Pinson scores career-high 23, UNC holds off Syracuse 78-74
Theo Pinson scored a career-high 23 points, Joel Berry II added 18, including the tiebreaking layup with 1:36 left, and No. 10 North Carolina held off Syracuse 78-74 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels
78
Syracuse Orange
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| SYR | 32 | 42 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Wofford Terriers | W 109-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Western Carolina Catamounts | W 80-72 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 78-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 77-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:38 76-74
Joel Berry II made Layup.
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Not Available 3:09 74-74
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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Not Available 3:24 74-72
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 74-70
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 74-69
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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Not Available 4:06 74-68
Oshae Brissett made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Howard.
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Not Available 4:53 74-66
Theo Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:37 71-66
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:37 71-65
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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Not Available 6:04 71-64
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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Not Available 6:33 68-64
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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Not Available 7:22 68-62
Frank Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:44 68-59
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:44 67-59
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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Not Available 7:51 66-59
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:23 66-57
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 65-57
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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Not Available 8:31 65-56
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:00 65-54
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:00 64-54
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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Not Available 9:19 63-54
Frank Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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Not Available 10:56 63-51
Sterling Manley made Layup. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:38 61-51
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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Not Available 11:38 60-51
Theo Pinson made Layup. Assisted by Sterling Manley.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:32 58-51
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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Not Available 12:53 58-50
Sterling Manley made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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Not Available 13:14 56-50
Frank Howard made Jumper.
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Not Available 13:33 56-48
Theo Pinson made Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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Not Available 14:15 54-48
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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Not Available 14:35 51-48
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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Not Available 15:24 51-46
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:40 49-46
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:40 49-45
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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Not Available 16:27 49-44
Theo Pinson made Layup. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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Not Available 16:44 47-44
Frank Howard made Jumper. Assisted by Marek Dolezaj.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:12 47-42
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:12 47-41
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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Not Available 17:30 47-40
Cameron Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Not Available 17:47 45-40
Frank Howard made Layup.
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Not Available 17:52 45-38
Theo Pinson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Not Available 18:09 43-38
Frank Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oshae Brissett.
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Not Available 19:02 43-35
Oshae Brissett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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Not Available 19:19 43-32
Theo Pinson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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Not Available 0:01 41-32
Oshae Brissett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Howard.
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Not Available 0:31 41-29
Kenny Williams made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 39-29
Sterling Manley made Free Throw.
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Not Available 1:36 38-29
Paschal Chukwu made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 38-27
Sterling Manley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 37-27
Sterling Manley made Free Throw.
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Not Available 2:19 36-27
Matthew Moyer made Layup. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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Not Available 3:04 36-25
Theo Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Manley.
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Not Available 3:51 33-25
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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Not Available 4:06 30-25
Oshae Brissett made Three Point Jumper.
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Not Available 4:29 30-22
Luke Maye made Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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Not Available 4:42 28-22
Marek Dolezaj made Jumper. Assisted by Oshae Brissett.
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Not Available 5:05 28-20
Theo Pinson made Layup.
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Not Available 6:34 26-20
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:44 23-20
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 78-74
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 78-74
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 78-74
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 0:05 78-74
Oshae Brissett missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 78-74
Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:07 78-74
Luke Maye Block.
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Not Available 0:07 78-74
Tyus Battle missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 78-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 77-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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Not Available 0:12 76-74
Foul on Frank Howard.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 76-74
Theo Pinson Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 0:20 76-74
Frank Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Not Available 0:32 76-74
Syracuse Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 76-74
Paschal Chukwu Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 0:43 76-74
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 76-74
Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 1:08 76-74
Tyus Battle missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:18 76-74
Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
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Not Available 1:18 76-74
Oshae Brissett missed Layup.
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Not Available 1:38 76-74
Joel Berry II made Layup.
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Steal 1:43 74-74
Joel Berry II Steal.
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Not Available 1:43 74-74
Paschal Chukwu Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:49 74-74
Paschal Chukwu Offensive Rebound.
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Not Available 1:49 74-74
Tyus Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 74-74
Oshae Brissett Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 2:02 74-74
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:03 74-74
North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:03 74-74
Oshae Brissett Block.
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Not Available 2:03 74-74
Cameron Johnson missed Jumper.
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Not Available 2:20 74-74
North Carolina Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:34 74-74
Kenny Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 2:34 74-74
Oshae Brissett missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:48 74-74
Paschal Chukwu Steal.
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Not Available 2:48 74-74
Theo Pinson Turnover.
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Not Available 3:09 74-74
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:16 74-72
Oshae Brissett Defensive Rebound.
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Not Available 3:16 74-72
Cameron Johnson missed Layup.
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Not Available 3:24 74-72
Tyus Battle made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 74-70
Marek Dolezaj Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:36 74-70
Paschal Chukwu Block.
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Team Stats
UNC
SYR
29-65
FG
25-58
45
Field Goal %
43
8-22
3PT
8-23
36
Three Point %
35
12-15
FT
16-17
80
Free Throw %
94
38
Rebounds
34
15
Offensive Rebounds
11
23
Defensive Rebounds
23
25
Assists
13
9
Steals
4
3
Blocks
7
8
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
16
12
Largest Lead
1
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