Thursday’s ACC Action went about as you might have expected: Virginia Tech handled ODU, 75-71, Georgia Tech handled Northern Illinois, 68-50, and Pitt lost to VCU 71-67.
Pitt might have done better if big man John Hugley had played, but he didn't dress out. He did play against Michigan Tuesday (by the way, in an echo of the 1990’s Bobby Hurley’s Arizona State team knocked off Juwan Howard’s Michigan team Thursday, 87-62).
The Panthers were in pretty good shape late but couldn't hold the lead in crunch time, making some unfortunate turnovers.
Still, coach Jeff Capel found a lot of positives: “I’m proud of my team.