In what was his first appearance back at Pitt since the very public transfer, Cam Johnson looked as comfortable as always, knocking down a three on his very first shot of the game and scoring 11 of first 22 for the Tar Heels, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds for the game.
In what was a whistle happy start of the game, as there were seven fouls at the under 16 timeout, allowing for Pitt to get in the bonus in the first half at the 14-minute mark.
With 26 fouls in the first half, the pace was very choppy for both teams.