North Carolina Tar Heels vs Syracuse Orange

College Basketball

#16North Carolina

21-6

77-64

Final

Syracuse

15-13

JMA Wireless Dome

Lead tracker

UNC leadsBiggest lead UNC 18, SYR 6

SYR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
UNC	33	44	77
SYR	28	36	64

Who won: North Carolina 77-64

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Syracuse Orange 77-64 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at JMA Wireless Dome. The North Carolina outscored the Syracuse 44-36 in the 2nd half. Henri Veesaar led the North Carolina in points (19). J.J. Starling led the Syracuse in points (22).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCSYR

28-54FG25-59

52Field Goal %42

6-163PT3-17

38Three Point %18

15-28FT11-16

54Free Throw %69

38Rebounds34

9Offensive Rebounds9

29Defensive Rebounds25

10Assists6

5Steals4

4Blocks5

10Turnovers10

0Team Turnovers0

10Total Turnovers10

1Technical Fouls2

1Total Technical Fouls2

0Flagrant Fouls0

13Points Off Turnovers4

19Fast Break Points9

42Points in Paint32

18Fouls23

18Largest Lead6

1Lead Change1

74Percent Led21

Player of the game

Henri Veesaar

UNC · 19 PTS, 3 BLK, 3 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCSYR

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:10
Offensive Rebound
Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
J. Stevenson · 7 PTS
H2 0:14
Misses 9-foot jumper
Luka Bogavac misses 9-foot jumper
L. Bogavac · 13 PTS
H2 0:54
+2
Jumper, 12 ft
J.J. Starling makes 12-foot jumper
J.J. Starling · 22 PTS
UNC 77 - 64 SYR
H2 0:58
Defensive rebound
Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:58
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Luka Bogavac misses free throw 2 of 2
L. Bogavac · 13 PTS
H2 0:58
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2
L. Bogavac · 13 PTS
UNC 77 - 62 SYR
H2 0:58
Foul on Sadiq White Jr
Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
S. White Jr. · 6 PTS
H2 1:19UNC
Shorttimeout
North Carolina Timeout
H2 1:24
+2
Layup
J.J. Starling makes layup
J.J. Starling · 22 PTS
UNC 76 - 62 SYR
H2 1:28
Defensive rebound
Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:28
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Luka Bogavac misses free throw 2 of 2
L. Bogavac · 13 PTS
H2 1:28
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2
L. Bogavac · 13 PTS
UNC 76 - 60 SYR
H2 1:28
Foul on Naithan George
Foul on Naithan George.
N. George · 7 PTS
THREEH2 1:43
Three! Jumper, 28 ft
T. Betsey · 10 PTS · ast J. Starling
Tyler Betsey makes 28-foot three point jumper (J.J. Starling assists)
UNC 75 - 60 SYR
H2 1:44
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Stevenson · 7 PTS
UNC 75 - 57 SYR
H2 1:44
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Stevenson · 7 PTS
UNC 74 - 57 SYR
H2 1:44
TO
Turnover
Zayden High turnover
Z. High · 9 PTS
H2 1:44
Technical Foul on Zayden High
Technical Foul on Zayden High.
Z. High · 9 PTS
H2 1:45
Technical Foul on Donnie Freeman
Technical Foul on Donnie Freeman.
D. Freeman · 9 PTS
H2 1:48
Foul on Donnie Freeman
Foul on Donnie Freeman.
D. Freeman · 9 PTS
H2 1:49
Defensive rebound
Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:51
Misses 28-foot three point jumper
Naithan George misses 28-foot three point jumper
N. George · 7 PTS
H2 1:58
+2
Layup
Jarin Stevenson makes layup (Luka Bogavac assists)
J. Stevenson · 7 PTS · ast L. Bogavac
UNC 73 - 57 SYR