Model Predictions
| Model | Syracuse Orange | North Carolina Tar Heels | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.7% | 71.3% | +5.0 | ✗ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: North Carolina Tar Heels -5 (73-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Sykes | 34 | 7-20 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | |
| B. Butler | 34 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 11 |
| R. Coffey | 23 | 1-5 | 1-4 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| T. Ford | 21 | 2-4 | 1-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| B. Day | 20 | 5-9 | - | 1-1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| C. Fondren | 19 | 3-5 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| A. Peterson | 15 | -3 | - | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player #11871 | 12 | -3 | - | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| I. Slim | 9 | -2 | -1 | - | 1 | 2 | -3 | ||||
| B. Day | 8 | 3-3 | - | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||
| P. Bullard | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| T. Butler | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Mavunga | 32 | 6-9 | - | 4-7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| Player #3058902 | 32 | 8-19 | -6 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | |
| Player #3058901 | 30 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | |
| X. McDaniel | 24 | 1-4 | - | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| L. Coleman | 23 | 1-2 | 1-1 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -2 | ||
| A. Souleymane | 19 | 4-7 | 1-1 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||
| B. Rountree | 19 | 1-5 | -2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | |
| J. Washington | 17 | -3 | -3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| N. Bryant | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
* = starter