Tar Heels bounce back after troubling loss at Duke, after using bye week to prepare for final nine games of regular season.

Considered by itself — if it had not been preceded by six losses in eight games — Pitt’s 67-66 defeat at North Carolina would have been far easier to accept. “We fought for 40 minutes,” coach Jeff Capel said.

The Pitt Panthers battled from a double-digit deficit in the first half, but couldn't come out with the win over North Carolina on the road, losing 67-66. This loss is the seventh in nine games for the Panthers,