If a Pitt team from the Big East days held an opponent to one offensive rebound, the end result of the game would of win a Panther’s blowout win.
But in the ACC, crashing the glass won’t help you against a high-scoring team like North Carolina (21-4). The Panthers (17-7) were dominated start to finish in Chapel Hill 85-64. That is three straight losses for the Panthers who have dropped six of their last nine ACC games.
Junior forward Michael Young came off the bench for the first time in career in the loss. Young had previously started 93 straight games for the Panthers. In place of Young, head coach Jamie Dixon started Brown transfer Rafael Maia to matchup with Tar Heel forward Kennedy Meeks. Maia was held to one point in nine minutes of action. Young led the bench in minutes with 24 and tied for the Panther lead in scoring with …show more content…
Four of the five starters were in double figures for the Tar Heels with Brice Johnson leading the way with 19. Isiah Hicks scored 10 points off the bench.
The loss firmly puts the Panthers on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. Pitt is now 0-5 versus the AP Top 25 this season and has a resume that lacks any real signature wins. But with six games remaining, the Panthers still have a chance to get that big win they so desperately need. They will get that chance when Louisville and Duke come to the Peterson Event Center February 24 and 28.
Before they can worry about Louisville and Duke, the Panthers will host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Tuesday night at 7 pm. Wake Forest comes into the contest with only 1 conference win, a 77-74 win over NC State January 10 in Winston-Salem. This game may be a cake walk on paper, but Pitt cannot afford to lose another game at home to an ACC bottom feeder. NC State picked up their first ACC win earlier this season at The
But in the ACC, crashing the glass won’t help you against a high-scoring team like North Carolina (21-4). The Panthers (17-7) were dominated start to finish in Chapel Hill 85-64. That is three straight losses for the Panthers who have dropped six of their last nine ACC games.
Junior forward Michael Young came off the bench for the first time in career in the loss. Young had previously started 93 straight games for the Panthers. In place of Young, head coach Jamie Dixon started Brown transfer Rafael Maia to matchup with Tar Heel forward Kennedy Meeks. Maia was held to one point in nine minutes of action. Young led the bench in minutes with 24 and tied for the Panther lead in scoring with …show more content…
Four of the five starters were in double figures for the Tar Heels with Brice Johnson leading the way with 19. Isiah Hicks scored 10 points off the bench.
The loss firmly puts the Panthers on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. Pitt is now 0-5 versus the AP Top 25 this season and has a resume that lacks any real signature wins. But with six games remaining, the Panthers still have a chance to get that big win they so desperately need. They will get that chance when Louisville and Duke come to the Peterson Event Center February 24 and 28.
Before they can worry about Louisville and Duke, the Panthers will host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Tuesday night at 7 pm. Wake Forest comes into the contest with only 1 conference win, a 77-74 win over NC State January 10 in Winston-Salem. This game may be a cake walk on paper, but Pitt cannot afford to lose another game at home to an ACC bottom feeder. NC State picked up their first ACC win earlier this season at The