RALEIGH, N.C. – Pitt shot 51.9 percent in the second half and was able to hold off NC State late to defeat the Pack, 71-69, inside the Petersen Events Center Saturday afternoon. NC State led 31-26 at the break, but Pitt opened the second on a 19-4 run to take its largest lead of the game, 45-35, with 12:24 to go. The Pack immediately responded with an 8-0 run over the next 1:21 to cut the deficit to just two on a Terquavion Smith three-pointer with 11:03 left. Pitt would extend its lead back to five points, but NC State retook the lead with an 8-2 run, highlighted by a three-point play from De…