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).

Player of the game

Henri Veesaar

UNC · 19 PTS, 3 BLK, 3 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCSYR

Tap or hover the line to see the play.

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