Pitt Falls to NC State 79-74

Tuesday, January 17

Raleigh, N.C.

7:00 PM

Pitt

NC State

1/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Jan. 17, 2017

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Michael Young scored 25 points to lead the Panthers in a 79-74 defeat to NC State on Tuesday night.

Maverick Rowan scored a season-high 21 points for North Carolina State.

Rowan matched a career high with six 3-pointers while Terry Henderson added 21 points and four 3s to help the Wolfpack (13-6, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) snap a three-game losing streak.

An N.C. State defense called out by coach Mark Gottfried for a lack of toughness in a loss to Georgia Tech two nights earlier held the Panthers to one field goal in the final eight minutes.

"We came out and they showed some toughness and some character, and I liked that about them," Gottfried said. "It's a process in learning how to win, and what you have to do to win at this level, in this league, how hard you've got to play every night and how hard you've got to play on defense. ... This was a good, important game, the outcome the way it came out."

Cameron Johnson had 17 points and Jamel Artis finished with 16 for the Panthers (12-7, 1-5), who have lost four in a row to take over sole possession of last place in the ACC.

Twice in the final minute, Pitt had the ball down by three points but Artis missed a 3-pointer with about 25 seconds to play, and Johnson missed another with about 3 seconds remaining.

Omer Yurtseven finished with 12 points and a season-high 16 rebounds for the Wolfpack while fellow freshman Dennis Smith Jr. had 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting.

BIG PICTURE

Pitt: In his second game with that mask, Young finally looked as close to comfortable as possible. He missed his first three shots - giving him 13 consecutive misses over two games - before burying a 3 from the top of the key with six minutes left in the first half, bringing some members of the Pitt bench to their feet. He finished 9 of 19 from the field, but the Panthers missed 10 of their final 11 shots during the final eight minutes.

UP NEXT

Pitt: The Panthers return home and have the weekend off before a Jan. 24 rematch with No. 12 Louisville, which beat them 85-80 on Jan. 11.