Pitt to Take on 5-Seed Wake Forest on Thursday in ACC Tournament

Pitt has its opponent for Thursday at the ACC Tournament.

On Thursday, the No. 4 seed Panthers will take on the No. 5 seeded Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. Wake took down 12-seeded Notre Dame on Wednesday afternoon in Washington D.C. to advance to the quarterfinals to face Pitt, who earned a double-bye for the first time since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference years ago.

In Wednesday’s game, Wake Forest looked to guard Kevin “Boopie” Miller to lead the way, along with Hunter Sallis and big man Andrew Carr, who led the team in rebounds on the day.

Pitt and Wake Forest have split the season series so far this year — with the Panthers winning at home and the Demon Deacons embarrassing Pitt in Winston-Salem weeks ago. On Jan. 31, Pitt won the game over the Deacons behind 24 points from Bub Carrington and 22 from Ish Leggett. In the win, Pitt held Wake Forest to just 27% shooting from three-point range.

In Wake’s 91-58 dismantling of the Panthers on Feb. 20, Ishmael Leggett had 15, Jaland Lowe had 12, and Blake Hinson had ten points for Pitt. The team shot just 29% from the field and 27% from three. All five of Wake’s starters scored in double figures in that game, with Miller and Sallis leading the way with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Thursday’s game will tip off at 2:30 p.m. from Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. as part of the 2023-24 ACC Tournament. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and broadcasted live on 93.7 The Fan in and around Pittsburgh.