Pitt
8-4,4-3ACC
North Carolina
11-5,6-3ACC
Pitt Drops Home Contest to North Carolina
1/26/2021 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Justin Champagnie scored 23 points and gathered 10 rebounds but the double-double effort wasn't enough as Pitt dropped its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference contest Tuesday night at home to North Carolina.
Armando Bacot scored a season-high 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina to the 75-65 victory.
The Tar Heels (11-5, 6-3 ACC) have won three straight games and six of their last seven. Pitt fell to 8-4 overall and 4-3 in league play.
Bacot was 8 of 10 from the floor and was two points shy of his career best. He also had a season-high three blocks. Garrison Brooks scored 16 points and Kerwin Walton had 10 for the Tar Heels, who shot 32 of 61 (52.5%) overall.
Ithiel Horton added 12 points, while Xavier Johnson had seven points and a game-high seven assists for the Panthers.
The Tar Heels took the lead for good five minutes in and built a 34-27 halftime lead. Consecutive dunks from Leaky Black and Bacot gave the Tar Heels their largest lead, 66-50 with about eight minutes left. The Panthers answered with a 13-2 run to pull to 68-63 with 3:50 remaining but didn't get closer.
Pitt saw its two-game win streak against North Carolina end. Pitt has never beaten the Tar Hells in three straight games.
North Carolina plays at Clemson on Feb. 2. The Panthers host Notre Dame on Saturday.
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