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Pitt's Potential ACC Semifinal Opponent Set

The winner of a quarterfinal game between the Pitt Panthers and Wake Forest will face the top seed in the ACC Tournament.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt's Potential ACC Semifinal Opponent Set
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Pitt Panthers still have to get past Wake Forest in their biggest game of the season, but should they move on, they know who their next opponent in the ACC semifinals will be. 

Ninth-seeded Florida State hung tough with the top seed, North Carolina for much of the second half but the ACC's regular season champion overwhelmed the Seminoles and ran away with a 92-67 victory in the second half. 

Pitt has advance to the ACC semifinals just once during their 10-year tenure in the league. 

The Panthers are sitting precariously on the edge of the NCAA Tournament bubble. A loss to Wake Forest would almost certainly knock them out of the discussion for an at-large bid but a win would only produce a marginal lift, according to most major bracketologists.  

Pitt will tip off their quarterfinal matchup from Capital One Arena against Wake Forest at 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 will carry the broadcast. 

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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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