Big night from Davis helps UNC beat Pitt 72-65 to advance to ACC final :: WRALSportsFan.com

Pittsburgh Panthers	65
4North Carolina Tar Heels	72
Final

Washington — UNC is headed to the ACC Tournament championship game after beating Pitt 72-65 in the semifinal on Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

The Tar Heels got big shots in the final minutes from RJ Davis, who finished with a game-high 25 points.

UNC, ranked No. 4 in the country, now awaits the winner of NC State and Virginia in the other semifinal for Saturday night’s title game. The Heels can strengthen their argument for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a victory.

Davis’ three-pointer with 4:04 left put the Heels up for keeps at 65-62. He hit another momentous 3 to put UNC up 69-62 with around two minutes left.

Carlton Carrington scored 24 points to lead the Panthers, who now await Selection Sunday to see if they will receive a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament. Pitt lead by as many as eight in the first half and held a 35-33 edge at halftime.

The Tar Heels (27-6) are looking to win their first ACC Tournament since 2016, which also happened in DC. Armando Bacot scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for UNC. Bacot helped UNC out rebound Pitt 44-34.

Carolina has now won eight consecutive games dating back to a Feb. 13 loss at Syracuse. UNC also beat Pitt 70-57 on Jan. 2.