UNC-Syracuse Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 92, SYRACUSE 79
CARRIER DOME, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – FEB. 29, 2020

UNC Scoring Leader: Garrison Brooks 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Brooks 14
UNC Assist Leader: Cole Anthony 7

Carolina Notes
• Tar Heels improve to 12-17 overall and 5-13 in the ACC.
• Carolina has won two straight ACC games for the second time this season.
• Carolina has beaten Syracuse nine straight games (including three straight at the Carrier Dome).
• Carolina is 11-2 at the Carrier Dome (4-1 against Syracuse and 7-1 in NCAA Tournament games).
• Carolina made a season-high 11 three-pointers (previous was 10 against Notre Dame in the season opener on Nov. 6 and 10 vs. Miami on Jan. 25).
• Carolina made a season-high nine threes in a half in the second half (previous was six in the second half against Notre Dame on Nov. 6 and the second half vs. Miami on Jan. 25).
• Carolina had 25 assists on 33 field goals.
• The 92 points are the most this season in a road game, second most in a regulation length game and third most overall.
• This was the first game this season UNC shot 50/40/80 (50 percent FG, 40 percent 3FG and 80 percent free throws). Carolina shot 51.6 from the floor, 42.3 from three and 88.2 from the free throw line.
• Carolina made 15 of 17 free throws. It was the second-highest percentage of the season (.882) and highest since the Oregon game on 11/29/19.
• Carolina made nine of 14 threes in the second half. The Tar Heels came into the game shooting 28.8 percent for the season from three, lowest in school history. UNC had made at least nine threes in two games this season (10 vs. Notre Dame and Miami).
• In one stretch in the second half, six of UNC's eight field goals were threes (three by Cole Anthony, two by Brandon Robinson and one by Christian Keeling). UNC's lead went from five to 16 in that stretch.
• Carolina shot 51.6 from the floor, the fourth time this season UNC shot 50 percent or better for a game.
• Carolina shot 56.7 percent from the floor in the second half, its third-highest percentage in a second half this year (.643 vs. Notre Dame on Nov. 6 and .621 vs. Miami on Jan. 25).

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Garrison Brooks (26) and Cole Anthony (25 combined for 51 points. It was the first time two Tar Heels scored 25 since Luke Maye (30) and Cameron Johnson (26) at Duke in 2019.
• It was the second time this season (second time in four games) Anthony and Brooks scored 20 (also at Notre Dame).
• Brooks also had a career-high 14 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season.
• It was the ninth time this season Brooks scored 20 or more points.
• It was the eighth 20-point game for Anthony.
• Anthony made seven threes, most since Cameron Johnson had seven at Wake Forest last season.
• Anthony made five three in the second half. He had five second-half threes against Notre Dame on Nov. 6.
• Christian Keeling scored a season-high 18 points, his sixth double-figure game in the last eight contests.
• Keeling made two threes for the third game in a row (the only three times he has made multiple threes all year).
• Anthony had seven assists, which are the most he's handed out in an ACC game this season.
• Leaky Black had six assists, which equal what he had in the last four games.

Roy Williams Notes
• 883-251 overall, 465-150 at Carolina
• 201-87 in ACC regular-season games
• This was Williams' 90th ACC road win (third in ACC history)
• 90-54 in ACC road games (.626, second highest in ACC history)

Series Notes
• Carolina has won nine in a row and leads the series 13-4, including 4-1 in the Carrier Dome. UNC's nine consecutive wins over Syracuse are the most all-time against the Orange by any opponent. The previous high was eight in a row by Cornell in the 1920s.
• Today's 92 points are the most UNC has scored in five games all-time in the Carrier Dome against Syracuse.
• Brooks' 26 points are the second most by a Tar Heel against Syracuse (34 by Coby White last year) and Anthony's 25 tie the third most.
• Brooks' 14 rebounds are the second most by a Tar Heel against the Orange (15 by Pete Brennan in 1957)

Next Game: Tuesday, March 3 vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Cole Anthony

Leaky Black

Garrison Brooks

Cameron Johnson

Christian Keeling

Luke Maye

Brandon Robinson

Coby White

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