UNC-Pitt Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
GAME 22: PITT 73, UNC 65
1/28/25 IN PITTSBURGH

• The Tar Heels led, 63-59, with 6:32 to play, but scored only two points the rest of the game, missing 10 of their final 11 shots from the floor.
• Carolina led 44-34 in the first half, its largest lead in a loss this season and the third time in the last four games it lost when leading by seven or more points (seven vs. Stanford, nine at Wake Forest and 10 at Pitt).
• The Tar Heels scored 44 first-half points based on shooting 56.7% from the floor, including 46.2% from three (6 of 13).
• In the second half, UNC made 1 of 11 from three, shot 31.0% from the floor and scored 21 points.
• UNC's 21 second-half points were its fewest in any half this season and fewest since Carolina scored 19 in the first half at Notre Dame on 2/22/2023.
• It was the fewest points in a second half since scoring 21 at Virginia on 1/6/2018.
• Pitt outscored Carolina, 31-21, in the second half. It was the eighth time in the last nine games Carolina has been outscored in the second half (all except Cal).
• Carolina shot 56.7% in the first half, which tied its second-highest shooting percentage in a first half this season (58.1% vs. Boston College in the previous game and 56.7% vs. Cal on January 15).
• It was the first time Carolina shot at least 55% in consecutive first halves since shooting 60% against Stanford on 11/12/2018 and 55.6% against Tennessee Tech on 11/16/2018.
• Carolina turned the ball over 14 times that led to 22 Pitt points. The Panthers committed only six turnovers that UNC converted into four points. The 18-point margin in points off turnovers was the largest by an opponent this season. The previous high was by UCLA, who outscored the Tar Heels, 24-13, in points off turnovers.
• Carolina is 4-5 when the opponents score more points off turnovers.
• Pitt also outscored the Tar Heels by 10 at the free throw line (16-6) and attempted 11 more free throws. Carolina is 5-7 this season when it makes an equal or fewer number of free throws.
• It was second time this season (and the second straight loss) an opponent scored at least 10 more free throws than the Tar Heels (Wake Forest outscored UNC, 21-6, from the stripe).
• Despite playing without Washington, who was out with a sprained left knee, Carolina outrebounded the Panthers, 38-28. It was the first time UNC lost when it had a double-digit advantage on the boards since 2/19/2023 at NC State (outrebounded NCSU by 14).
• Trimble scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. It was the second consecutive game Trimble had a career-high 12 boards.
• Trimble is the first Tar Heel guard with double-doubles in points/rebounds in consecutive games since Cole Anthony in 2019-20.
• Davis led UNC with 16 points, the fourth straight game he led the Tar Heels in scoring.
• Davis passed Duke's Christian Laettner for seventh all-time in ACC scoring. Davis has 2,475 points, while Laettner scored 2,460.
• Davis made three 3FGs and passed Wake Forest's Justin Gray for 10th in ACC history with 320 in his career.
• Cadeau had seven assists and led UNC with a plus 8, but was limited to 28 minutes due to foul trouble. Carolina led by eight when he picked up his second foul with 4:16 to play in the first half; the Panthers cut the lead to just two at the break.

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