Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Syracuse Orange

13-9, 2-2 Away

North Carolina Tar Heels

17-4, 12-0 Home

Syracuse visits No. 16 North Carolina after Wilson's 22-point performance

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Syracuse Orange (13-9, 4-5 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (17-4, 5-3 ACC)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 North Carolina takes on Syracuse after Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in North Carolina's 91-75 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Tar Heels have gone 12-0 in home games. North Carolina has a 15-4 record against teams over .500.

The Orange are 4-5 in conference play. Syracuse averages 75.8 points while outscoring opponents by 5.8 points per game.

North Carolina scores 83.0 points, 13.0 more per game than the 70.0 Syracuse allows. Syracuse has shot at a 47.1% rate from the field this season, 7.0 percentage points above the 40.1% shooting opponents of North Carolina have averaged.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilson is shooting 58.8% and averaging 20.0 points for the Tar Heels. Henri Veesaar is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games.

Naithan George is averaging 9.5 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Orange. Donnie Freeman is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 85.4 points, 34.1 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points per game.

Orange: 5-5, averaging 77.4 points, 31.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.

TV Channel: Syracuse at North Carolina 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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North Carolina: 81.3%

Syracuse: 18.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

SYR		UNC
W1	Streak	W3
70.0	Points Against	70.3
75.8	Points Per Game	83.0
47	Field Goal %	48
34	Three Point %	34
35.2	Rebounds Per Game	40.0
13.5	Assists Per Game	17.2
6.0	Blocks Per Game	3.8
6.9	Steals Per Game	6.0
0.4	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.0
11.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	9.5
70.0	Points Against	70.3

Game Information

Dean E. Smith Center

Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	9-0	-	20-1
Clemson	8-1	1	18-4
Virginia	7-2	2	18-3
NC State	7-2	2	16-6
Miami	6-3	3	17-5
North Carolina	5-3	3.5	17-4
Louisville	5-4	4	15-6
Virginia Tech	5-5	4.5	16-7
SMU	4-4	4.5	15-6
California	4-5	5	16-6
Syracuse	4-5	5	13-9
Stanford	3-6	6	14-8
Florida State	3-6	6	10-12
Boston College	2-6	6.5	9-12
Georgia Tech	2-7	7	11-11
Notre Dame	2-7	7	11-11
Wake Forest	2-7	7	11-11
Pittsburgh	2-7	7	9-13