Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina plays 1,000th ACC game, beats Syracuse 81-75
The Tar Heels (8-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) became the first men’s basketball program to play 1,000 regular-season ACC games. The Tar Heels are 708-292 and have the most wins in ACC history.
Brooks scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds. Bacot had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Bacot has 14 double-doubles and 19 games with 10 or more rebounds. R.J. Davis added 12 points.
Quincy Guerrier had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Syracuse (7-3, 1-2). Buddy Boeheim added 18 points and Alan Griffin had 16.
Day’Ron Sharpe's two free throws gave the Tar Heels a 69-68 lead with 3:00 remaining. Consecutive layups from Bacot and another from Andrew Platek stretched their lead to 77-70 with 42 seconds left.
North Carolina is 14-5 against the Orange, winning 10 of the last 11. It was the Tar Heels’ first ACC game this season decided by more than five points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marek Dolezaj Turnover. | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Leaky Black made Free Throw. | 75 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Leaky Black made Free Throw. | 75 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Foul on Marek Dolezaj. | 75 - 79 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 29-73 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 9-12 | FT | 18-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |