NCAAB

Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels

· NCAA Men's Basketball
16-7, 6-2 Away
Final
65 - 64

Pitt continues spell-binding ways, downs North Carolina

Nike Sibande's defense on final play helps secure win for Pitt

The Panthers (16-7, 9-3 ACC) now have won three straight against North Carolina — including three straight at the Smith Center — and five of the last six meetings over the last four seasons.

After Burton's free throws, North Carolina pushed it to the front court and called timeout with 0.6 seconds left before Caleb Love as time expired.

Nelly Cummings scored 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting for Pitt before fouling out with 1:47 left. Burton scored 19 and Sibande 10.

Love scored 22 points for North Carolina (15-7, 7-4), Armando Bacot scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Pete Nance scored 13. Bacot made just 3 of 10 shot attempts while going 9 for 15 from the foul line.

North Carolina used a 13-2 run in early in the second half to take a 46-40 lead with 12:50 left. The Panthers countered with their own 13-2 outburst and for a 53-48 lead five minutes later.

Pitt will take a break from action and return to the court when it hosts Louisville on Feb. 7. North Carolina visits Duke on Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

North Carolina: 79.5%
Pittsburgh: 20.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 64
2nd 0:00 North Carolina Timeout 65 - 64
2nd 0:03 Jamarius Burton made Free Throw. 65 - 64
2nd 0:03 Jamarius Burton made Free Throw. 64 - 64

Statistics

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25-55 FG 23-66
45.5 Field Goal % 34.8
7-19 3PT 5-27
36.8 Three Point % 18.5
8-11 FT 13-22
72.7 Free Throw % 59.1
34 Rebounds 43
7 Offensive Rebounds 19
27 Defensive Rebounds 24
6 Assists 6
2 Steals 1
5 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 9
4 Fast Break Points 5
26 Points in Paint 30
21 Fouls 17
7 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Dean E. Smith Center

Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 20,421 | Capacity:

2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Carolina 17-3 - 29-8
Duke 15-5 2 27-9
Virginia 13-7 4 23-11
Pittsburgh 12-8 5 22-11
Clemson 11-9 6 24-12
Syracuse 11-9 6 20-12
Wake Forest 11-9 6 21-14
Virginia Tech 10-10 7 19-15
Florida State 10-10 7 17-16
NC State 9-11 8 26-15
Boston College 8-12 9 20-16
Georgia Tech 7-13 10 14-18
Notre Dame 7-13 10 13-20
Miami 6-14 11 15-17
Louisville 3-17 14 8-24
Full Standings