North Carolina travels about 11 miles to face No. 2 Duke on Saturday. Pitt hits the road to play Saturday at Wake Forest.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 73
2nd 0:06 Ishmael Leggett Defensive Rebound. 65 - 73
2nd 0:06 Seth Trimble missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 73
2nd 0:12 Ishmael Leggett made Free Throw. 65 - 73
2nd 0:12 Ishmael Leggett made Free Throw. 65 - 72

Statistics

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26-59 FG 24-55
44.1 Field Goal % 43.6
7-24 3PT 9-26
29.2 Three Point % 34.6
6-9 FT 16-20
66.7 Free Throw % 80.0
38 Rebounds 28
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 22
15 Assists 12
3 Steals 8
2 Blocks 9
14 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 22
11 Fast Break Points 16
34 Points in Paint 24
19 Fouls 11
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Petersen Events Center

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 11,277 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
Full Standings