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BASKETBALL

NC State, Pittsburgh Are Matching Up Today In Pittsburgh

NC State, Pittsburgh are matching up today in Pittsburgh.

NC State comes into the game with a record of 10-15 3-11 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and have lost five straight games.

Their most recent loss?

A 69-51 loss to Wake Forest in Winston -Salem where NC State where Wake Forest closed the game on a 16-0 run to defeat NC State.

“according to an article on gopack.com”

Pittsburgh comes into the game with a record of 9-16 4-10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is thirteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Though, unlike NC State Pittsburgh did win their previous game defeating Florida State 56-51 in Tallahassee.

Why?

Redshirt junior Ithiel Hortonscored 17 points with five made threes in the second half alone while senior Jamarius Burton's four-straight baskets down the stretch propelled Pitt past Florida State, 56-51, Wednesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

Horton finished the night with a game-high 25 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 7 made threes. Burton, after being held scoreless Monday at Virginia Tech, rebounded with a double-figure, 13-point effort. Graduate student Mouhamadou Gueye flirted with a triple-double before finding foul trouble late as he finished with six points, six rebounds and eight blocks.

“according to an article on pittsburghpanthers.com”

Tip off is set for 3:00pm from Peterson Events Center!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!