The Tar Heals of North Carolina enter the last weeks of the university basketball season of 2024-25 which requires more or less to win for any shot in the NCAA tournament. After having had difficulties recently, the Tar Heels were placed in a very difficult position to reach the playoffs.
And after the defeat of the eruption on Monday in Clemson, the Tar Heels are still looking for answers. Now they are back on the road and have faced against a team from Syracuse which also has a year of decline. This game is another opportunity for the Tar Heels to obtain a very necessary victory and potentially to save their season for at least a few days.
UNC no longer has seven games this season before the ACC tournament and there is only one quad 1 match 1 before this tournament. It will therefore be important for them.
It starts on Saturday afternoon. Let’s go to our overview of the game for the Saturday afternoon force test.
Key to victory for UNC
Going out quickly is the key for UNC not only on Saturday, but in each match remaining. The way they have played, they cannot afford to take a delay in anyone.
We have seen it several times this season here, the Tar Heels are late and cannot recover. This has injured them several times and if they refuse it on Saturday on the road, it will be difficult to recover. They have to go out and play well from the start and not let Syracuse stay in the game for too long.
Something to look at
Can UC find ways to score and stop? Against Clemson, UNC was detained under their 82 -point season in the match and simply could not get stops. Overall, it was a sloppy game at both ends, which was too true this year.
The offensive never really seems in Rhtym and they commit too many reversals, which gives other teams the second chances. In defense, the UNC has trouble limiting these second chances and this generally ends with a disaster. Overall, they have to play much better basketball and it must start against Syracuse on Saturday.
What you need to know
What: Caroline du Nord Tar Heels (14-11, 7-6 ACC) in Syracuse Orange (11-14, 5-9 ACC)
When: Saturday February 15 at 6 p.m.
Or: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York
Channel: Espn
Double: UNC -6.5
Last meeting: Clemson 86, UNC 79 on February 13, 2024
Series of all time: UNC LEADS, 17-7
Statistical leaders
North Carolina points: RJ Davis, G, 17.4 points per game
North Carolina rebound: Seth Trimble, G, 5.4 rebounds per game
North Carolina Help: Elliot Gift, G, 6.0 assists per game
Syracuse points: Eddie Lampkin Jr, C, 10.4 points per game
Syracuse rebounds: Eddie Lampkin Jr, C, 9.4 rebounds per game
Syracuse helps: Jaquan Carlos, G, 3.5 assists per game
Basketball schedule 2024-25 UNC
October 12: Blue-white melee (Blue 62, White 53)
October 15: Exhibition @ memphis (W, 84-76)
October 27: exhibition against Johnson C. Smith (W, 127-63)
November 4: against Elon (W, 90-76) (1-0, 0-0)
Nov. 8: in Kansas (L, 92-89) (1-1, 0-0)
November 15: against the American University (W, 108-55) (2-1, 0-0)
November 22: in Hawaii (W, 87-69) (3-1, 0-0)
November 25: against Dayton, MAUI Invitational (W, 92-90) (4-1, 0-0)
November 26: vs. AuburnMaui Invitational (L, 85-72) (4-2, 0-0)
November 27: vs. Michigan stateMaui Invitational (L, 94-90 OT) (4-3, 0-0)
December 4: vs. AlabamaSEC / ACC Challenge (L, 94-79) (4-4, 0-0)
December 7: against Georgia Tech (W, 68-65) (5-4, 1-0 ACC)
Dec. 14: vs. The room (W, 93-67) (6-4, 1-0)
December 17: vs. FloridaJumpman Invitational (L, 90-84) (6-5, 1-0)
December 21: vs. UCLACBS Sports Classic (W, 76-74) (7-5, 1-0)
December 29: against Campbell (W, 97-81) (8-5, 1-0)
January 1: in Louisville (L, 83-70) (8-6, 1-1)
January 4: at Our Lady (W, 74-73) (9-6, 2-1)
January 7: against SMU (W, 82-67) (10-6, 3-1)
January 11: at NC State (W, 63-61) (11-6, 4-1)
January 15: against California (W, 79-53) (12-6, 5-1)
Jan. 18: Stanford (L, 72-71) (12-7, 5-2)
January 21: at Wake Forest (L, 67-66) (12-8, 5-3)
January 25: against Boston College (W, 102-96) (13-8, 6-3)
January 28: in Pitt (L, 73-65) (13-9, 6-4)
February 1: in Duke (L, 87-70) (13-10, 6-5)
February 8: against Pitt (W, 67-66) (14-10, 7-5)
Feb. 10: and Clemson
February 15: in Syracuse
February 19: vs nc state
February 22: against Virginia
Feb. 24: and Florida State
March 1: against Miami (FL)
March 4: to Virginia Tech
March 8: against Duke
March 11-15: ACC (Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC) tournament)
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