During that same stretch, Pitt secured a 76-51 win over Oregon State at Barclays Center in the Preseason NIT. Following their strong start, the Panthers lost three of their next four games, including defeats at the hands of Florida and Missouri. Pitt rolled through its first four games of the season, securing comfortable victories over NC A&T (100-52), Binghamton (89-60), Florida Gulf Coast (86-74) and Jacksonville (107-56). Pitt built an 11-point lead against Syracuse early in the second half, but a season-worst 15 turnovers and 11-for-24 shooting on free throws cost the Panthers. The Panthers fell at home to Clemson 79-70 in early December, and lost on the road 81-73 at Syracuse on Saturday. Pittsburgh is still looking for its first conference win, having dropped two games against ACC foes thus far. Looking at Pittsburgh: Under the direction of sixth-year coach Jeff Capel, the Panthers are off to a 9-4 start. (Photo: Inside Carolina / USA Today Sports) UNC forward Harrison Ingram and Pitt forward Blake Hinson. Carolina still ranks below the national bench usage average of 31.7 percent, though, with the Tar Heels sitting at 28.1 percent, per KenPom. Trimble leads the group, scoring 5.8 points per game, followed by Washington at 5.4 points per game. UNC has four reserves playing at least nine minutes per game this season in Trimble (16.3 mpg), Withers (13.9 mpg), Paxon Wojcik (11.3 mpg) and Washington (9 mpg). West Virginia transfer James Okonkwo scored his first points of the season, finishing with seven points and helping Carolina crack the century mark, while Jae’Lyn Withers chipped in five points and two blocked shots. The reserves were led by a career-best 17 points from sophomore big man Jalen Washington, while fellow sophomore Seth Trimble tied his career-high with 12 points. Increased Bench Production: In UNC’s rout of Charleston Southern, the Tar Heels saw a season-high 43 points come from their bench. 16 Clemson on Saturday and rival NC State next week. At this juncture, these next three contests are Quad 1 opportunities for UNC, with all three opponents checking in among the top 75 of the NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings. As the conference restarts now, the Tar Heels head out for their first true road games of the season - a stretch that begins at Pitt on Tuesday night, before moving on to No. According to Ken Pomeroy’s college basketball database, the Tar Heels had the 21st-toughest non-conference schedule nationally, and the fifth-most difficult among power conference programs (behind only Arizona, Tennessee, Alabama and Purdue).Ĭarolina tipped off ACC play in early December with a come-from-behind 78-70 victory against Florida State. UNC went 9-3 across the non-conference portion of its schedule, securing wins over Top 25 ranked opponents Tennessee (then No. Restarting ACC Play on the Road: The Tar Heels resume ACC league play after clobbering Charleston Southern, their final non-conference opponent of the regular season, in blowout fashion at home. So we need to make sure that we take (care of) our business.” - UNC guard Seth Trimble, after the Tar Heels’ 105-60 rout of Charleston Southern on Friday night. They were a good team last year, but we feel like we let them get away with both games last year. “ I know us four returners, we're very hungry to play Pitt again. As a player I never was like, ‘man, I don't know if I can play there because of the crowd and I'm away from the Smith Center.’ Whether it's at Pittsburgh and Clemson, North Carolina State or Chapel Hill, let's compete and see what we can do.” - UNC coach Hubert Davis, on restarting conference play with three straight road games. “I think it's overrated in terms of playing in somebody else's gym. Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network(Jones Angell, Pete Chilcutt )
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