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UNC-Syracuse Postgame Notes
January 12, 2021 | Men's Basketball
POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 81, SYRACUSE 75
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
JANUARY 12, 2021
UNC Scoring Leader: Garrison Brooks 16
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 12
UNC Assist Leader: Leaky Black 7
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 8-4, 3-2 in the ACC (4-0 at home) this season.
• Carolina scored a season-high 81 points (previous was 80 in a 13-point loss at Iowa).
• Carolina is 308-39 in 18 seasons under Roy Williams when it scores 80 or more points.
• The Tar Heels had 24 offensive rebounds, three more than Syracuse had defensive rebounds.
• The 24 offensive rebounds led to 24 second-chance points, the third most this season and the fourth time this season UNC scored 20 or more second-chance points.
• Carolina led, 36-26, at the under 4-minute timeout in the first half. It was the third time this season UNC led by double figures in the first half of a game (10 vs. College of Charleston and 11 at Georgia Tech).
• UNC scored 40 points in the first half. That's the second time this season UNC scored at least 40 in the first half (42 at NC State).
• Carolina committed only 11 turnovers and forced 14.
• Carolina shot 39.7 percent from the floor. It was UNC's third straight win when shooting under 40 percent from the floor.
• Carolina became the first team to play 1,000 ACC regular-season games. This was UNC's 708th win, most in ACC history.
• The win was the 893rd for Roy Williams (893-257 overall, 475-156 at UNC).
Tar Heel Player Notes
• Garrison Brooks had his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds and added two assists, two blocks and tied his career high with three steals.
• It was his 13th career double-double.
• Brooks scored 14 points in the first half, the most he has scored in a half this season. He scored 11 in the second half against both Texas and Iowa.
• Brooks made his first start in four games.
• Armando Bacot had his third double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. He also had two assists and no turnovers, his best assist-error rate of the season.
• It was Bacot's 14th career double-double.
• Kerwin Walton made 15 of his first 17 field goals from three-point range entering the game. His first three field goals tonight were two-pointers. He did make one three in the second half and finished with nine points.
• RJ Davis made multiple three-pointers for the first time since at Iowa on December 8.
• Davis scored 12 points, his first time in double fugures since he had 11 at NC State.
• Leaky Black had a season-high seven assists and one turnover. His previous high this season was four assists at NC State.
• Black blocked a career-high three shots.
Series Notes
• Carolina has won 10 of the last 11 vs. the Orange.
• Carolina is 14-5 overall against Syracuse, including 5-0 in Chapel Hill and 10-2 since the Orange entered the ACC.
Next Game: Saturday, January 16 at Florida State (Noon, ESPN)
UNC 81, SYRACUSE 75
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
JANUARY 12, 2021
UNC Scoring Leader: Garrison Brooks 16
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 12
UNC Assist Leader: Leaky Black 7
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 8-4, 3-2 in the ACC (4-0 at home) this season.
• Carolina scored a season-high 81 points (previous was 80 in a 13-point loss at Iowa).
• Carolina is 308-39 in 18 seasons under Roy Williams when it scores 80 or more points.
• The Tar Heels had 24 offensive rebounds, three more than Syracuse had defensive rebounds.
• The 24 offensive rebounds led to 24 second-chance points, the third most this season and the fourth time this season UNC scored 20 or more second-chance points.
• Carolina led, 36-26, at the under 4-minute timeout in the first half. It was the third time this season UNC led by double figures in the first half of a game (10 vs. College of Charleston and 11 at Georgia Tech).
• UNC scored 40 points in the first half. That's the second time this season UNC scored at least 40 in the first half (42 at NC State).
• Carolina committed only 11 turnovers and forced 14.
• Carolina shot 39.7 percent from the floor. It was UNC's third straight win when shooting under 40 percent from the floor.
• Carolina became the first team to play 1,000 ACC regular-season games. This was UNC's 708th win, most in ACC history.
• The win was the 893rd for Roy Williams (893-257 overall, 475-156 at UNC).
Tar Heel Player Notes
• Garrison Brooks had his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds and added two assists, two blocks and tied his career high with three steals.
• It was his 13th career double-double.
• Brooks scored 14 points in the first half, the most he has scored in a half this season. He scored 11 in the second half against both Texas and Iowa.
• Brooks made his first start in four games.
• Armando Bacot had his third double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. He also had two assists and no turnovers, his best assist-error rate of the season.
• It was Bacot's 14th career double-double.
• Kerwin Walton made 15 of his first 17 field goals from three-point range entering the game. His first three field goals tonight were two-pointers. He did make one three in the second half and finished with nine points.
• RJ Davis made multiple three-pointers for the first time since at Iowa on December 8.
• Davis scored 12 points, his first time in double fugures since he had 11 at NC State.
• Leaky Black had a season-high seven assists and one turnover. His previous high this season was four assists at NC State.
• Black blocked a career-high three shots.
Series Notes
• Carolina has won 10 of the last 11 vs. the Orange.
• Carolina is 14-5 overall against Syracuse, including 5-0 in Chapel Hill and 10-2 since the Orange entered the ACC.
Next Game: Saturday, January 16 at Florida State (Noon, ESPN)
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