The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team came close to getting a big win but ultimately fell in overtime to the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 88-79 in overtime at the Dean E. Smith Center
This game started off as a dominant one for the Orange in the first half, shooting the ball above 50% from the field and from distance on fewer shot attempts from the Tar Heels. However, a tight second half with some late-game heroics from Caleb Love sent this game to overtime where Syracuse was outscored 15-6 by the Tar Heels to close out the game
Cole Swider led Syracuse in scoring despite the bitter loss collecting a career-high of 36 points on 14-21 shooting, 7-11 from 3.