After North Carolina lost on Tuesday night, several fans voiced their impatience with head coach Hubert Davis.
UNC basketball had its chances to earn a big-time win at Pitt. But like they have throughout the season, the Tar Heels couldn't close the deal.
And then the final minutes, too, when UNC went more than three minutes without a point, missed 10 of their final 11 attempts from the field and allowed the Panthers to score the final nine points, which were part of a larger 14-2 run over the final five-plus minutes.
Lubin 3-5 0-0 6, Cadeau 5-10 0-0 11, R.Davis 6-12 1-2 16, Jackson 4-10 0-0 9, Trimble 3-14 4-5 10, Powell 3-5 1-2 8, Claude 0-1 0-0 0, Withers 2-2 0-0 5, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 6-9 65.
Pittsburgh closed on a 14-2 run to overcome a late 63-59 deficit and send UNC to yet another frustrating defeat.
Jaland Lowe scored 18 points, Zack Austin added 15 points and a season-high tying five blocks to help Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 73-65 on Tuesday night.
UNC let a chance for a Quad 1 win slip away on the road at Pitt on Tuesday, losing 73-65 to the Panthers. The Tar Heels crumbled down the stretch, allowing Pitt to close the game on a 14-2 run. Carolina is now 6-4 in ACC play and 13-9 overall.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team (13-9, 6-4 ACC), fell to the Pittsburgh Panthers (14-6, 5-4 ACC), 73-65, on Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center.
Pittsburgh hosts the North Carolina Tar Heels after Jaland Lowe scored 22 points in Pittsburgh's 77-73 victory against the Syracuse Orange.
Pittsburgh faces the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels after Khadija Faye scored 28 points in Pittsburgh's 83-67 loss to the NC State Wolfpack. The teams match up Sunday for
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