Pittsburgh Panthers at NC State Wolfpack
· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 2nd Round
Quadir Copeland scores 24 and NC State beats 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 in the ACC Tournament
N.C. State (20-12) advances to play No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
N.C. State led 51-50 at halftime as both teams shot over 60% from the field and had three players in double-figure scoring. The Wolfpack went 7 of 9 from 3-point range, while Pitt was 9 of 16.
N.C. State began the second half on a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 63-52 before Pitt made its first field goal at the 16:31 mark. Matt Able made the Wolfpack’s 11th 3-pointer — in just 15 attempts — for a 76-62 lead.
The officials upgraded to a flagrant-1 foul with 2:13 remaining after Lubin was pushed from behind on an alley-oop attempt. Lubin made both free throws to give N.C. State a 92-83 lead and Paul McNeil Jr. made it a four-point possession for an 11-point lead on an easy layup.
McNeil finished with 15 points, Tre Holloman had 14, and Darrion Williams and Able each scored 12 for N.C. State.
Cameron Corhen scored a career-high 27 points for Pittsburgh (13-20). Nojus Indrusaitis added a season-high 19 points and Omari Witherspoon also scored 19.
Pitt reached its season average for made 3-pointers in a game with 8:40 left in the first half when Indrusaitis made his third straight and the Panthers’ eighth in 12 attempts for a 34-25 lead.
The Panthers finished 12 of 27 behind the arc, while the Wolfpack went 13 of 23.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Omari Witherspoon makes driving layup | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Nojus Indrusaitis subbing in for Pittsburgh | 86 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Kieran Mullen subbing in for Pittsburgh | 86 - 98 |
Statistics
 PITT |
 NCSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-49 | FG | 31-51 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 13-23 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 20-25 | FT | 23-27 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 33 | Percent Led | 63 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
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2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |