SMU将在一场关键的ACC对决中主场迎战匹兹堡，双方都在寻求NCAA锦标赛的势头。 SMU hosts Pitt in a crucial ACC matchup as both teams seek NCAA Tournament momentum.

SMU(15-7, 4-5 ACC)面临Pitt (9-14, 2-8 ACC) 的重中之重的ACC比赛,因为两支球队都旨在改善其NCAA的比赛前景。 SMU (15-7, 4-5 ACC) faces Pitt (9-14, 2-8 ACC) in a pivotal ACC game as both teams aim to improve their NCAA Tournament prospects. SMU在NET排名第34，刚刚经历了两场失利，其中包括以83比84惜败给北卡州立大学，当时得分王布比·米勒的制胜射门被封盖。 SMU, ranked 34th in NET, is coming off two losses, including a close 84-83 defeat to NC State where leading scorer Boopie Miller had a game-winning shot blocked. 匹兹堡在NET排名第114，在稳定性、深度、罚球命中率和失误方面存在困难，已经连输两场，包括主场以47比67输给弗吉尼亚。 Pitt, ranked 114th in NET, struggles with consistency, depth, free-throw shooting, and turnovers, and has lost two straight, including a 67-47 home loss to Virginia. 体育总监Allen Greene承认团队表现不佳,并强调需要改进。 Athletic director Allen Greene acknowledged the team’s underperformance and emphasized the need for improvement.