Cole Swider scored a career-high 36 points but it wasn’t enough as the Syracuse Orange (15-15, 9-10 ACC) fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels (22-8, 14-5 ACC), 88-79, in overtime on Monday night at Dean E. Smith Center.
North Carolina outscored Syracuse 15-6 in overtime.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Syracuse can’t overcome UNC in overtime despite 36 points from Cole Swider (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse comes up short in overtime in 88-79 loss to North Carolina (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse runs out of gas in overtime, dropping a 88-79 decision to North Carolina (NunesMagician.com)
- Orange Lose to North Carolina in Overtime (Cuse.com)
- Observations from SU’s OT loss to UNC: Shades of Wake Forest, Jimmy improves (DailyOrange.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
MEDIA:
Came up short in OT.
Regular season finale on Saturday in the Dome. pic.twitter.com/nAev5154v9
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 1, 2022
It's over in Chapel Hill. UNC 88, Syracuse 79 in OT. Cole Swider with 36 points but it's not enough as the Tar Heels outscore SU 15-6 in overtime. Syracuse falls to 15-15 (9-10) on the season. pic.twitter.com/q9DytENzAK
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) March 1, 2022
No shame in losing in OT at UNC, but frustrating because it's just who they've been all season. Can't play defense and can't close games out.
Incredible performance from Swider.
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) March 1, 2022
GAME PREVIEW:
The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (15-14, 9-9 ACC) takes on the North Carolina Tar Heels (21-8, 13-5 ACC) tonight in the final road game of the regular season.
Syracuse is coming off a blowout loss to Duke while North Carolina is coming off a win over North Carolina State.
Tipoff in Chapel Hill is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- CUSE CLOSES ROAD MATCHUPS AT NORTH CAROLINA (Cuse.com)
- Opponent Preview: What to know about North Carolina (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse Game Monday: Syracuse at North Carolina Line, Predictions, Odds, TV Channel & Live Stream for Basketball Game Feb. 28 (InsideTheLoudHouse.com)
- Beat writers unanimously predict UNC win over Syracuse (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse basketball guard Symir Torrence ruled out for Orange’s game at North Carolina (Syracuse.com)
MEDIA:
Game Day in Chapel Hill ?✊ pic.twitter.com/7RUsl9LyZH
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 28, 2022
Off to Chapel Hill ✈️ pic.twitter.com/24eIIYDgsm
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 27, 2022
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