NC State (15-7/7-4) will host Pitt (14-8/5-6) this evening, and the Panthers should not be taken lightly. After starting ACC play 1-5, they have won 4 of their last 5. Two of those wins are against Wake Forest and at Duke
Pitt’s last 5 games
@ Duke: 80-76
@ Georgia Tech: 72-64
@ Miami: 72-68
Wake Forest: 77-72
Notre Dame: 70-60
The Panthers are one of the better defensive teams in the conference, holding opponents to 66.8 points per game, which ranks 3rd in the ACC. They hold their opponents to 41.