Pittsburgh @ Miami preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 5, 2019 ) Pittsburgh 63, Miami-Florida 76

After snapping a long losing streak, Pittsburgh seeks an ACC road winning streak when it travels to Miami (Fla.) on Sunday. The Panthers rallied from a 14-point deficit to snap their 22-game conference road losing skid when they won for the first time in eight tries against North Carolina on Wednesday.

"I don't think our program has won an ACC road game since 2017 (Boston College). For us to be able to do that, I don't think it is a coincidence that it had to have a lot of adversity and a lot of things that we didn't do in the first half, to get down and have to come back," second-year coach Jeff Capel said. "But it means a lot for us. We have to build off it though." Sophomore Trey McGowens was the star, scoring 24 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out eight assists and recording four steals. McGowens snapped a 56-56 tie by scoring eight consecutive points in a 90-second span, giving the Panthers the lead for good with just over seven minutes remaining. Miami will be trying to stop its two-game losing streak after getting thumped by No. 2 Duke 95-62 on Jan. 4 before losing at No. 11 Louisville 74-58 on Tuesday.

TIME: 6 p.m. ET. TV: ACC Network

ABOUT PITTSBURGH (11-4, 2-2) ACC): Freshman Justin Champagnie (11.7 points, 6.5 rebounds) added a season-high 22 points against the Tar Heels to improve his averages to a team-high 17 points over the past four games and eight rebounds, while Xavier Johnson (12.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists) added 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Champagnie ranks sixth among ACC freshmen in scoring and is third in rebounding, while Johnson is one of three players in the ACC (joined by Duke's Tre Jones and North Carolina State's Markell Johnson) averaging at least 10 points, 3.5 rebounds and five assists per game. McGowens (team-highs of 12.9 points and 2.0 steals - third in ACC) has scored in double figures in seven of the past eight games (14.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.6 steals).

ABOUT MIAMI (9-5, 1-3): Guards Chris Lykes (team-high 15.5 points) and Kameron McGusty (15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds) scored 18 points apiece, but the Hurricanes were down 30-10 early and shot just 27.8 percent from the field, including 9-of-30 on 2-pointers. The Hurricanes rallied to within five before the Cardinals pulled away for the victory. "Well, throughout the game, the players have to make constant adjustments as to what's going on, on the court," Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said. "When we fell behind by 20, we had to change our defense, change the matchups and change our strategy. The players made the adjustments and did a really good job of finding guys and making shots. Not easy shots, but still shots they could make."

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Miami owns a 22-18 all-time ledger against Pittsburgh, including a 13-7 mark at home and a 6-1 record under ninth-year head coach Jim Larranaga. The Hurricanes' six-game winning streak against the Panthers is their longest against any ACC foe.

2. Miami senior G Dejan Vasiljevic, who is 26-of-26 at the foul line this season, notched his 53rd double-figure scoring game Tuesday with 12 points, but he was 2-of-11 beyond the arc.

3. The Panthers (second in the ACC and T-23rd in NCAA in scoring defense at 60.7 points per game) have held eight opponents to 60 points or fewer, winning all eight. Pitt is 15-0 under Capel when holding the opposition to 60 points or fewer scored.

PREDICTION: Miami 67, Pittsburgh 62