Looking ahead to tipoff ...
• What: Pitt (8-16, 3-10 ACC) vs. Florida State (13-9, 6-6 ACC)
• When: 9:01 p.m.
• Where: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, Fla.
• TV:ACC Network
• Radio: 93.7 The Fan
• Satellite: Sirius N/A XM 382, SXM App 972
• Boxscore: Sidearm Sports
• Media notes: Pitt | Florida State
THE SETUP
Pitt basketball rides a four-game losing streak into Tallahassee, Fla., much like how Pitt football did the same before beating the Seminoles on the road last year. But after one of Pitt's worst performances of the season and Jeff Capel's decision to sit John Hugley IV to avoid his early struggles, another bad showing still looms as a possibility for this game as well. The Panthers have to be ready to absorb Florida State's aggressiveness into Pitt's offense, limit turnovers and take shots where they have to earn them.
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