NC State And Pittsburgh Look To Bounce Back In Raleigh

Earlier in the week both the team located in North Carolina’s state capital and Pittsburgh suffered losses as NC State lost in Chapel Hill to North Carolina while Pittsburgh had their senior night spoiled by Syracuse.

On Saturday afternoon both teams will look to bounce back in North Carolina’s state capital when NC State host Pittsburgh.

NC State comes into the game with a record of 17-11 while they’re 8-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and seventh in the standings while Pittsburgh comes into the game with a record of 15-14 while they’re 6-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and thirteenth in the standings. “according to http://www.theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40

As for NC State’s previous game,

As stated above, They lost to North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Markell Johnson led the Pack with his 10th career double-double, posting team-highs in points (21) and assists (10). The Cleveland, Ohio native added a career-high tying four steals.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/2/25/mens-basketball-pack-falls-short-against-tar-heels-85-79.aspx

D.J. Funderburk fell one rebound short of a double-double with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and nine rebounds.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/2/25/mens-basketball-pack-falls-short-against-tar-heels-85-79.aspx

C.J. Bryce added 13 points and Devon Daniels finished with 10 points.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/2/25/mens-basketball-pack-falls-short-against-tar-heels-85-79.aspx

Like NC State,

Pittsburgh also lost their previous game as they lost to Syracuse.

The Pitt men's basketball team fell to Syracuse, 72-49, on senior night Wednesday in its home finale.

Pitt (15-14, 6-12 ACC) led 9-8 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half, but Syracuse (16-12, 9-8) used a 16-4 run to lead 22-13 with 7:41 to play in the half. The Orange's lead extended to double digits with 3:41 on the clock (30-19) and Syracuse went into halftime with a 16 point advantage (37-21). “according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pitt-drops-home-finale-to-syracuse.aspx

The Orange outscored Pitt 35-28 and shot 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from three in the second half of play. “according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pitt-drops-home-finale-to-syracuse.aspx

Elijah Hughes led all scorers with 25 points, adding nine rebounds and two steals to his night. Joseph Girard III had 16 points and four threes, while Bourama Sidibe posted 13 points, 10 rebounds and five steals.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pitt-drops-home-finale-to-syracuse.aspx

Justin Champagnie led the Panthers in points and rebounds, recording 13 and 17, respectively. The 17 rebounds is tied for fifth most by a Pitt freshman, while his 14 defensive rebounds is tied for most by a Panther freshman. Champagnie entered the game with 199 career rebounds, and became the sixth Panther freshman to record 200 or more rebounds in a season. The Brooklyn forward also became the fifth Pitt freshman in program history to achieve 300 points and 200 rebounds in the same season.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pitt-drops-home-finale-to-syracuse.aspx

Sophomores Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney each had eight points. Sophomore Xavier Johnson had five points, five assists and two steals.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pitt-drops-home-finale-to-syracuse.aspx

With both NC State and Pittsburgh looking to bounce back from their previous losses in the Atlantic Coast Conference I ask this ? Which team will execute their game plan to get back in the win column?

Tip-off is set for 12:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.