Syracuse basketball enjoyed a first-round bye thanks to their clinching of the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament. As expected the Orange will be facing North Carolina in the second round of the conference tourney.
The Tar Heels blew the doors off of Virginia Tech 78-56 in the opening round continuing their red hot play of late. While North Carolina on the surface had a very disappointing season at 14-18 overall and 6-14 in ACC play, they’ve really picked it up recently.
UNC has won four out of its last five games including a 92-79 smattering of the Orange in the loud house.