Pitt traveled to John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Friday to take on Virginia in its ACC opener, and while the Panthers looked better than they did in recent outings, they still found a way to fall to the Cavaliers and took home a heartbreaking 57-56 loss.
Despite carrying a 2-4 record into the matchup and missing Femi Odukale due to an ankle injury, Pitt got off to a promising start. Jamarius Burton opened the scoring for the Panthers with a three, and John Hugley got to the foul line and knocked down two shots to give the Panthers a 5-2 advantage.