
North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballLowe scores 18, Austin adds 15 and 5 blocks, Pitt beats North Carolina 73-65

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

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 |