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Seth Trimble details his crucial performance in UNC's win over Pitt
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Hubert Davis said it best after UNC's upset win over Duke : senior captain Seth Trimble is a rare find in today's NIL-controlled, college basketball landscape.
Trimble briefly entered himself in the transfer portal after North Carolina's 2023-24 season, which ended in a Sweet 16 loss at Alabama . Two weeks later, much to the relief of Tar Heel Nation, Trimble withdrew himself to give UNC's backcourt a major boost.
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Now in his fourth and final season at North Carolina, Trimble provided another big moment in Saturday's 79-65 win over Pitt . Trimble tied Jarin Stevenson for a team-high 19 points, making five field goals and a Tar Heels-best nine free throws, while adding three rebounds and two steals.
After the victory, Trimble spoke extensively about his big afternoon, which UNC (20-5, 8-4 ACC) needed big-time with only eight guys playing.
"For me, I just wanted to be as aggressive as possible," Trimble said. "We were hunting mismatches all night and a lot of times in the game, I felt like and all our guards felt like, we had guys on us that we could get what we wanted with. So we just wanted to be as aggressive as possible. But when two guys of such high production go out, you have no choice but to raise your confidence level, just to raise your focus and just to raise everything. Because you know when they go out, you gotta make up for it and we definitely did tonight."
Caleb Wilson (broken hand) and Henri Veesaar (illness) both missed Saturday's victory, but North Carolina delivered a memorable performance in which it led from the opening minutes. Trimble was one of four Tar Heels scoring in double-figures, joining Stevenson (19), Zayden High (15) and Luka Bogavac (15).
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This type of performance is common for Trimble, but it came at a perfect time on Saturday afternoon. Trimble will lead UNC into Raleigh on Tuesday night, looking for a third-straight win against the Wolfpack (18-8, 9-4 ACC).
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: Seth Trimble leads UNC with 19 points in Saturday win against Pitt
