A potential bubble-bursting loss to Pitt puts UNC’s NCAA hopes in jeopardy

Posted Feb 16, 2022
North Carolina’s rare detour through the bubble to earn an NCAA tournament berth careened into a ditch Tuesday night. The scenarios for the Tar Heels to make the NCAA tournament were already challenging. But losing 76–67 to a lowly but physical Pittsburgh Panthers team that’s 179 in the NET rankings has made it quite the uphill fight. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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