North Carolina 77, at Syracuse 64

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive intensity and offensive inefficiency, the North Carolina Tar Heels methodically dispatched the Syracuse Orange 77-64 in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 23,606 at the Carrier Dome. The victory improved North Carolina to 21-6 overall, while Syracuse fell to 14-13. The Tar Heels avenged a prior meeting this season only in the record books, as this contest bore little resemblance to the up-tempo 87-77 Carolina win in Chapel Hill just three weeks earlier. The most important part of the game was North Carolina’s… Read more...