UNC-Syracuse Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 87, SYRACUSE 77
FEB. 2, 2026
CHAPEL HILL

UNC Scoring Leader: Caleb Wilson 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Henri Veesaar 11
UNC Assist Leader: Veesaar 4
Team Records: UNC 18-4, 6-3 ACC; Syracuse 13-10, 4-6 ACC

• Carolina has won four in a row, two at home and two on the road.
• The Tar Heels are 13-0 at home this season.
• It was Carolina's 1,100th regular-season ACC game. The Tar Heels are 777-323. The 777 wins are the most by any team.
• Carolina is 19-7 all-time against the Orange, including 8-0 in Chapel Hill and at the Smith Center.
• Caleb Wilson led Carolina in scoring with 22 points, his 16th 20-point game. It was also the 16th time he has led the Tar Heels in scoring (UNC is 13-3 in those games).
• Wilson was 10 for 13 from the free throw line. The 10 free throws equaled his season high for makes (he was 10 for 10 vs. St. Bonaventure). The 13 attempts also equaled his season high (USC Upstate and ECU).
• It was the 16th time Wilson made five or more free throws.
• Henri Veesaar became the ACC leader in double-doubles with his 12th of the season. Veesaar had 17 points, a game-high 11 boards and also led UNC with four assists. It was the fourth time this season he led Carolina in assists.
• The Tar Heels are 11-1 when Veesaar has a double-double.
• Luke Bogavac scored 10 points, his third consecutive game in double figures, his longest streak since an eight-game stretch in non-conference play.
• Jonathan Powell tied his season high with three 3FGs and scored 12 points.
• It was the second time this season Powell scored in double figures, his first against an ACC opponent. He has 17 career
double-digit scoring games in college (15 last season at West Virginia).
• Carolina led by as many as 32 points (72-40) with 9:39 to play.
• The Orange outscored the Tar Heels, 37-15, over the final 9:38, pulling to within six at 83-77 with 42 seconds to play.
• Carolina's bench outscored Syracuse's bench, 29-16. Carolina's non-starters have averaged 30.3 points over the last four games. The Tar Heels are 13-2 this season when their bench outscores the opponent's bench.
• Six different Tar Heels combined to make eight three-pointers, two more than the Orange. It was the 21st straight game Carolina has won when it made more three-pointers than it allowed.

Next Game: Saturday, February 7 vs. Duke (6:30 p.m., ESPN)

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