PITT

UNC

Pitt starts strong, holds off Tar Heels 76-67

AP
Feb 16, 2022

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Ithiel Horton scored 19 points, making all five of his 3-point tries, and Pittsburgh Panthers rode a huge first half to beat North Carolina Tar Heels 76-67 on Wednesday night.

John Hugley scored 18 points, Jamarius Burton added 14 points and seven rebounds, Mouhamadou Gueye had 11 points and Femi Odukale 10 for the Panthers (11-16, 6-10 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their third straight conference game for the first time since 2014.

Caleb Love scored 15 of his 19 points in the final 5:11 for the Tar Heels (18-8, 10-5). Brady Manek added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kerwin Walton and Leaky Black had 11 points each. Leading scorer and rebounder Armando Bacot picked his fourth foul with eight minutes to go and remained on the bench finishing with seven points and eight rebounds.

In the Tar Heels' previous game, UNC outscored Florida State 62-24 in the first half of a 20-point win. But Wednesday, it was the Panthers taking off to a 40-23 lead at halftime after shooting 60%, over 30% better than UNC.

When Bacot - who leads the ACC with 19 double-doubles this season - picked up his fourth foul, the Tar Heels were trailing by 19. They rallied without him as Love scored 13 straight UNC points and assisted a Manek basket to pull within 69-63 with 1:50 to go. But they wouldn't get closer with Hugley scoring five points down the stretch.

Pitt finished at 51% shooting, including 10 of 17 from the arc. UNC shot 41%, 7 of 26 from 3-point range.

Pitt beat UNC for the third time in their last four meetings and won for the second straight time at Chapel Hill.

Pitt is home against Georgia Tech on Saturday. UNC is at Virginia Tech on Saturday.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
40
UNC
Tar Heels
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aidan Fisch vs. Armando Bacot (Femi Odukale gains possession)
19:37		Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
19:35		Caleb Love defensive rebound
19:18	+3	Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	0-3
19:02		John Hugley turnover (traveling)
18:49		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
18:47		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
18:31		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
18:22		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point layup
18:20		Brady Manek offensive rebound
18:12	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup	0-5
17:53		Mouhamadou Gueye turnover (traveling)
17:32		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
17:30		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
17:23		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
17:21		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
17:10	+3	Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Mouhamadou Gueye assists)	3-5
16:51		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
16:49		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
16:37		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
16:35		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
16:22		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass)
16:15		Rechon 'Leaky' Black shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
16:14	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
15:54		Armando Bacot turnover (traveling)
15:54		TV timeout
15:32	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup	7-5
15:18		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
15:18	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-6
15:18	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
14:52		Mouhamadou Gueye misses two point layup
14:50		John Hugley offensive rebound
14:46		Brady Manek shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
14:46		John Hugley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:46	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
14:33	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	8-9
14:04		Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
14:02		RJ Davis defensive rebound
13:55		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
13:53		Brady Manek offensive rebound
13:38		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
13:36		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
13:27		Jamarius Burton turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
13:23		Mouhamadou Gueye personal foul (Brady Manek draws the foul)
13:15	+3	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	8-12
12:57		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Rechon 'Leaky' Black steals)
12:50		Brady Manek offensive foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
12:50		Brady Manek turnover
12:34		Armando Bacot blocks Ithiel Horton's two point layup
12:32		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
12:19		Armando Bacot turnover (bad pass) (William Jeffress Jr. steals)
12:04	+2	John Hugley makes two point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	10-12
11:45		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
11:43		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
11:40		Armando Bacot personal foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:16	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup	12-12
10:59		William Jeffress Jr. blocks Rechon 'Leaky' Black's two point layup
10:57		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	14-12
10:30		Armando Bacot turnover (lost ball) (William Jeffress Jr. steals)
10:12	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	17-12
9:59	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot	17-14
9:25		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
9:23		Panthers offensive rebound
9:23		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:05		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
9:03		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
8:36		Femi Odukale turnover (RJ Davis steals)
8:32		RJ Davis offensive foul
8:32		RJ Davis turnover
8:18	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	20-14
7:59		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:57		Brady Manek offensive rebound
7:52		Brady Manek turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamadou Gueye steals)
7:44	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot	23-14
7:43		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
7:27		Mouhamadou Gueye blocks Caleb Love's two point layup
7:25		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
7:07	+3	Mouhamadou Gueye makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	26-14
6:47		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
6:45		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
6:42		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
6:40		Brady Manek offensive rebound
6:40		Brady Manek misses two point layup
6:38		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
6:35		Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
6:18	+3	Mouhamadou Gueye makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	29-14
5:54		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
5:52		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
5:46		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
5:44		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
5:44		Ithiel Horton personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
5:37		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
5:35		John Hugley defensive rebound
5:05		Armando Bacot blocks John Hugley's two point layup
5:03		Jamarius Burton offensive rebound
5:03		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:52		John Hugley personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
4:37	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup	29-16
4:13		Kerwin Walton personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
4:06	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point jump shot	31-16
3:52	+3	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists)	31-19
3:31	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point jump shot	33-19
3:09		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
3:07		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
3:07		Armando Bacot personal foul (Mouhamadou Gueye draws the foul)
3:07		TV timeout
3:07	+1	Mouhamadou Gueye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-19
3:06		Mouhamadou Gueye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
2:53		RJ Davis offensive foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
2:53		RJ Davis turnover
2:42		Mouhamadou Gueye turnover (Dontrez Styles steals)
2:32		Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-20
2:32	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-21
2:14	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	36-21
1:53		Caleb Love turnover (Ithiel Horton steals)
1:47		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
1:45		Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
1:39	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point dunk	38-21
1:28		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
1:26		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
1:05		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
1:03		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
0:50		Mouhamadou Gueye blocks Kerwin Walton's two point layup
0:48		John Hugley defensive rebound
0:42		Dontrez Styles blocks Ithiel Horton's two point layup
0:40		Caleb Love defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	38-23
0:22		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:02	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	40-23
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
36
UNC
Tar Heels
44

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Armando Bacot blocks Jamarius Burton's two point layup
19:46		Brady Manek defensive rebound
19:33		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
19:31		Panthers defensive rebound
19:14		Mouhamadou Gueye offensive foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
19:14		Mouhamadou Gueye turnover
18:57		Brady Manek turnover (out of bounds)
18:30		John Hugley misses three point jump shot
18:28		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
18:11		John Hugley blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
18:09		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
18:02		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
18:00		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
17:50		Jamarius Burton personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
17:43		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
17:41		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
17:21		Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks John Hugley's two point layup
17:19		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
17:09		Mouhamadou Gueye shooting foul (Brady Manek draws the foul)
17:09		Brady Manek misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:09	+1	Brady Manek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-24
16:55	+3	Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	43-24
16:38	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Brady Manek assists)	43-26
16:15		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
16:13		John Hugley offensive rebound
16:13		Rechon 'Leaky' Black shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
16:13	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-26
16:13	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-26
15:57	+2	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists)	45-28
15:57		Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-29
15:44		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
15:42		William Jeffress Jr. offensive rebound
15:34		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
15:32		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists)	45-31
14:53		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
14:51		Brady Manek defensive rebound
14:42		John Hugley shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
14:41		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:41	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-32
14:12	+3	John Hugley makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	48-32
14:11		Armando Bacot shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
14:11	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-32
13:59		John Hugley personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
13:41		Caleb Love offensive foul (Noah Collier draws the foul)
13:41		Caleb Love turnover
13:14		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
13:12		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
13:01		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
12:59		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
12:42	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot	52-32
12:25	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point dunk (Brady Manek assists)	52-34
12:03		William Jeffress Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:01		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
11:51		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
11:49		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
11:49		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass)
11:49		TV timeout
11:28		Kerwin Walton misses two point jump shot
11:26		Noah Collier defensive rebound
11:04		William Jeffress Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:02		Brady Manek defensive rebound
10:38		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
10:36		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	55-34
9:57	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists)	55-37
9:40	+2	Noah Collier makes two point dunk (Jamarius Burton assists)	57-37
9:28		Ithiel Horton shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
9:28		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:28	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-38
9:14		Brady Manek shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-38
9:14	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-38
9:04		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
9:02		John Hugley defensive rebound
8:39		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Kerwin Walton steals)
8:23	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point jump shot	59-40
7:53		Armando Bacot personal foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:43		John Hugley offensive foul (Brady Manek draws the foul)
7:43		John Hugley turnover
7:33	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	59-43
7:14		Femi Odukale turnover (Kerwin Walton steals)
7:08	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Brady Manek assists)	59-46
7:05		Panthers 30 second timeout
6:44	+2	William Jeffress Jr. makes two point jump shot	61-46
6:21		Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
6:19		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
6:02		Jamarius Burton turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
5:58	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	61-48
5:43		Panthers 30 second timeout
5:29		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Ithiel Horton draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-48
5:29	+1	Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-48
5:13	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	63-50
4:54		RJ Davis personal foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-50
4:54	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-50
4:46	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	65-52
4:46		Jamarius Burton shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-53
4:20	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup	67-53
4:03		Mouhamadou Gueye shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
4:03		Caleb Love misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:03	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
4:03		Panthers 30 second timeout
3:59		Ithiel Horton turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
3:53	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	67-57
3:27		Caleb Love personal foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-57
3:27	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-57
3:17	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	69-59
2:35		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
2:33		Brady Manek defensive rebound
2:27		Femi Odukale personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-60
2:27	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-61
2:02		Brady Manek blocks John Hugley's two point layup
2:25		Brady Manek defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	69-63
1:49		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
1:48		Femi Odukale turnover (bad pass) (Brady Manek steals)
1:47		Brady Manek turnover (bad pass)
1:33	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	71-63
1:33		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
1:33	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-63
1:19	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	72-65
1:19		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:52	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	74-65
0:47		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
0:45		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
0:33		Caleb Love personal foul (Ithiel Horton draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-65
0:33	+1	Ithiel Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-65
0:26		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:24		Brady Manek offensive rebound
0:19		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jamarius Burton defensive rebound
0:11		Jamarius Burton turnover (bad pass) (Brady Manek steals)
0:06		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
0:04		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes two point layup	76-67
0:00		End of period

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Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes two point layup