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CHAPEL HILL- North Carolina defeated Syracuse by the score of 88-79 in overtime on Monday night at the Smith Center.

The Tar Heels were led by Brady Manek with 22 points. Armando Bacot had a double-double of 17 points and 18 rebounds. Caleb Love scored 21 points while RJ Davis added 17 points.

UNC improves to 22-8 overall and 14-5 in the ACC while the Orange drop to 15-15 overall and 9-10 in the ACC.

Here is what Bacot, Davis, Love and Leaky Black had to say after the game: