What to know about NC State’s matchup with Pittsburgh in the ACC tournament
No. 13 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 N.C. State
What: ACC tournament, second round
When: Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Greensboro Coliseum
Watch: ESPN
Listen: WRAL-101.5, WXRC-95.7
What you need to know about Pitt
The Panthers (16-16) broke a seven-game losing streak with an 81-72 win over Wake Forest in the first round on Tuesday.
Freshman wing Justin Champagnie poured in a season-high 31 points on 13 made field goals. Sophomore guard Trey McGowens added 14 points and four assists.
What you need to know about N.C. State
The Wolfpack (19-12) used a second-half comeback to beat Pitt 77-73 at home on Feb. 29. C.J. Bryce and Jericole Hellems led the Wolfpack with 16 points each.
N.C. State is 1-2 in the ACC tournament under Kevin Keats with a loss to Boston College in 2018 and a win over Clemson and loss to Virginia in 2019.
The Wolfpack has won nine straight games over Pitt.
What N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts said: “We’ve tried to stay healthy the last couple of days. Our guys understand every game we play from his point on, any tournament situation, you win or you go home. That is important to us.”
What Pitt coach Jeff Capel said: “What we were able to do (Tuesday) we have earned the right to play (Wednesday). We’re going to play against a really good N.C. State team that’s fighting for their postseason NCAA tournament life. We had a great game with them a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully we can be a little bit better (Wednesday).”
This story was originally published March 11, 2020 at 6:45 AM with the headline "What to know about NC State’s matchup with Pittsburgh in the ACC tournament."
