From Mirror, wire reports

PITTSBURGH — Jaland Lowe scored 18 points, Zack Austin added 15 points and a season-high tying five blocks to help Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 73-65 on Tuesday night.

Ishmael Leggett also scored 15 for Pitt (14-6, 5-4 ACC) and Cameron Corhen scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Lowe added seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.

RJ Davis led North Carolina (13-9, 6-4) with 16 points and Elliot Cadeau added 11 points and seven assists. Seth Trimble was just 3-of-14 shooting but finished with 10 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds — his second consecutive double-double and third this season.

Austin hit a 3-pointer that gave the Panthers a one-point lead and Cadeau answered with a layup to put UNC back in front. Austin made another 3 that made it 67-65 with 2:35 to play and the Tar Heels led the rest of the way.

Austin blocked two shots and Leggett made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal it for the Panthers.

North Carolina missed its final seven shots and made just one of its last 11.

Guillermo Diaz Graham hit a 3-pointer to cap a 13-3 run that gave Pitt a three-point lead about 7:30 minutes into the second half. Davis made a layup and then 15 seconds later hit a fast-break 3 to put the Tar Heels back in front at 59-57 with 9:01 to play.

North Carolina came into Tuesday night’s game having defeated Boston College at home in overtime. The Panthers came into Tuesday night’s game having defeated Syracuse by four points.

North Carolina travels about 11 miles to face No. 2 Duke on Saturday. Pitt hits the road to play Saturday at Wake Forest.

NORTH CAROLINA (13-9): Lubin 3-5 0-0 6, Cadeau 5-10 0-0 11, R.Davis 6-12 1-2 16, Jackson 4-10 0-0 9, Trimble 3-14 4-5 10, Powell 3-5 1-2 8, Claude 0-1 0-0 0, Withers 2-2 0-0 5, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 6-9 65.

PITTSBURGH (14-6): Austin 5-7 2-2 15, Corhen 5-6 4-5 14, Dunn 2-9 0-0 5, Leggett 4-12 6-6 15, Lowe 6-15 3-5 18, G.Diaz Graham 2-6 1-2 6, J.Diaz Graham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 16-20 73.

Halftime–North Carolina 44-42. 3-Point Goals–North Carolina 7-24 (R.Davis 3-6, Withers 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Powell 1-3, Cadeau 1-6, Trimble 0-5), Pittsburgh 9-26 (Austin 3-5, Lowe 3-6, G.Diaz Graham 1-4, Leggett 1-5, Dunn 1-6). Fouled Out–Cadeau. Rebounds_North Carolina 37 (Trimble 12), Pittsburgh 26 (Leggett, Lowe 6). Assists–North Carolina 15 (Cadeau 7), Pittsburgh 12 (Lowe 7). Total Fouls–North Carolina 19, Pittsburgh 11.