NCST

PITT

Pittsburgh holds off NC State 81-73 to claim double-bye in ACC Tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2024

Pittsburgh Panthers (AP) Carlton Carrington scored 23 points, Blake Hinson added 21 and Pittsburgh defeated NC State Wolfpack 81-73 on Saturday night to claim fourth-place and a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament.

The Panthers (21-10, 12-8), who led by 10 points at halftime, went ahead 52-35 early in the second half and their lead was still 14 after Hinson hit a jumper near the six-minute mark.

But NC State, which hadn't led since about 8 minutes left in the first half, rallied with an 11-0 run sparked by nine points from Jayden Taylor. The Panthers pushed their lead back to eight points, then Taylor got the Wolfpack within 75-70 when he hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining.

Guillermo Diaz Graham was fouled on an alley-oop dunk and finished the and-1 for an eight-point lead at 51 seconds. Mohamed Diarra hit a 3-pointer for the Wolfpack but Pitt finished things off at the free-throw line.

Taylor had 28 points for the Wolfpack (17-14, 9-11), who finished in 10th place.

The score was tied five times in the first 12 minutes. NC State did not trail and had a largest lead of five points. A 3-pointer by Jaland Lowe gave the Panthers the lead for the first time, 26-23 with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the half. Lowe's 3 came early in an 18-6 run that helped the Panthers close the half with a 39-29 lead.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
29
PITT
Panthers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:52		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
19:50		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
19:37	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	2-0
19:07		Federiko Federiko turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals)
19:00		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
18:48		Zack Austin misses two point layup
18:46		Zack Austin offensive rebound
18:46		Zack Austin misses two point layup
18:44		Wolfpack defensive rebound
18:30		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
18:28		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
18:18		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
18:16		DJ Horne defensive rebound
18:07		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
18:05		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Blake Hinson assists)	2-2
17:23	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	5-2
17:05	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Carlton Carrington assists)	5-4
16:43	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup	7-4
16:18	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup (Federiko Federiko assists)	7-6
16:03	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	9-6
15:37		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:37	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-7
15:37		Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:37		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
15:24		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
15:22		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
14:55		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
14:53		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
14:47	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	9-9
14:31	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	11-9
14:03		Mohamed Diarra blocks Blake Hinson's three point jump shot
14:01		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
14:01		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
13:54	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	11-11
13:36		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
13:36	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
13:16		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Carlton Carrington draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Carlton Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
13:16		Carlton Carrington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:16		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
13:05		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
13:03		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
12:52		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
12:50		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Breon Pass makes two point jump shot	15-12
12:21	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	15-14
12:01	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup	17-14
11:40		Breon Pass blocks Jaland Lowe's two point jump shot
11:38		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
11:19		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
11:17		DJ Horne defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	19-14
10:58	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point layup	19-16
10:38		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
10:36		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
10:31	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	21-16
10:10	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	21-19
9:45		Casey Morsell turnover (lost ball) (Guillermo Diaz Graham steals)
9:37	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	21-21
9:17		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:17		TV timeout
9:04		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	23-21
8:11	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	23-23
7:46		Jump ball. (Wolfpack gains possession)
7:46		TV timeout
7:33		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
7:31		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
7:16		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
7:14		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
7:05	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	23-26
6:55		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup
6:53		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
6:53		Ishmael Leggett offensive foul
6:53		Ishmael Leggett turnover (offensive foul)
6:38		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
6:36		Zack Austin defensive rebound
6:15		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
6:07		Jaland Lowe shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
6:07		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:07	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
5:53	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	24-28
5:53		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-29
5:34		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
5:32		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup (Carlton Carrington assists)	24-31
5:01		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
4:41	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	26-31
4:17		Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot
4:15		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
4:08	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Blake Hinson assists)	26-33
3:53		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
3:51		Panthers defensive rebound
3:35		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
3:33		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
3:22		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
3:20		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
3:16		Carlton Carrington turnover (bad pass)
2:56		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:54		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
2:49		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
2:39		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
2:36		Panthers defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point layup	26-35
1:58		Federiko Federiko blocks DJ Burns Jr.'s two point layup
1:51		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
1:49		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
1:49		TV timeout
1:49	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
1:49	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
1:19	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	28-37
1:19		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-37
0:58	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point turnaround jump shot	29-39
0:31		Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
0:29		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
0:28		Mohamed Diarra turnover (lost ball)
0:02		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
0:00		Zack Austin offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
44
PITT
Panthers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Federiko Federiko misses two point jump shot
19:33		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
19:25	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	32-39
19:10	+3	Carlton Carrington makes three point jump shot	32-42
18:47		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:45		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup	32-44
18:16		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:14		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
18:03		Zack Austin blocks Michael O'Connell's two point layup
18:01		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
17:57	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	34-44
17:35	+3	Carlton Carrington makes three point jump shot	34-47
17:20		Federiko Federiko shooting foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
17:20	+1	DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-47
17:20		DJ Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:20		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
17:04	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)	35-50
16:46		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:44		DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
16:39		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
16:30		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
16:24	+2	Zack Austin makes two point dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	35-52
16:20		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
15:57	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	38-52
15:37		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	38-54
15:16	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists)	40-54
15:01		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
14:59		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
14:48		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
14:41		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
14:39		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
14:20		Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
14:18		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
13:57		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
13:53		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
13:43		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
13:33		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Jaland Lowe steals)
13:33		Jayden Taylor personal foul
13:25		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
13:23		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point pullup jump shot	42-54
12:46		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
12:44		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
12:34		Jaland Lowe shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-54
12:34	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-54
12:16		Ernest Ross blocks Blake Hinson's two point layup
12:14		Blake Hinson offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup	44-56
11:53	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point hook shot	46-56
11:29		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
11:27		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
11:15		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
11:13		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
11:06		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
11:06		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
11:06		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
11:06		TV timeout
10:49	+3	Carlton Carrington makes three point jump shot	46-59
10:23		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
10:21		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
10:11	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	46-62
9:45	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	49-62
9:43		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
9:26	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	49-64
9:01	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	51-64
8:34		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
8:32		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
8:32		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball)
8:29	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point jump shot	51-66
8:04	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Diarra assists)	54-66
7:43		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
7:41		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
7:35	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	56-66
7:22		TV timeout
7:07	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point running jump shot	56-68
6:50		DJ Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
6:42		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
6:40		Breon Pass defensive rebound
6:23		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup
6:21		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)	56-70
5:49		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
5:47		DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
5:39		Blake Hinson shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-70
5:39	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-70
5:22		Blake Hinson misses two point layup
5:20		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
5:13	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	61-70
4:52		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
4:50		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
4:42	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	64-70
4:39		Panthers 30 second timeout
4:18		Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot
4:16		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
4:00		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	65-70
4:00	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	66-70
4:00		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 3 of 3
4:00		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
3:46		Kam Woods personal foul
3:39		Michael O'Connell personal foul
3:28		Federiko Federiko misses two point jump shot
3:26		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
3:10		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
3:04		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
3:02		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
3:00		Mohamed Diarra personal foul
2:41		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
2:39		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
2:26		Zack Austin shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
2:26		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
2:03		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
2:01		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup	67-72
1:48		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:46		Panthers defensive rebound
1:20	+3	Carlton Carrington makes three point jump shot (Zack Austin assists)	67-75
1:05		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
1:03		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
0:59	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	70-75
0:59		Wolfpack 60 second timeout
0:59		Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:52	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point alley-oop dunk (Carlton Carrington assists)	70-77
0:52		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-78
0:43	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	73-78
0:38		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Carlton Carrington draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Carlton Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:38	+1	Carlton Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
0:38		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:26		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:24		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
0:23		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
0:23		Casey Morsell personal foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
0:23		Zack Austin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
0:13		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:11		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Federiko Federiko defensive rebound