Pittsburgh-Jaland Lowe scored 18 points, Zack Austin added 15 points and a season high binding five blocks to help Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 73-65 Tuesday night.
Ishmael Leggett also scored 15 for Pitt (14-6, 5-4 ACC), and Cameron Corhen scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Lowe added seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.
RJ Davis led North Carolina (13-9, 6-4) with 16 points and Elliot gift added 11 points and seven assists. Seth Trimble was only 3-of-14-shooting, but ended with 10 points and a career high binding 12 rebounds-Hans-second-consecutive double-double and third this season.
Austin hit a 3-pointer who gave Panthers a one-point lead, and the gift answered with a layup to put UNC back ahead. Austin made another 3, making it 67-65 with 2:35 to play, and Tar Heels led the rest of the way.
Austin blocked two shots, and Leggett made 4 of 4 from the free-casting line down the stretch to seal it for Panthers.
North Carolina missed her last seven shots and only made one of its last 11.
Guillermo Diaz Graham hit a 3-point to hood a 13-3 race that gave Pitt a three-point lead approx. 7 1/2 minutes into the second half. Davis made a layup, and then 15 seconds later hit a quick-break 3 to put Tar Heels back ahead 59-57 with 9:01 to play.
North Carolina travels about 11 miles against No. 2 Duke Saturday. Pitt hits the way for playing Saturday at Wake Forest.
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