A look at the box score shows a fairly even game in a lot of respects. Syracuse shot a little better: 47% to 40%, 34% to 21% from three. Turnovers were close to even, with North Carolina even committing less in this game: 11 to Syracuse’s 14. Fouls were nearly dead even with the Tar Heels called for just one more than the Orange.
The one area that was extremely not even was the rebounding battle. UNC grabbed 48 to Syracuse’s 31. Twenty-four of the Heels’ boards were offense, which meant they grabbed over half of their 44 missed field goals.