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. Ishmael Leggett also scored 15 for Pitt (14 ...
North Carolina arrived in cold, snow-covered Pittsburgh on Monday perhaps not in the midst of a season on the brink, but without question in the middle of one with an ever-shrinking margin of error.
Pitt and North Carolina needed reversals of misfortune Tuesday night when they lined up inside Petersen Events Center. The Panthers had lost four of their past five games, the Tar Heels two of three.