North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 73
Lowe 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
 UNC |
 PITT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 24-55 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 6-9 | FT | 16-20 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 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:
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 | 20-13 |
| 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 |