The North Carolina Tar Heels delivered a lifeless performance against the Pittsburgh Panthers, and Jay Williams let them know it

North Carolina is in the midst of a disappointing season, and there are shortcomings on both sides of the ball.

North Carolina had a rough outing at Pitt, losing 73-65 and Hubert Davis was not fond of his team’s turnovers. In fact, Davis compared the turnovers to what happens to a football team. In fact, it put UNC in a big hole in the second half, leading to the loss.

The Duke Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 ACC) will attempt to extend a 14-game winning streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (13-9, 6-4 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Cameron Indoor

As the first of the fated Tobacco Road games this season fast approaches, Duke finds itself at No. 2 in the country and riding a 14-game winning streak, while North Carolina has completely disappeared from the polls.

No. 15 North Carolina faces the No. 19 California Golden Bears after Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points in the Tar Heels' 86-84 loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

North Carolina got off the losing skid this past weekend and that's ultimately all that going to matter, for now.

As the month of February looms, signaling the home stretch of the college basketball season, Pitt basketball welcomed the North Carolina Tar Heels to town for a high-stakes matchup between two teams that snapped losing streaks in their previous outings and were looking to enhance their tournament resumes.

North Carolina pushes tempo at one of the fastest paces in the land, looking to score in transition and get high-percentage looks at the rim. The Heels are also very active in the half-court set and fire up plenty of attempts early into the shot clock.

Austin and the Panthers turned the tables Tuesday night, as Pitt prevailed over the Tar Heels, 73-65, in a wildly entertaining game inside Petersen Events Center.