Freshman Oshae Brissett scored 20 points with 10 rebounds to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse in a 78-59 loss to sixth-seeded North Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the New York Life ACC Tournament.
Sophomore Tyus Battle finished with 15 points and junior Frank Howard totaled 12 points.
Theo Pinson posted 16 points and 11 boards to lead the Tar Heels. Kenny Williams scored 17 points and Luke Maye and Cameron Johnson each added 13.
- Syracuse’s final statement to selection committee is loss to North Carolina (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse loses 78-59 to North Carolina in lackluster effort (Daily Orange)
- Foul trouble and turnovers doom Syracuse in 78-59 loss to North Carolina (NunesMagician.com)
- Box Score (Syracuse.com)
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MORE COVERAGE:
– Fast reaction: 3 takeaways from SU’s 78-59 loss to UNC in ACC tournament 2nd round (Daily Orange)
– Fan reactions to Syracuse’s 78-59 loss to No. 6-seed North Carolina (Daily Orange)
– Best and worst from Syracuse basketball vs. North Carolina (Syracuse.com)
