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Pitt To Face No. 11/13 Tar Heels Saturday In Chapel Hill
2/12/2026 2:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (9-16, 2-10 ACC) at No. 11/13 North Carolina (19-5, 7-4 ACC)
Date: Feb. 14, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. | Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Television/Streaming: ESPN (Kevin Brown/Randolph Childress)
Panthers Radio Network: Flagship Coverage 93.7 The Fan (Bill Hillgrove/Curtis Aiken)
X/Instagram: @Pitt_Athletics | @Pitt_MBB
THE OPENING TIP
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Pitt will face its fourth ranked opponent in the last five games as the Panthers travel south to face No. 11/13 North Carolina Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN with Kevin Brown and Randolph Childress on the call.
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The game will also be broadcast on the Panthers Radio Network (flagship 93.7 The Fan) with Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) and Curtis Aiken (analysis) providing the commentary.
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Pitt and North Carolina both enter Saturday's game coming off of losses, although the Panthers are on a season-long four-game losing streak. The combined record of Pitt's last four opponents is 80-17, including a 37-10 record in ACC play.
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North Carolina is coming off of a 75-66 loss at Miami but the Tar Heels are 14-0 at home this season and had won five straight before the toe stub earlier this week.
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At 2-10 in ACC play, Pitt is amongst a group of four teams with two league wins battling for one spot in the ACC Tournament, which will take place March 10-14 in Charlotte, N.C.
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Pitt is 1-1 against the other three two-win teams with a win over Georgia Tech and a loss to Boston College. The other two-win team, Notre Dame, visits Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 21.
