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Syracuse Orange vs North Carolina Tar Heels Recap - North Carolina Wins 103-67

The battle between North Carolina and Syracuse didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Syracuse was handed a 103-67 defeat on Saturday at Dean E. Smith Center.

North Carolina won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -12.0-point spread as favorites.

RJ Davis had 22 points for North Carolina and Armando Bacot chipped in with 16 points. Elliot Cadeau had 3 assists for them, while Armando Bacot was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Syracuse got a 21-point performance from Judah Mintz, who was supported by 16 points from Quadir Copeland. Maliq Brown had 2 assists in a losing cause for Syracuse, while Maliq Brown grabbed 8 rebounds.

North Carolina was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

North Carolina won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 51-25.

Next game, North Carolina takes its act home to face Louisville looking for another win. For Syracuse, they head on the road to face Pittsburgh.