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NC State Win Lifts Pitt's NCAA Tournament Resume

The Pitt Panthers have an extra Quad 1 win thanks to NC State.

Stephen Thompson

NC State Win Lifts Pitt's NCAA Tournament Resume
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Pitt Panthers have been idle since last weekend but as they awaited their first game of the ACC Tournament, their postseason resume got a big lift from another team in the conference. 

With N.C. State knocking off Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament by a final score of 83-65, the Wolfpack jumped from 79th to 73rd in the NCAA NET Rankings, giving Pitt an extra Quad 1 win, their third of the season. 

Leading scorer D.J. Horne suffered an injury that kept him out of the second half of the Wolfpack's regular season finale at the Petersen Events Center and he didn't play in their first round game against Louisville in the ACC Tournament. But he returned against the Orange and scored 16 points on 6-13 shooting. Jayden Taylor led the way with 18 points and 9 rebounds. 

The Panthers dropped a spot in the rankings themselves from 44th to 45th overnight but will have a chance to add another Quad 1 win to their resume this afternoon when they battle Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinals at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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