Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Pittsburgh Panthers
· ACC Tournament pres. by T. Rowe Price - Quarterfinal
Leggett scores season-high 30 points to lead Pitt over Wake Forest 81-69 in ACC Tournament
Friday, the fourth-seeded Panthers (22-10) will face top seed and No. 4-ranked North Carolina, a 92-67 winner over ninth-seeded Florida State earlier Thursday. UNC beat Pitt 70-57 in their only regular-season meeting on Jan. 2.
Leggett was 11-of-18 shooting, repeatedly driving hard to the hoop, and collected eight rebounds and five steals. Blake Hinson hit four 3-pointers and added 20 points with Jaland Lowe adding 11 points and five assists. The Pitt bench outscored Wake Forest's 39-0.
Cameron Hildreth led the fifth-seeded Demon Deacons (20-13) with 23 points. Hunter Sallis added 15 points, Andrew Carr 13 and Efton Reid III 12.
A 12-1 run over three minutes that Leggett kicked off with a 3-pointer gave the Panthers a 19-point lead with 13 minutes remaining.
Sallis hit consecutive 3-pointers and Hildreth added a three-point play to get the Demon Deacons back with eight midway through the half. A 3 by Hildreth cut the lead to four with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. The Deacons stayed within reach until Pitt went on a 10-2 game-ending run in the final two minutes, kicked off by a bucket underneath by Guillermo Diaz Graham and a Leggett drive.
Hinson scored five points and Leggett four in a 13-2 run that put Pitt ahead by 11 with nine minutes left in the half and the Panthers led 38-26 at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ishmael Leggett Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Andrew Carr missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Carlton Carrington made Free Throw. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Pittsburgh Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 80 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 PITT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-50 | FG | 26-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 17-23 | FT | 20-25 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 14,920 | 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 |