1 | 2 | T | |
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PITT | 38 | 29 | 67 |
NCSU | 30 | 34 | 64 |
Jaland Lowe scores 20 points, Blake Hinson adds 16 and Pitt holds off N.C. State 67-64
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. NC State Wolfpack: Game Highlights
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. NC State Wolfpack: Game Highlights
RALEIGH, N.C. -- — Jaland Lowe scored 20 points, Blake Hinson added 16 and Pittsburgh held off North Carolina State for a 67-64 victory on Wednesday night.
Ishmael Leggett's layup gave Pitt a 62-60 lead with 3:40 left and the Panthers led the rest of the way. A pair of Lowe free throws capped the scoring with five seconds to play. The Panthers forced Ben Middlebrooks to the free-throw line to end it.
DJ Burns Jr. scored six points, and DJ Horne and Casey Morsell each hit a 3 during an 18-6 run to give N.C. State a 58-56 advantage with 6:30 remaining. It was the Wolfpack's first lead since the 18-minute mark of the first period and their only lead of the second half. N.C. State tied it twice more and stayed within three points for the remainder.
Lowe was 7-of-12 shooting. Hinson made 5 of 13 from the field and three of Pitt's five from long range. Carlton Carrington added 12 points for Pitt (15-8, 6-6 ACC), which has won three straight and five of its last six games.
Horne made five 3s and scored 25 points to lead N.C. State (15-8, 7-5). Burns added 19 points and Middlebrooks finished with nine.
Hinson made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points and Lowe added 11 as Pitt shot 50% (14 of 28) from the floor and led 38-30 at the break. Horne scored 12 points and Burns added nine in the first half for the Wolfpack. The Panthers opened the second half on a 7-2 spurt to stretch their lead to 45-32. It was their largest lead of the game.
N.C. State is on the road against Wake Forest on Saturday. Pitt plays at Virginia on Tuesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Pat Driscoll
- Ron Groover
- Tony Henderson
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
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 |