Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pitt moves into 1st-place ACC tie destroying Louisville
Entering play Tuesday, the top five teams in the ACC were separated by just a game in the standings. A win by No. 8 Virginia against No. 22 North Carolina State Tuesday would create a three-way tie for first between Clemson, Pitt and the Cavaliers.
Against Louisville, the Panthers (17-7, 10-3) distributed 23 assists on 28-made baskets. Defensively, Pitt held Louisville (3-21, 1-12) to 27.6% (16 for 58) shooting and outrebounded the Cardinals 37-30. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.
El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. Six-different Panthers scored during the run. Nate Santos' 3-pointer with 9:38 before the break made it 27-16 and Pitt led by double digits the rest of the way. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half.
With the win, the Panthers reached double digits in conference wins for just the second time in 10 ACC seasons. Pitt went 11-7 in its first year in the ACC following its 12-6 campaign in its final year in the Big East in 2012-13.
Louisville will continue its road trip when it takes on No. 19 Miami on Saturday. Pitt travels to face Florida State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Hercy Miller Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Roosevelt Wheeler missed Jumper. | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Guillermo Diaz Graham Turnover. | 57 - 91 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 PITT |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-58 | FG | 28-51 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 17-31 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 15-18 | FT | 18-20 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 38 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 7,577 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |