Wednesday night was arguably Pitt’s last best hope.
Playing Wake Forest at home meant the Panthers were punching as close to their weight as they possibly could in the ACC. The Demon Deacons came into the game with the next-worst record in the conference to winless Pitt, and their performance did little to suggest they were better than their record. The Panthers built a six-point lead in the first half and never fell behind by more than seven points, keeping it competitive mostly because both teams were equally stagnant on offense.
But even with the conditions as favorable for a Pitt victory as they will be this conference season, the Panthers failed to capitalize.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/pitt-misses-on-what-might-have-been-its-best-chance
Playing Wake Forest at home meant the Panthers were punching as close to their weight as they possibly could in the ACC. The Demon Deacons came into the game with the next-worst record in the conference to winless Pitt, and their performance did little to suggest they were better than their record. The Panthers built a six-point lead in the first half and never fell behind by more than seven points, keeping it competitive mostly because both teams were equally stagnant on offense.
But even with the conditions as favorable for a Pitt victory as they will be this conference season, the Panthers failed to capitalize.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/pitt-misses-on-what-might-have-been-its-best-chance
