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Syracuse basketball loses to North Carolina (ACC Tournament): Brent Axe recap

By Brent Axe

The Syracuse University basketball team lost to North Carolina 78-59 at the 2018 ACC Tournament in the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.

So what now?

A great Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song shoots to mind because the waiting is the hardest part now for SU basketball fans.

The clock will tick slowly towards 6 p.m. Sunday when the annual Selection Show reveals the 68-team field for the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Is Syracuse's resume good enough to warrant inclusion?

Jim Boeheim thinks so.

“Every coach thinks they have a tournament team," Boeheim said.