Pittsburgh faces the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels after Khadija Faye scored 28 points in Pittsburgh's 83-67 loss to the NC State Wolfpack.

Aziaha James scored 22 points, Madison Hayes added a double-double and No. 21 North Carolina State pulled away in the second half to beat Pittsburgh 83- 67.

Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh takes on No. 21 NC State after Mikayla Johnson scored 22 points in Pittsburgh's 72-59 victory against the SMU Mustangs. The Wolfpack are 9-0 on their home court.

The UNC women's basketball team will continue its ACC road trip on Sunday afternoon when it visits Pittsburgh.

Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU on Thursday night. Donarski did her damage from 3-point range,

First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Hayes 5 (O'Connor), 3:47. 2, Pittsburgh, Bunting 12 (Karlsson, Rust), 5:08. Second Period_3, Carolina, Jarvis 10 (Aho), 4:15. 4, Carolina ...

First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Hayes 5 (O'Connor), 3:47. 2, Pittsburgh, Bunting 12 (Karlsson, Rust), 5:08. Penalties_Lizotte, PIT (Cross Checking), 17:58. Second Period ...

No. 21 NC State plays the Virginia Cavaliers after Aziaha James scored 22 points in NC State's 83-67 win against the Pittsburgh Panthers.

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North Carolina will take on yet another new ACC team on Saturday, welcoming Stanford to one of the most historic basketball conferences in the country. So far, the Tar Heels have welcomed SMU with a 15-point win at home and Cal with a 27-point win in Chapel Hill.

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