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Virginia Loss at Boston College Helps Pitt in ACC Title Race

Boston College did the Pitt Panthers a massive favor by upsetting Virginia.

Stephen Thompson

Virginia Loss at Boston College Helps Pitt in ACC Title Race
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PITTSBURGH -- Boston College pulled off one of the most stunning upsets of the season this week in Chestnut Hill and in doing so, helped the Pitt Panthers get back into the thick of the ACC regular season title race. 

The Panthers, who had dropped all the way to fourth place after losing at Virginia Tech last weekend, are back in second place by virtue of a win over Georgia Tech earlier this week and the Eagles' 63-58 win over No. 6 Virginia at the Conte Forum. 

Boston Collete leading scorer Quinten Post scored just eight points on 4-14 shooting but his teammates picked up the slack. The Langford brothers Makai and Damar combined for 28 points and Jaeden Zackery scored 12 while also tying the team lead in assists with four. Virginia shot just 32% from the field and 19% from 3-point range. 

Pitt is tied with the Cavaliers in terms of record in second place but owns the tiebreaker because of its head-to-head win. Miami is a half game up on both of them, but Pitt also has a head-to-head win over the Hurricanes. Virginia lost to Miami earlier in the season. The Panthers get one more shot at the Hurricanes in the season finale at their place and that game will likely decide the regular season conference crown, as long as both teams take care of business in their next two games. 

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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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