North Carolina 79-65 Pittsburgh (Feb 14, 2026) Recreation Recap

CHAPEL HILL, NC — — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 factors every to assist No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Saturday and safe one other 20-win season.

The short-handed Tar Heels performed with out star freshman ahead Caleb Wilson (bone fracture in left hand) and middle Henri Veesaar (sickness/decrease physique damage), who had each began each recreation this season and are the group’s high two scorers and rebounders.

Stevenson’s whole was a season-high for the Alabama switch.

Luka Bogavac and Zayden Excessive, who had a career-best recreation, every scored 15 factors for North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Convention).

Cameron Corhen had 23 factors and Roman Siulepa added 14 factors for Pittsburgh (9-17, 2-11), which has misplaced 5 in a row, together with 4 towards ranked groups.

Excessive made his first profession begin and he posted the sport’s first basket on the way in which to capturing 7 for 11 from the sphere. He additionally had a team-high seven rebounds.

Pittsburgh lower a 21-point deficit to 62-48 earlier than North Carolina’s 8-0 spurt put the sport away. The Panthers took solely eight free throws, whereas the Tar Heels took 17.

The Tar Heels broke out to a 16-5 lead. North Carolina made 10 of its first 12 photographs from the sphere, serving to it to a 46-32 halftime lead.

Trimble, within the first residence recreation since his game-winning 3-pointer per week earlier towards Duke, had 13 first-half factors.

North Carolina, which has 66 20-win seasons, improved to 15-0 at residence.

Up Subsequent

Pittsburgh: Dwelling subsequent Saturday vs. Notre Dame.

North Carolina: Tuesday night time at NC State.

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This story has been up to date to appropriate the spelling of Jarin Stevenson’s title.