Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's BasketballPitt continues spell-binding ways, downs North Carolina
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
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
PITT | UNC | |
---|---|---|
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
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 |