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Published Feb 28, 2022
5 Keys To Beat Syracuse
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Andrew Jones  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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North Carolina will take the floor at the Smith Center for the final time this season Monday night as the Tar Heels welcome Syracuse to town for a 7 PM tip on Senior Night.

The Tar Heels are coming off a 10-point win at NC State, a game in which UNC led by 25 with 7:38 left to play. The Orange is coming off a 97-72 loss at home to Duke that was never competitive.

Tar Heels junior forward Armando Bacot has been blazing a historic trail this season, and currently sitting at 22 double-doubles on the season, he is one away from tying the program’s all-time single-season mark of 23 set by Brice Johnson during the 2015-16 campaign. That UNC team reached the national title game before losing to Villanova at the buzzer.

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