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Pitt Opens ACC Tournament Wednesday Against NC State

PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) -- Pitt's NCAA tournament hopes figure to cling to an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship title.

Stumbling down the stretch with three consecutive losses in conference play to end their season, the Panthers (19-13 overall, 8-10 in the ACC) open up the tournament as the No. 10 seed, playing No. 7 North Carolina State Wednesday at 7 p.m. from Greensboro Coliseum. The winner advances to the quarterfinals Friday against second-ranked Duke.

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Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon enters his 12th league tournament event with a 14-10 career tournament record.

"We're a better team than what we played this last week," Dixon said. "But these are the results. You are who you are. We're going to have to do something about that on Wednesday."

The Panthers and North Carolina State (19-12, 10-8) last met on Jan. 3, a 68-50 Wolfpack victory.

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