Feb. 22, 2026 5:14 am EST
The No. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels (22-6) will try to extend a four-game home win streak when they take on the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-20) on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Carmichael Arena. The contest airs at 12 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
How to watch Pittsburgh Panthers vs. North Carolina Tar HeelsStats to know
North Carolina averages 75.5 points per game (46th in college basketball) while giving up 58.0 per contest (36th in college basketball). It has a +489 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 17.5 points per game.
North Carolina makes 2.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 8.1 (41st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 5.5.
Pittsburgh has been outscored by 10.3 points per game (posting 61.6 points per game, 259th in college basketball, while allowing 71.9 per contest, 319th in college basketball) and has a -286 scoring differential.
Pittsburgh makes 4.8 three-pointers per game (295th in college basketball) at a 28.8% rate (260th in college basketball), compared to the 8.9 per contest its opponents make, shooting 34.2% from deep.
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