College basketball can be a really simple game sometimes. The primary objective is to score more than the other team does, and you accomplish that in two different ways: scoring and playing good defense. Sure, there’s other factors at play if we want to get into the weeds — points off of turnovers, free throws, rebounding, etc. — but ultimately you have to accomplish those first two things to even have a chance. Last night against Syracuse the Tar Heels didn’t give themselves that chance, and now they are 6-2 in true road games. Privileged problems, I know, but also the race for a 1-seed in the NCAA is brutal and their chances of earning one just took a pretty strong hit.
UNC vs. Syracuse: Three Things Learned
