Pitt to Face Mississippi State in Dayton, Ohio Tuesday in First Four Beginning at 9 p.m.

The Pitt Panthers are returning to March Insanity. Pitt acquired a No. 11 seed within the 2023 NCAA Event and can play Mississippi State in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday evening starting at 9 p.m.

The Panthers return to the Large Dance for the primary time because the 2015-16 season and first beneath head coach Jeff Capel in his fifth season.

Capel’s group will play in a First 4 sport as one of many Final 4 In chosen by the event committee. The winner faces No. 6 Iowa State Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina, the place the Panthers simply accomplished the ACC Event on Thursday.

Pitt ranks No. 67 within the NET rankings and edged out North Carolina and Clemson to change into the ultimate ACC group to make the Discipline of 68. The group completed 2022-23 fifth within the ACC after posting a 22-11 general document and 14-6 convention mark, failing to win certainly one of its closing two video games with the chance to win a share of the ACC regular-season title. 

The group fell 96-69 Thursday to No. 4 Duke following a Second Spherical win in opposition to No. 13 Georgia Tech, 89-81, the day earlier than. Pitt is the No. 44 general seed within the NCAA Event.