Pitt vs. North Carolina Full Game Replay | 2024 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

It seems like it might as well have been 3 years ago, the way things can evolve in a

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season, both teams are different, frankly both teams are better and no one in the country is playing better than North Carolina right now , pit checks, the tip, all freshmen return. court Jaylen low with the ball and Bob Carrington and they are both talented, confident and have really grown into the role as Jeff C told us a lot of things were thrown at them as true freshmen in the backcourt earlier this year , the jumper won. Blake Hinson here comes with the heels Harrison Ingram starting with Blake Hinson who is strength on strength and Ingram provides a huge advantage to this team, one of the best rebounders in the country led the ACC in the ACC

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in rebounds at 11, You hope Carolina tries it. to get Bott in as much as they can early on, they absolutely got a trade.

Now Blake Henson on Bott and they're doing it, but an Aaron pass from Ingram gives it to the Panthers, well, Hson had just had B completely wrapped with his arms around him. and that pass is a little too strong, it's a difficult angle to break contact and be able to get the starting five for the pits with Lo and Carrington talked over them, Hinson and Zack Austin and then Federico Federo who will split time in the five position with guo Diaz Graham as the Panthers attack first oh buo Carrington so good on that middle pick and roll and there's Carolina coming in Hinson had his arm around Ingram and he literally turned around, they were back to back and just a great rebound from Zack Austin, who is a good defender with energy, passes the three, lost it along the way.

The shot clock did not reset. Low misses the jump shot and kdo was grabbing and pulling on Austin's shirt and got caught with his hand in the Cookie Jar. I'll take a look right here at Bub Carrington, who gets the ball back on his own on that center screen move, then turns it around and just puts Cormac Ryan on his back. He is very good in the midrange and is very good at changing gears that he can. Snake those pick and rolls, he's a really good guard, he drove to Bott and lost the numbers on the heels Kad with the L, well you make a mistake and Carolina turns it into a basket in no time, the transition ability of this team it has improved. from the middle of the season to now, where they are really running and they ran like crazy against Florida State yesterday and Jeff Cable, who played at Duke, coached at Duke and was an assistant coach for many years, said that this Carolina team in terms of His transition ability reminds him of old Carolina teams and he will yell at his guys to come back.

He turns it on and speaking well of transition, Armando Bott ran down the middle of the court and established a low post position. You give it an angle and you play. the high side will get him to the baseline, that's exactly what Federico did against Federico and Hubert Davis wanted to set up Armando Bott early to get his big guy going and he must be very pleased with that robot playing in his number

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165, of course. a fifth-year player, second team all-ACC this year, also a member of the all-ACC defensive team and an important Spike this year on his free throws gave Rico a lot of patience and he didn't call a walk because he didn't have possession, he was moving the ball, which allowed him those extra steps that Kau Ingram instructed him to do.

How often do you see Carolina do that? They always do it on free throws and you have to be alert if they can't catch it. They are going to return it and most likely someone dressed in white will get it. Ingram, the Stanford transfer has had a great year for Carolina, kicks Cormac Ryan, a safety, oh boy, he's now 10 of the last 13 threes from him. I think the other nine just made a move on that one, but they all count. The newer heel hit the heel of the hoop and went in well. He's playing with so much confidence.

Low bounce, small and strong. Ryan, here they come again. Cormack. Ryan had. that ball in his hands for a moment after grabbing that rebound and Carolina was running to Davis looking at Bott and a foul on Feder Rico and that will be his second at the beginning, Armando Bott's activity has been impressive, but after this Initially , Carolina runs out and that's one of the best things about Harrison Ingram. He can basically operate as a small forward, when he grabs a rebound he can break it and run himself without having to tell a guard, which makes Carolina much faster. so Jay feder Rico on the bench with two guo Diaz Graham in how Chang has the defensive things for the pit means that pit will have to double team the position because Diaz Graham is not as physically strong as feder Rico can go one on one in the post with Armando Bacok, it's still Advantage Bacock because he's very good, but Diaz Graham needs help, but Diaz Graham can do that, he can stretch the floor, try to get Bott away from the bucket and knock down an Ingram three for Ryan and that's partially blocked by Austin, was completely blocked, you have to get a shot around him for Jaylen low, so fast, great handle, Diaz opens up again, how about that comes into the game and knocks down two threes in about 30? seconds just the simple pick and pop play and Armando Bott in drop coverage, meaning he is covering very underneath the ball and is more concerned with rolling and containing the ball.

Ingram doesn't Diaz Graham the rebound, so with Diaz Graham coming in and hitting threes that can stretch. He took out this Carolina defense and opened up the middle and now Bops had to attack him at the three-point line, get to the bucket and part of that looked like Bott didn't want to go down. worried about Diaz Graham was all that had to worry about Diaz Graham so he can't just park in the lane like he could with Federico feder Rico in the game 80 run pit RJ Davis puts him in the deck good pass Ryan open on the wing excellent airball Blake Hinson's block on Armando Bott under Austin what a start for the Panthers this is how Pittsburgh plays they want to distribute you in threes knocked down they make more than nine per game and they can go for more than if they get hot and that's without Blake Hinson knocking anyone down , they still take and win more than any team in the ACC has had this year Davis Snow and Austin again just a guy with excellent energy, a good rebounder back to the bottom around the screen and Diaz Graham is whistled foul feder Rico feder Rico gets into early foul trouble bringing J Mo Diaz Graham into the game the drive returns the ball to the big guy who knocks down a three and then a little pick and pop action Arondo Bott has to recover but not in time , one wins seven road wins, including Duke at Virginia, a bad loss to Missouri, they started one and five, 12 and 3 C, not that that's something that's been analyzed, but they're playing very well right now, the last victory. night he moved his net from 45 to 40 you use the phrase a win tonight would solidify your case for an NCAA bir I think they are a

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, I have no doubt Seth Trimble in the game for Carolina fantastic last night or yesterday afternoon against Florida State 12 points five rebounds big mistake after Miss Jaylen Wither also registered number 24 on the heels Ryan forces him up.

I didn't get it, Diaz Graham got the rebound on contact on that shot, but Seth Trimble was smart to throw the ball in, retrieve it and then throw it in again so Bacock could get Isma Leed back in the game for the first time for the hole. coming off the bench in the second half of the year again just a monster game against Wake yesterday 30 points and eight rebounds honey, looking to go one on one against Ryan Ryan gets him on his feet and wins the battle, he stayed ahead and made him take that. two tough ones here RJ Davis hasn't scored in this game yet Blake Hinson hasn't scored in this game yet Pittsburgh is making some changes to RJ Davis to make sure they stick together and there's coverage, that step back is so hard to handle from the side back of the iron is pit ball Diaz grah kicks it again low and now they will prepare B under an excellent ball Hammer left-handed goes towards that left hand he just couldn't complete it barington returns quickly to get in front of Davis not the easiest thing in the world Bott You can't do otherwise in this four-game winning streak that we were talking about in the last three games of the regular season and then yesterday here they are averaging 85 points per game and winning by an average margin. of 15 per game as the tough running back goes over Carington, such a creative finisher around the low basket and Carrington puts two bases on the court at all times, similar to when Davis and Kau are there for North Carolina.

Carrington, a freshman from Baltimore. and ACC rookie team member Jaylen Withers with a bucket for Carolina, snapping a streak of eight consecutive missed field goals. He has 15 rebounds in his last two games against Duke and Florida State. He's really starting to be a big contributor. Bench for North Carolina and in not a lot of minutes he's also kind of a 12 to 14 minute guy off the bench for them and he was a starter at Louisville, hit 43 last year, leg looks good, can't get knocked down and there's a bounce for the Withers Davis guy has about six different gears, right?

And they are all fast. The Stop and Go game is tremendous. Withers and that elbow went up in Hinson's face. Hinson says he caught me, but I think it was the foul. It's in it, you can take a look, we'll see when they go to the pit doing many things well. Jay at first, Pittsburgh has picked up the pace when they were on the defensive boards and bu Carrington. Just a freshman. he doesn't play like that, it's a great ending on ESPN 2, the call was an offensive foul on Jaylen Withers, so 24 and White with the ball and while swinging his arms, the call was an offensive foul, they went to the monitor to see if was there anything beyond that worth upgrading to flagrant and the verdict wasn't so pit ball with an early seven point lead here in Washington really good matchup between ish leet and Seth Trimble just changed now that puts Jaylen Washington over he can drive it to the right.

Washington has come in for Bott Le, stops, can't hit him and belongs to the heels. Washington can shoot those threes, he's 8 of 15 from Beyond the Arc, so you've got two big guys. Who can really shoot the ball from outside the court right now? Washington can pull the trigger on a three-pointer. He doesn't shoot. A lot of them are more of a big face-up guy in the low post than a guy that's going to come in. contact but very skillful. Did you ever think that after nine minutes of play neither RJ Davis nor Blake Hinson would have scored in any way?

I think that will be a remedy. Yes, the Knight is young Davis with Carrington on top. The Washington Baseline screen. Trimble is going to Washington. He does it well, he has become a much better finisher at the line and every time Seth Trimble catches the ball he has to drive it with such a powerful drive, even though he is not a perimeter shooter he can get past people when he jumps with two Feet, forget it. about that dunk he made in yesterday's game Diaz Graham misses it Hinson hits it but Davis has it Davis until the end that's just speed personified and when you try to tip the ball against Carolina one of the negative aspects of Carol Ina can take it for granted the other side and begins his transition quick run 40 heels back inside three Halfway through the first half Carolina is changing right now one to five Harrington for three yes, he is a player who leads the pit and assists he is second in points per game three seconds in rebounds How about an excellent guard rebound?

How about the only freshman in the nation averaging 13 1 12 points, five rebounds and four assists this year? He just completed a game and is really good defensively. He stays in front of RJ Davis 64. He got a good distance against Washington. jumps back hole after hole TI gets that rebound back just trying to get it to a teammate who started the break and RJ Davis goes between the defenders and hits it off the glass, beauti

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y done by perhaps the two best guards in the country, nobody He has played this better. year that RJ Davis for North Carolina, do you know that earlier this year he was 48th on Carolina's all-time scoring list, he's ninth, now he passed 39 guys this year and can pass a couple tonight?

Herrington fouled on the try, well you're a defender, those 39 guys couldn't play this year no they didn't, yeah they didn't contribute much at all. I don't know why Hubert has some scholarship. RJ Davis, he may reach 2000 points tonight. game with 1975 uh Davis is ninth all time and he's seven points behind Larry Miller so I could pass him for eighth tonight he could realistically finish depending on how deep they go in postseason play he could finish fifth out of all of them. the times in Carolina scoring incredible incredible Washington eliminates Davis, eliminates Bott and enters Ryan, and to thinkthat the backcourt that RJ Davis played the last three years, Caleb Love and RJ Davis are both players of the year this year in different leagues in a major conference, yeah, pretty good, meanwhile. pit extends the lead to eight, the four seeds in this tournament, which is the highest they've had since coming to the ACC, each of these teams is playing for the second time in as many nights, each got the double buy, for which no Davis could do and Trimble is there on the perimeter along with Ryan Trimble will take a three and hit it for Seth Trimble, he doesn't take many of them but now he's 10 of 25 and according to my man that's 40% of anyone's man that makes Seth tremble now. the fourth Tarheel in double figures of three on the season, they only have three this entire time with Ryan Davis and Ingram did a good job of forcing kdo legot to kick five on the Carrington shot clock against a cutting Diaz Graham who missed it , it was a fantastic cut and what a find by Bub.

Carrington Trimble was kind of stumbling back, just threw him back to the perimeter. Trimble is stronger than Jayen Low. If he ends up getting it, he should push for that matchup. Ingram Baseline vs. Hinson and Diaz Graham. gets caught for foul number two on guo Diaz Graham Carolina down five but recently a big three Jay to get it close Pittsburgh packing the paint because they're not that worried about SE Seth Trimble knocking down a three but knocking down his 10th three of the year shooting around the 37% against Duke a team NC State likes to play Fast Virginia not so much where are all these teams good if you ask Joe Lonardi Virginia is one of the bottom four does that mean I need this one tonight to lock it down and you can see one of the first four outs based on Joey's brackets right now and obviously, even if they're not there right now, a win tonight over Carolina would be monstrous for them, like you said.

It's not just about that, it's about you knowing that we're close enough to the finish line here in this tournament, it's about a trophy and a banner and memories and Legacy and all that too, but Pit is playing for a lot. here tonight. What I do know is that you win the ACC tournament championship, you don't have to worry about any of this. Cut screen to blocker action on the hole. Good pressure on the ball by Seth Trimble. He is a good defender. Federico Federo returned. He has two fouls just like the GU Diaz Graham Soft Touch mod when carrying bub, he just uses that ball screen so well fed that Rico was rolling towards the basket, he had the lob, but since he just didn't take off and used a changeup, it was really effective also try a three can't hit shake hit one already tonight Carolina needs to pick up the pace offensively even when they're at half court and maybe that's why RJ Davis is coming back maybe Hubert is seeing the same thing You're watching and aren't playing fast enough.

R ran his offense with great pace in the half court on those possessions against Florida State. Now they had so much in transition that they were scoring. Every Which Way. Pitts did a good job removing points. transition the same play that they just executed and the Call goes against the feder Rico and that will be number three for him and Jeff Cable has to think about what he wants. Diaz Graham stood up and C said no, no, no, sit down and William Jeffris at 67 redshirt Jor from Erie Pennsylvania is coming into the game as the hole gets a little smaller and they are deeper than usual.

Well, Jeffris is a good defender, but he is giving Armando Bot Jeffris some size on the season averaging about 11 minutes. per game and a quick bucket to RJ Davis and a howler on Wednesday to boot, he just ran a little wide pin down for RJ Davis, he can throw it to the ball, he can curve it and the defender is going to be behind him, he curved it a little bit went up was hit by legot and still had the presence to take that cona a contact and knock down the shot now you have a great free throw shooter looking for a three point play don't say it he couldn't hear me four -point lead to pit 620 to get here in the first half of the first semi-final tonight.

Poor M Ryan is penalized for the foul. He has both hands on the handle of the ball. He's been doing a good job staying ahead and overcoming that. screen Zack Austin returns now for the Panthers, leit will sit for them to get a little bigger, not in the five spot but in one of the other spots on the court. Harrison Ingram still over Blake Hinson, it's a really good matchup between a great scorer and Ingram. who does a good job defensively and physically they are the same size both very strong same height both 6 seven is not going to shoot Ingram Ingram forced him to make a difficult turn the foul is on the floor there is no basket he just had both hands on him and you have You have to take that weapon away from the offensive player when he looks up, but once you put both hands on the ball handler like that, it's all over, it's part of what makes Hinson so dangerous that he can post up and intimidate his way to the basket at times he has also made more threes than anyone in the ACC this season got a low size switch bot back three short good job by the bot to stay in front how about this pass kdo forward to Bott Carolina back within two reward to the big guy Carolina? it just wears you down Carolina fans get into it three won't go for Carrington Here comes kadoo oh what a block by Zack Austin highlights the real Stu with Austin's defensive end the Sailing In from behind the play and clean this one looked Kad was trying to get off the board with his left hand and instead he's in row two, red Shir Jr, a transfer from High Point Carolina, can Tire take the lead, the pass, Bott spins him to kadoo, extra pass to Ryan, Ingram comes in, ties the game well, that's how it was. all done by ball movement and then Cor Mat Ryan's big F shot can weather the storm here after this run on the heels this tarel defense is pretty Harrington with a bayot on him two hard and says it's not a shot easy Jay, he has half his points and Armando Bott is called for a foul for getting too physical while trying to post up on Jeffers.

Jeffers did a good job getting down early and fighting him off, and Armando Bot trying to get in front once he swam. move Jeff Cable just trying to get some minutes with Federico Federico on the bench with three fouls and Guo Diaz Graham on the bench with two fouls, so you have Jefferson in there playing Bott at the fifth spot in the trade, now Davis it's on Hinson Hinson turns right into the bot too hard off the glass and which way he's going to pit looks like a great job by Armando Bott coming in from the weak side to challenge Blake Hinson after getting past RJ Davis on the switch now this en Why is Armando Bott in the ACC?

The entire defensive team just waited behind the wall and I'm not sure who Jeff hit. It looked like he had hit his own man's 17 fouls, so one and one for Elliot Fidau, who was so good in the win. Florida yesterday led the team in burns on the floor and went on the floor and had to change tights and bloody knees and all that, but distributed the ball pushed the break, just did so many good things for Carolina. I thought Elliot Kau changed the game when he jumped on that loose ball when Florida State was bent at the waist and had a dozen ground balls in that game along with the six assists did them both good, no you said nothing about his free throw. percentage that's why Jay bis with some history of ritions here live on National TV Arrington in traffic already got 13 tonight or he has to work hard boy cor brryan did a great job moving to the front jeffris rebound Ingram who has had 10 or more rebounds in seven of his last eight games and another pit foul Bo, it's very difficult to keep RJ Davis off the line tied at 26 at the end of the first half here in the number one semifinal in

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yesterday pit with a great victory over awake and ish led a great game off the bench with 30 points eight rebounds five steals first 355 game of the ACC tournament since Christian lner 32 years ago and special for many reasons, Jess, why could he have that game yesterday? Yes, Dan, Ish's best moment definitely came after the game, when he got to celebrate with his dad Dietrich for the first time since he wore the pit uniform. Dietrich suffered a strong violent attack from behind. the shuttlecock is for basketball practice in his first year of high school.

He spent the next 6 months in the hospital where he underwent three brain surgeries and was diagnosed with paralysis and severe expressive aphasia. Coach Cable said he saw the problems he faced when he arrived. photos of the two of them together last night and he got very emotional because he knows how much his father means to him and they even met on zoom while he was being recruited. Ish has a tattoo on his bicep that says a for D, all for Di because he says everything I do is in dedication to him J, thanks for touching on heartwarming stuff and so awesome that Ish Legett can have his dad in the building here with him this week, yeah, really beautiful, and Jeff Cable told us before the game that he noticed.

That Legot had a camera earlier this year and he says: do you like taking pictures? and he says yes, I'm doing it now, but this is my dad's camera and then yesterday he had his dad's camera with him, the social media team was there. to document all of that, but just a beautiful story. Diaz Graham is back playing with two low baselines in kdo, a small bar on the arm to create space. He puts it in a tie, the game defended very well early by North Carolina, but Pittsburgh simply wouldn't deny him. on that reversal pass and that was a strong drive from Jaylen low, he's a really good young player, oh just an Aaron de Kau pass intercepted by Diaz Graham, well RJ Davis fell, he shouldn't have thrown it at all, has Grahams beaten. two triples Harrington opens and Bott sees how it goes out of bounds and it will be Pittsburgh basketball and now they change the decision and give it to Carolina Jeff cable saying what's wrong I called him but I didn't see him Jeff cable playing a Duke in early or mid the 90's uh Hubert Davis playing in Carolina late 80's and early 90's Jeff Cable's first year at Duke was 9394 when Duke reached the final four, he was a backcourt partner with Grant Hill Ryan the kick and kdo called for a trip 6 Carolina turnover with Pittsburgh tied in this game with two and a half left in the first half Blake Henson has yet to score an incredible average of 19 per game, give credit to Harrison Ingram, there have been some changes but Ingram has done a great job on that.

Carrington has chosen. Pittsburgh needs to position Hinson in front of some roll screen action that would open up the roll because you really can't leave Blake Hinson going 0 for three from the floor in this Carrington, what a night he's having, he's now 16 for the freshman . Carrington has had some big scoring nights, but not only does he have to carry the scoring load, now he has to protect RJ Davis, the shortstop pass rusher Kau. another rebound was missed for Diaz Graham. He has done a very good job on the glass in addition to knocking down a couple of threes early.

New's fifth rebound of the night. dri cable trying to rebuild it with point five with a foul and an open half with Armando Bott had to come out and protect Diaz gr. Leed missed the reverse. Diaz Graham got his hand in, but Carolina is out of bounds at any time, but K got a little screen from Blake Hinson to give him some separation when he went through that handoff. and he came out of that handoff action ready to shoot, but that separation from that initial Henson screen is what made the Trimble play turn into a bacot, going right into the chest of Diaz Graham, once he catches it, there he gets a small cross screen low, so it's trapping. is on the move and that means Diaz Graham is on the move when he negotiates that screen, he's just not strong enough to stop Armando Bott from getting to the rim and he's also aware of playing with a couple of fouls and he also has B crosses on him . the moment he picked it up and he's left-handed, he just used that left hand to lift it up the backboard faster than Bacock was able to block it in the last minute of the first half.

The hit has led to most of the way Ingram knocks it down to IT, so worried about RJ Davis when you help or over help Ingram is well positioned to take that three guy, what a place in the first half in the ACC Championship Game on the line Diaz Graham turns and places a right-hander on the bottom and then turns Yuber Davis shouts offside signals to RJ Davis, they can take advantage of the last seconds. Yes, Hinson is on him right now, two seconds and he missed the layup, which means he's going to pit. take a lead until halftime continue to make Carrington take tough shots and get him out of rhythm he didn't feel like little bursts here andthere he was feeling good Carolina was playing Carolina basketball knocking down a rebound running going to put it in but there was not much of it Jay in the first half we will give credit to the pit, his transition defense was excellent after the pit's initial surge of North Carolina really bounced back and turned North Carolina into more of a half-court team than Carolina Ball to start the second half. and you have to think that Carolina wants to go after feder Rico feder Rico to start who is playing with three, the rebound to Hinson and here comes the pit led by jayen low hon got the change, has Kau on him and is asking for the ball. but he didn't understand it now he understands it.

Baseline jumper too strong. I'm not sure I took bully Elliot Kau to the hoop. RJ Davis had to work hard for two of six. They really made it difficult for them in the first half. Nothing. easy for him, kadoo boy, is he good at glass? He does a good job with that little crossover that goes from slow to fast and while he's not a threat to knock down a perimeter shot, he can still get into the paint and get to the garrington rim defended by Ryan Hinson now a three-and-out challenge. and Jeff Pap put his hands on his head, he knew that Hinson had that one that is a shot, he normally makes a quick pitch to Ryan, he misses the three that these long shots have.

North Carolina hasn't been rebounded as well, they still think they need to attack inside first, because Rico plays with three fouls, he's not a very different outside shooter than when Diaz Graham is in the game and the big Caballero continues for Carrington every time. that passes through a screen. he's coming off shooting but his pace is so good guarding Ingram, the fake shot and the drive was challenged he couldn't finish it good help there from feder Rico very good vertical competition from feder Rico feder Rico Ingram tried to finish that with the left hand and had to hold it to avoid the shot, he blocked the shot and was able to go the last 7 minutes of the half without Feder Rico after scoring his third, they got some minutes from William J and then Diaz Graham T.

They also came in and somehow they survived that situation, but again, if you took a quick one here in the second, you'd get back nicely to the bench that was so well defended by Cormack Ryan with that little elbow action on the bottom. he leaned over it's not good and Carolina's cable he wants to know why that wasn't a foul he felt like he was pushed in the air this is Harrison Ingram in the back when he has a confrontation Advantage P, he hits Bott, who turns and hit to tie the game any time Bott is going to drive, it doesn't matter which way he likes to turn towards the baseline, you have to take away that initial momentum, but that opens up that turn, it's very good for getting an angle, none of these Carolina players. as Jess Sims spoke from the top of the show, they ever won an ACC tournament title the last time they won was long before Bott got here, it was 2016 in this building and there's a lot of motivation on the Carolina side to say hello.

We know that bigger things are coming. They have big things coming up in the NCAA tournament, maybe a berth, but they want to win a championship here this week. Pittsburgh runs the middle action and for the second time in a row, through that lob to Federico Federico when he couldn't grab it, put it down he just passed it under who committed that foul just a good play by feder Rico when he couldn't get it on the initial pass Jaylen under freshman from Missouri City Texas is on the line Jeff Cable, talking to us about a nerve issue he had with his knee earlier in the year, icing his knee for too long or maybe too cold and It created a nerve problem and it actually took him a couple of months to

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y recover. why he started the year on the bench and then midway through the year Ish Leged's shoulder was a little sore and Jeff Cable traded him.

The jersey went to the bench and was incredibly productive coming off the bench. Conference Sixth Man of the Year. Low came into the starting lineup and Jay had really benefited the team as a whole. RJ Davis Carolina leads. RJ Davis set a small low cross screen for Armando Bott. Usually he would get a screen from there, but when the pit came, the double came that left Davis. open on the opposite side which was very smart of Rond bot to dribble from that double where he could pass the opposite side low draws a crowd and kicks to Zach Austin who misses the three and Carolina has it Ryan keeps the leading dribble alive not good for bot and now Hinson comes up with it and the pits got it, he has big numbers trapped behind the play.

Hinson remains scoreless in this game as he belongs to the Panthers, they lead the Tar Heels by one point at the start of the second half, ways North Carolina releases RJ Davis. him as a blocker, you see him on the right side of the court. He goes to set a low cross screen to plowing Bott, small on big and would usually get a low screen from Harrison Ingram, but it comes out because of the double team. It's wide open on the opposite side of the court. Armando Bott did a very good job of dribbling that double team to be able to make that very well done cross-field pass.

Player of the year in the ACC. The ACC's leading scorer. And how about the fifth guy in Carolina's last 50 seasons to lead the ACC in scoring and boy, do you put those five starters on the floor? I'll take them, you can have the field you put in, any one with Michael Jordan works pretty well. That's amazing, could you be amazing? I mean, the story of that show is obviously incredible and RJ Davis is getting into some pretty good company. Jayen Low with three boxes at the top. Lead change number six tonight. Low set back. Pick and then jumped toward the three-point line and all the action was with the cutter Davis without the rebound.

I was impressed with the way Pittsburgh pulled away from the Misses again, a team that has won four in a row, all four of them. seed in this league playing with a lot of confidence stolen by kdo great defense by r b what happened how about that pass to RJ Davis and one that they give credit to Armando Bott is making plays on both ends of the court stopping that drive from Ish leget then Kad jump in front, that's just excellent defense and a great steal by Kad, but this is a next level pass, a pretty good grab by RJ Davis and two personal fouls by RJ Davis, the foul on Carrington Davis at the line, Now Carolina is a high-level team. yeah, they dance all the time, proving that a close group, dancing is a good thing, you should try it sometime, Davis takes him down for the way he officially passed Larry Miller into 8th place now in Carolina scoring, so it happened. 40 guys this year Larry Miller was a great player.

Lefty was actually able to shoot Diaz Graham at point five to get out of the pit at the final timeout. Good minutes in a couple of Threes in the first half. Same action but better defended by North Carolina. Missed and away from the ball, it's a foul for Carolina and judging by the look on Cormack Ryan's face, it's on him, yeah, he gave it a little push too. Diaz Graham a Subway pushes Diaz Graham's little discard hosage trimbles on oh what a steal Bott will finish what a play and that's why he's on the all-defensive team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, it's not just about blocks and we have, while Roy Williams watches on a short delay, some of us Carolina fans sitting to our right, we're so excited. that there was a beer spill, a beer spill, yes, what a great robbery by Armando Bott, his defense has been a major factor in North Carolina, jumping on this lead beam would be out of his mind with a beer spill at our Right, a tragedy, obviously, a ton of Carolina.

Folks, one of the cool things about this tournament is being in Washington for the four teams that are still here, none of them are that far away, uh, uba is only 2 and a half hours away and then Chapel Hill Raleigh in Pittsburgh, all around four 4 and 1/2 hour away, when you see Bott's place on the defensive team, we will see the defensive player of the year and the runner-up, and they both supported Virginia in the second game tonight. We're really proud to be in it. The spectator spilled that beer, it's an unacceptable turnover, it's flagrant, that's what it is and the league office is going to have to take a look at that.

Harrison Ingram has done a really good job with Blake Hinson, he just hasn't been able to. Break free, they're just not letting him, he's trying and it feels like Hinson wants to shoot every time he can touch him just to break the ice and get going. He's just putting pressure on Bott, he fouled Diaz Graham, who will be the number three. Bott not only had a great drive to the rim, he got great position in that restricted area, he just buried Diaz Graham right under the basket, he just ran down the middle of the court and got great position and blocked Diaz Graham right on his hip.

There's no other option but to foul him or give up the bucket and as I've heard you say many times, you get a deep enough position, you don't even have to make a post move, you just go up and try to score, that's what you really say. The post, guys, is such a deep post that you don't have to make a subsequent move. A four-point advantage for Carolina over the pits. Next up, the postgame show is nothing more than a network on the ACC Network telling you everything you need to know about the two semifinals. finals tonight, getting everyone ready for the championship game we'll have at 8:30 ET tomorrow night on ESPN.

No, Harrington finishes the rebound, Pittsburgh has some outstanding rebounding guards, es leget and Bub Carrington, both guys average over five. rebounds per game and one of the first things Shubert Davis has told us. Yeah, I mean, too obvious, he didn't need it and they called him and Jeff Cable wants to calm down his freshman guard that he's been so outstanding tonight and call. a timeout and try to reverse the momentum here in this game, yes this is a timeout to calm down, not only for Carrington but also for Blake Hinson and Carolina now leading by four, we are here in Washington of the ACC tournament, but what? how are you?

Nashville, the SEC tournament, Tennessee was defeated by 17 by Mississippi State. The floodgates opened for a Carolina seat and right now Texas A&M is leading Kentucky last I looked. I think A&M was one of the first four out, I want to say right now the last four. Forgive me my mistake, Jay, we talked too early in the final four for Texas A&M, so obviously it's a bubble branching game, so it could affect the pits, but across the country, there's tremendous action here in the champions week as RJ Davis extends the lead. Carolina continues to receive a piece of the paint, they are attacking the paint that will appear at the free throw line, the layup misses, that was also a strong side, right now it is a lefty with a run of 80 on the heels and Ryan from behind finishes to catch he picked up his third Carolina f foul and that will send him to the bench since Ingram is in, so Washington Withers and Ingram have a bigger lineup.

Ingram is indeed playing all three right now. Blake Hinson has Jayen Withers on him right now. Hinson 0 for seven. with no scoring in the game, not much is happening right now on this possession for the Panthers under trying to take matters into their own hands and does under called for a screen from his back Fort Carrington's teammate a little guard on guard pick and roll action but a bucket on the other end, how did Withers catch that ball? Not only did he make a great catch in traffic on that bullet from RJ Davis, but he was also able to get it to Jaylen Washington, who was beautiful, stopping the bass Carrington and the bass combined for 31 pitching. 44 points, two freshmen guards, a big load to carry for all three.

Wow, yeah, what a night he's having and he has to create it largely on his own. This is just a first year Jay, not only have they not gotten a single point from Blake Hinson. I also didn't get a single point from Ish Legett who scored 30 against Wake yesterday, yeah those two combined for 5050 boy low could have gotten away with it right there and then Washington could have gotten away with one so it's all even And here comes the problem. a low on the switch needs to take RJ Davis to the post now Trimble goes out, it's a good game for North Carolina vinsent goes to the corner low stops from 17 and leaves it short crimble can raise it alone he's essentially a point guard there on Washington finding it good by Trimble Carolina starting to wear down Pittsburgh Barington using the screen Feder Rico too strong Washington the rebound Ingram lost it and he and the ball fly out of bounds Hubert Davis not particularly happy with that, he wants it his team presses, but not that his four-hybrid dribbles through so much traffic.

What a great pass, catch and beautiful delivery by Jaylen Withers, getting the ball to Jaylen Washington, a couple of easy baskets for Carolina, but Pittsburgh is working very hardbecause of Carolina's defense to get difficult baskets and they are doing a mostly bub Carrington, but they have to work extremely hard to get difficult shots. Credit the Carolina defense for that Carrington and looh combined for 34. Hinson and Le have yet to score on two guys who between them average over 31 points per game, this is Hinson, step back and break the ice with 10 and a half to go in the second half and that was not poorly defended by Jayen Withers, causing him to take a difficult fadeaway shot. away from the glass with a very good offense and Hinson grimacing saw him reach down and grab the outside of his left thigh.

Gotta keep an eye out for Trimble drives and a whistle and a foul going against the hole like we're down, yeah, Blake Hinson. just going through the thought that he might take that step back through the contact of two Carolina players. Seth Trimble got his hand in there too, he really had to protect that ball almost like a running back before going for that throw. Trimble had a good play against the hole. in their regular season game on January 2nd 10 points 6 rebounds in 23 minutes and then it was even better, I think, yesterday against Florida State 12 points five rebounds two assists and 18 very powerful minutes off the bench and that was right after a 10-point outing at Duke, where he made five of nine field goals, Seth Trimble has given Hubert Davis big minutes off the bench and, while scoring, his defense has been even more impactful, now in bub, Kon hit was up two in the half Carolina up by five right now just after the midpoint of the second half winning to go to the championship game tomorrow the shot clock at three Harrington had to adjust in the air and fell with a rebound Ingram gave it to Big credit to Armando Bot for affecting that shot one touch for Bok double Davis Calls for a play Turning towards the paint and hits it What a difficult shot!

He asked for that Trimble screen because he wanted to go underneath. He knew he would get a changeup and hit the tough mid-range jumper, but he makes the difficult look easy. 16 now on the night for RJ Davis 10 in the second half they got the switch under the cross and he took a little hit from Bott and still finished it. Those are such difficult endings. Ingram lost control of Leed and whistled Miss three or four layups that they normally make in this five-point game. Armando Bott has been changing the guards. He's got Carrington here trying to stay in front, but he knows he can put on late pressure and that late pressure made Carrington have to adjust that. shot and missed it and then RJ Davis gets the changeup he wants and goes after it.

Yuber Davis just pulled RJ Davis out of the under eight timeout not too far away, give him a little break here without losing much playing time. Trimble in a B, double the kick, Ryan, what Trimble's rebound attempt went up in the air and stays with Carolina. Trimble jumped the ball, amazing, he's another one of these guys where you'd say he's a really good basketball player, but he looks like he could be a running back or something. I mean just the power of him and the strength of him, the skill of him, he could be a high jumper, he doesn't need to fail. just jump on the thing, JP's younger brother as well, who was a great two-footed jumper for M Ryan, so hot in the last two games tonight, just one for nine spins and B hits and came back to seven.

His mobility looks great, he's moving. his feet not only on offense but especially on defense are so ACC Le got it and a foul from Bacock received a piece of his arm which is a great bucket going into the under-eight timeout. Leed will also be on the free throw line. We return while the hole tries to stay in it and perform a UPS. Three seed Virginia DJ Burns and Company are about to play their fourth game in as many nights and, as Burns told the assembled media after last night's game, he said we're. It's not done yet, we're not planning on going home yet, in all likelihood they have to win the tournament to go to the NCAA tournament, they're playing Virginia tonight, the two teams split their two regular season matchups, Pittsburgh is holding on and North Carolina in this second half, nine of 14 from two-point range, they're now just one of six from three, but I think Carolina is expected to keep the ball inside Armando, he'll come out to set a screen.

RJ Davis is still on the bench right now for Carolina, the drive is not going and I think they got Hinson for a hole, well Bott was there for that rebound he grabbed it with his right hand because his left arm was being grabbed right in the first moment. Hinson, once Kad drives, he can open, open the offensive glass and baa, you see the grip right there, he still grabbed it with one hand. Davis is back on his heels. Kados sits down and here's Davis floating around with no tip, no go on, yeah vott, go on with him. just relentless, that wide pin down that means Bacock can just roll to the basket, he's there for class out of class if RJ Davis misses seven minutes to the six point game Hinson very short and belongs on the heels, the Harrison Ingram's great defense was attached to Blake Hinson and didn't abandon him, it doesn't look like any of Hinson's three-point attempts were like clean, comfortable catch-and-shoot plays, and I give Ingram credit for all of that.

High degree of difficulty for Blake Hinson tonight, now the change down. on Davis Ingram for three another rebound for Bacock Davis for three and Carrington Soares for the rebound looks forward for Hinson to count it and one what a pass from Bob Carrington carington half crouched at the waist he is tired but he has worked very hard on this game Jay I don't think Bob Carrington is out of this game tonight, he's on the roster in 34 minutes, 614 left, you talked about the heavy load he has to carry tonight for this team, well how could Jeff afford to hire him ?

Find out what a fantastic one-handed diagonal pass to Blake Hinson, only RJ Davis in the way and Hinson so big and strong that Davis couldn't do much, but he couldn't stop him from scoring and fouling him on the third assist of the night. for Carrington has four rebounds 21 points three-point play for Hinson three-point lead for Carolina and maybe that type of play can make Blake Hinson advance during the last six minutes of Regulation, the same low cross screen to free Bop that He surrounds Díaz Graham and places him, he is very good at getting to the side of the baseline, but that low cross screen from Ryan gave him that separation to get the ball to the left block, the low driving slows down and he misses the turn outside limits.

Carolina Ball just after getting that low cross screen that freed him up and Diaz Graham was a little late and got away from the low double team to the side of the baseline, you have to be prepared for him to turn the baseline every time. receives the ball. It doesn't matter which side of the line he's on the immediate double on the bot looking cross, but before he could make the pass he got fouled for no reason Diaz Graham got there, he made Bott pick up his dribble, just put his hands up and discourage. a pass in a straight line, there's the double, he dribbles it, but you don't need to get there, it's just an obvious foul.

It's the fourth, he sets up Federico on a deflected pass. He did well, he went under those high hands. Leed shoots down. to three and it's a two-point game, what a great play, low play to get that deflection, everyone on the pit bench standing right now on the other end of the field, coaches and players alike, but how hard has fought Pittsburgh in this game trying to reach the ACC championship game for the first time since joining the league in 2014. Leets did it by a holeshot in the semifinals in his freshman year in 2014 and the semifinals of this year they have never been in the ACC tournament championship game with poor balance and Lo hits it, what a shot, how about these two freshmen, Jay?

I don't think they have any idea how hard it is to do what they're doing. The Panthers have fought back to tie it, but not for long thanks to RJ Davis, well, I guess. Armando Bott appears for the center screen and RJ Davis rejects it to send those three Rico to Carrington and a foul against Carolina is now on Armando Bot. I think he pushed Feder Rico towards the ball and that's where the foul came from. There are 341 guys missing, they're guys who make tough plays tonight, including, like you said, guys who don't know how hard it's supposed to be to face this against an outstanding defender and Seth Trimble hits that Lefty shot off the glass and then RJ Davis rejects the ball screen. and going to his right taking down with so much at stake this, the number one seed, the Tarheels, the number four seed, the Panthers, in a game that has been close throughout all that is at stake, in addition to reaching the game of championship, trying to win a tournament.

Pit Joey brackets has it right now first for who knows, it remains to be seen, we'll find out, but winning Carolina would obviously be huge for their chances in the NCAA tournament and with Tennessee losing today in the SEC tournament, the door it's a jar since they say Jay for a seed for Carolina so you have that story and then you're one step closer to winning a championship here story yeah, I don't think the players are thinking about any of that right now. Thinking about making the next play, he hit the ball down for three, nice job calling to change that screen for the screen action.

Harrington tripped, no pit call, I still have him and worry about backing up and on the play, Hinson has Ryan on him. Harrington. Ingram stops and comes out the rebound everyone is watching Bott gets a touch here he goes and there is no double with feder Rico protecting him now he comes and a foul yes, the double team of ishma legga arrived late Armando bate had already established two feet in the paint when Legot arrived and that's too late. He'll get a touchdown, a foul or both if you let him get that deep Bott, two of three from the line tonight and shoot a career-best seven of his, 88% from the line.

The line of the season, well, we have it covered in Sunday's selection. It all starts at 6 Eastern with the sports center here on ESPN Reese and the guys will be watching the men's field of 68 as the brackets are announced and Bracketology breaks down each region. at 8:00 the women's field of 68 is revealed again with Bracketology and a full breakdown indicated by Ingram, but the pitch came with less than three minutes to go Trimble against Carington, what a great singles match now the change of Diaz Graham to Hinson, who calls timeout 245 to go down to the pitball for four, we're back at 30 by chro Price, well, it's been Armando B and RJ Davis for North Carolina in this second half, Davis in transition, but first , Bott's great passing and Bott has been dominant in the low post he has 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block, but he has changed quite a few shots after changing guards and moving his feet to stay up front, driving Ingram off the rim and bringing down Davis.

He passed Ingram but Bott was still there. They have just built a wall around the cube. Bott throws it to Davis, he'll shoot a three-pointer and make it. A great shot for RJ Davis and another great handling of a double team by Arando Bott off the dribble. outside and looking at the opponent third assist of the night for Bott Davis now has 16 points in the second half 22 on the low of the night he turned it away and Bott got it What a defensive performance by Armando Bott to stay in front of a guard and recover and then Blocking that shot is a great moment and now you can approach to be a little patient with the clock up at seven now with a minute 40 to go to that same screen to get the change so that RJ Davis can face Jaylen low, not this time and Carrington.

He has it for the hole, can he rebound? They don't let Hinson shoot Harrington's shot protected by a three and he's still out of bounds. Panther Ball. Armando Bott looks like he's enjoying trading these guards who are able to stay up front and then. back to the low front and then the pass out of the double team to find RJ Davis there is a shot that is too far for RJ Davis to hit it doesn't look like it the three glasses and he has been wearing them all season long 22 for Davis, 19 and 10 for Bott as both have been huge here in the second half for the Tar Hills, who were down two going into halftime, playing through Armando Bott has been good for North Carolina, what a run it has been. for Armando Bott five outstanding years 165 games played and huge rebounding numbers obviously double doubles the Lord turns 84 tonight and again with the benefit of 50 years helping, but still a great career for Armando Bott putting himself on a graph there with Tim Duncan and Ralph Samson, two of the all-time greats Ralph Samson, the last two-time national player of the year in college basketball, Zach Edy is about to match that feat, so it wasn't a timeout, it was an official review to see whose ball it is.

It should be like this and it seems that they are going to be pits. I think they turned the clock back a second too, a minute 15 and under to enter, I wastied at 62, a 70 run by Carolina from the leg, good defense by Riot, very good defense by Ryan Leged finds out that it looks like someone was out of bounds. I think Bott may have touched the ball when it was out of bounds, so it's still a hit ball now in the seventh minute as well and again they're going to look to see if there's anything worse than waving your finger in the air after the ball goes out. out of bounds, you can only do this within the last two minutes of regulation or overtime and if there's any doubt, yes, that's out of bounds for Pittsburgh, yes, one of Bott's feet was touching the ball and The other foot was off limits at that time.

A pretty good game of Twister on the baseline at that point, but it should be Pitts' ball and it will be low to go in again and again. 1 second was added to the clock, now one minute. eight Harrington Trimble had it, he got knocked down and ended up out of bounds with the ball, so again it's piit ball and this time the shot clock reset so it's back to the 20, good position by Seth Trimble and then goes up and gets the rebound yes it went out of bounds I wasn't sure if they called the walk or out of bounds there was a lot of contact Hinson Diaz Graham the rebound Carrington for three oh and it's a four point game and here comes some pressure Diaz gr is a great job on the glass when he was there small one two two 3/4 court pressure now from Pittsburgh the tremor happens to Ingram, they play or commit a foul and the timeout called by Hubert Davis 38.1 to raise the ball Carolina four, we're back in the final 30 minute of regulation here in the first semi-final of the ACC tournament in Washington, number one seed Carolina trying to hold off a very stubborn and determined group of Pit Panthers before of the championship game.

Elliot kdo's back in the game because Carolina Trimble is out, what a cut by RJ Davis and a foul and that's the last guy you want to send to the free throw line if you're

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ing and that's why Jeff Cable has the body language and expression. The look on his face that he has now, that's not what you want to see, it was just a big cut. RJ Davis cut like he was approaching the ball, then cut toward the basket and it looked like he was looking at Harrison Ingram in that right corner when he was fouled for the 89th percent of his season.

Now look at this cut of RJ Davis coming off the screen then just cutting back to get the ball and he was looking towards Harrison Ingram when he got hit in the head to send him to the foul line and in his opinion it's a play performed during the timeout or is it just that Davis just feels and reads the defense well and adjusts well, it's both, if the defense is not playing, you go ahead and get the ball directly, but if they are going to do it. deny the use of that back cut, carington short Davis has it and he's getting back to the free throw line and he's getting closer and closer for Carolina, another gritty, gutsy performance from North Carolina on the defensive end and there's a lot of players to those to give credit. white, but number one would be Armando Bot when they switched him with the guards, he did a fabulous job, he missed the possession game and now there are no threes, no fouls, there is no Bott, he passes it to Ryan as they pass the seconds and it looks like that's going to be Carolina got a boost from the hole but in the end the number one seed will advance to the title game, the championship game here in Washington tomorrow night and it's not surprising that North Carolina advance to the final based