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BASKETBALL

North Carolina Lost To Pittsburgh Wednesday 67-76 In Chapel Hill

North Carolina lost to Pittsburgh Wednesday 67-76 in Chapel Hill.

Why?

Ithiel Horton scored 19 points, making all five of his 3-point tries, and Pittsburgh rode a huge first half to beat North Carolina 76-67 John Hugley scored 18 points, Jamarius Burton added 14 points and seven rebounds, Mouhamadou Gueye had 11 points and Femi Odukale 10 for the Panthers (11-16, 6-10 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their third straight conference game for the first time since 2014.

“according to an article on goheels.com by Associated Press”

North Carolina is now going to prepare to hit the road, visit Blacksburg Saturday where they will oppose Virginia Tech for the second time this season.

In the first match up of the season in Chapel Hill North Carolina won 78-68 over Virginia Tech. In North Carolina’s 78-68 win over Virginia Tech Caleb Love scored 22 points, Armando Bacot had 14 points and 20 rebounds and all five starters scored in double figures.

Brady Manek added 15 points and eight rebounds, R. J Davis scored 15 points, Leaky Black had 10 points as the Tar Heels' starters scored all but two of their points while North Carolina shot 36.5% for the game, making 10 of 25 three-pointers. They had a 15-point advantage at the free throw line, making 22 of 26 compared to Virginia Tech's 7 of 11. The Hokies shot 47% for the game and made 7 of 18 three-pointers.

“according to an article on goheels.com by the Associated Press”

Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Cassel Coliseum!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN2!