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Syracuse women’s basketball beats North Carolina, 90-77

The No. 12 Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team continued its hot start to ACC play on Sunday, beating the North Carolina Tar Heels 90-77.

It was the team’s first home game since December 17 against Niagara, and the team’s third straight win to begin conference play (and eighth straight overall). The victory improves Syracuse to 14-2 (3-0) on the year, while UNC drops to 9-8 (0-3).

You saw what type of game it was going to be from the first quarter, when Syracuse jumped out to a 32-25 lead. The advantage grew in the second quarter and SU was up 56-37 at the break.