North Carolina Suffers Fourth Straight Loss As Pittsburgh Sweeps Them In The Regular Season With Win In Pennsylvania
North Carolina suffered their fourth straight loss and their second loss to Pittsburgh this season in the two teams Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Garrison Brooks led North Carolina with 16 points and 13 rebounds, but the Tar Heels couldn't overcome a disjointed opening 20 minutes in which they struggled to develop any sort of offensive rhythm. Senior guard Brandon Robinson started and finished with 12 points in 32 minutes a week removed from sustaining minor injuries when the car he was in was struck by a car operated by an impaired driver. North Carolina fell to 2-6 without injured freshman star Cole Anthony, who is nearing the end of his rehab from minor knee surgery in December. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/1/18/mens-basketball-unc-at-pitt-recap.aspx
While North Carolina was swept by Pittsburgh in the regular season Pittsburgh did some sweeping of their own.
- Xavier Johnson scored 20 points, Ryan Murphy added 13 and Pittsburgh completed a season sweep of North Carolina with a 66-52 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/1/18/mens-basketball-johnson-scores-20-pitt-defeats-north-carolina-66-52.aspx
The Panthers avoided another slow start in the rematch. Murphy hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 21-4 first-half burst. Three Johnson free throws gave Pitt a 29-11 lead before the game was 12 minutes old.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/1/18/mens-basketball-johnson-scores-20-pitt-defeats-north-carolina-66-52.aspx
Pitt (12-6, 3-4) needed less than 10 minutes to build a double-digit lead and never let the Tar Heels (8-9, 1-5) get back in it. The Panthers forced 16 turnovers and held North Carolina to 32% (19 of 60) shooting to take both games against the Tar Heels for the first time since joining the ACC in 2013.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/1/18/mens-basketball-johnson-scores-20-pitt-defeats-north-carolina-66-52.aspx
North Carolina will look to avoid their fourth straight loss of the season when they head to Blacksburg Wednesday where they will take on Virgiria Tech.