Cuse Closes Road Matchups at North Carolina

Game Details: Monday, Feb. 28, Syracuse, N.Y., 7:00 p.m.
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Syracuse (15-14 overall, 9-9 ACC) will conclude the road-game portion of its regular season at North Carolina (21-8 overall, 13-5 ACC) on Monday. Feb 28. Tip time in Chapel Hill is set for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be aired on ESPN.

SETTING THE STAGE
Syracuse looks to bounce back from a its 97-72 loss to #7/6 Duke on Saturday. Monday will mark the Orange's fifth game in 10 days..

North Carolina will try to earn its fourth consecutive win on Monday. The Tar Heels most recent victory came at NC State on Saturday, 84-74.

THE SYRACUSE-NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
North Carolina has a 14-6 advantage in the all-time series with the Orange. The Tar Heels have won all five encounters at home.

ORANGE BENCH
The Syracuse bench produced its highest scoring performance of the season in the game against Duke. Bourama Sidibe, who played a season-high 26 minutes, produced 11 points, four rebounds and three assists. Benny Williams also contributed season highs of 14 points and six rebounds in his 30 minutes of work.

DOUBLES WATCH
Tar Heels junior Armando Bacot scored 28 points and contributed 18 rebounds to North Carolina's Saturday triumph against NC State. It marked Bacot's 22nd double-double this season. He leads the ACC in rebounding average (12.5) and field-goal percentage (.591).

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Bourama Sidibe

Benny Williams

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