Overview
- Veesaar, upgraded to start shortly before tip, led the Tar Heels with 19 points in his first game back after a two‑game absence.
- Caleb Wilson missed his third straight game with a broken left hand, leaving UNC without its leading scorer and rebounder.
- North Carolina controlled the interior with a 42-32 edge in paint points and limited Syracuse’s perimeter attack to 3-for-17 from three.
- The win moved UNC to 21-6 overall and 9-5 in the ACC and sealed a season sweep of the Orange, who fell to 15-13 and 6-9.
- Syracuse’s JJ Starling scored 22 points, and Donnie Freeman was ejected late after receiving a second technical foul.