Hunter Sallis awakened his offense when it was needed the most on Saturday, beating the shot clock twice with a clutch pair of jumpers to help give the Demon Deacons a 76-74 victory over Pitt to help put a little more shine on their NCAA tournament portfolio. It also snapped a two-game slide.

Pitt reaches the midway point of its ACC schedule Saturday when it ventures into Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., to meet Wake Forest. Not that it matters, but Pitt is 0-6 there. Given recent history,

Wake Forest 8-19 (Hildreth 3-3, Harris 2-3, Johnson 2-6, Sallis 1-5, Reid 0-1, Spillers 0-1). Rebounds_Pittsburgh 23 (Leggett 7), Wake Forest 25 (Reid 6). Assists_Pittsburgh 14 (D.Dunn, Leggett 4), Wake Forest 12 (Johnson 5).

Wake Forest faces Pittsburgh in a matchup of ACC teams. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons NCAAM game to be played on February 1, 2025 on ESPN.

Pitt Panthers battled throughout their road matchup with Wake Forest, but fell just short, 76-74. Pitt drops to 14-7 overall and 5-5 in the ACC, with five defeats in their past seven games. It also makes it seven defeats and no wins for Pitt in Winston-Salem vs.