Twitter Reaction To Pitt’s Season Sweep of North Carolina

Any questions of how the Pitt basketball team would rebound following their overtime loss to Louisville were answered in the first half as the Panthers raced out to a 20 point halftime lead and dominated North Carolina.

The win was their 12th of the season and gets them back in the picture for a postseason play. As you can imagine Pitt fans on Twitter were very positive.

Xavier Johnson looks like that hungry kid from Woodbridge, Virginia who nobody knew about in today’s game. His best game all season.

— Jordan Klein (@pitt_presence) January 18, 2020

Just got the record, Hurley has been a so-so hire by #uconn. 26-23. For the #pitt fans that thought we missed out- Nope. I’d say we got the better end of that deal with coach @jeffcapel

— DreamBackfield.com (@IntoPitt) January 18, 2020

UNC started one 3⭐️ player, three 4⭐️ players, and one 5⭐️player. Pitt started three 3⭐️ players and two 4⭐️players.

Anyone that says "this is a bad UNC team" is a) disrespecting Pitt and b) saying that Roy Williams doesn't know how to coach good players. #h2p #pitt

— #HereTheyCome 🔴🔴🔴⚪️ (@SoMuchHail) January 18, 2020

Zoo was crazy today‼️Thanks for showing out. Amazing team win by our guys🔥See you Wednesday😈 https://t.co/tXLkoVO65j

— Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) January 18, 2020

Tired of the cry fest already on ESPN about the lack of talent on North Carolina. Welcome to everyone else’s world

— Scaztastic (@Scaztastic) January 18, 2020

Pitt completes a regular season sweep of North Carolina in the 412.

These Tar Heels are far from being vintage, but still a nice accomplishment.

Panthers are improved in Year Two under Jeff Capel.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 18, 2020

Hail 2 Pitt beat UNC twice this year that’s huge. Let’s go!!! #H2P #ZooEra that was a great team win today

— RickeyShifko (@RickeyShifko) January 18, 2020

#dk3stars @HunterAHomistek Cardiac Hill > Chapel Hill
1) Defense…especially 1st half
2) X
3) Murphy…huge 1st half 3s

Don't feel bad for Carolina. Get 'em while they're down because they'll be back. pic.twitter.com/GKEGAryBuc

— John Wos (@JohnWos10) January 18, 2020

That #Pitt is even in a position to do this to anybody, given the situation this program was in, speaks volumes as to the job Jeff Capel is doing. Not long ago this seemed impossible……#H2P #ZooEra

— ForTheCity_412 (@JimStamm22) January 18, 2020

I don’t care the circumstances. I don’t care the players. A two game sweep over Roy Williams’ UNC is damn impressive. https://t.co/wCGurum75O

— Ben Bobeck (@bo_bobeck) January 18, 2020

https://twitter.com/ryan2434/status/1218584073020542977?s=21

No such thing as a bad win. Fun day and great crowd at the Pete. #H2P

— Gavin Williams (@GavWill13) January 18, 2020

.@Pitt_MBB defeats North Carolina 66-52.

It is the first time the Panthers have swept the Tar Heels since joining the ACC.

UNC has lost 4 straight and is still winless this decade. pic.twitter.com/fUwusV52zt

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 18, 2020

UNC is not good — but it’s still a big deal to sweep them and any team in the ACC. Nice win, Pitt!!!

— Ok, Cool. Hail ‘em (@PittifulFan) January 18, 2020

The last time Pitt swept an ACC team was the 2015-2016 season where they beat Syracuse 2 times in the regular season and beat them a 3rd time in the ACC tournament. #h2p #zooera pic.twitter.com/fcUg6OgNXM

— David Hague (@DHPhoto11) January 18, 2020

Terrell Brown is the most fascinating player on the roster. There are times it looks like he has taken an Ambien. When he decides to flip the switch he can be a formidable #ACC big man. There’s good Terrell / bad Terrell. Here’s hoping ‘good Terrell’ shows up more often.

— Harry G. Psaros (@PittGuru) January 18, 2020