NC State (17-14/9-11) finished the regular season on a 4-game losing streak, losing to Pitt (21-10/12-8) 73-81 on the road this evening.
Senior Guard DJ Horne, NC State’s leading scorer, only played 12 minutes because of an lower extremity injury. He didn’t come back out after halftime.
Junior Guard Jayden Taylor put the Pack on his back, trying to will his team to victory in the 2nd half. Taylor scored 28 points, which is a new career high. He shot 9 of 15 from the field, and 5 of 10 from three.
As a result of the loss, NC State officially finished 10th in the ACC this season.