North Carolina plays 1,000th ACC game, beats Syracuse 81-75
North Carolina gets the quick passes to the baseline as Armondo Bacot fights for the score and the foul. (0:19)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- — Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot each had a double-double, and North Carolina pulled away in the last three minutes to beat Syracuse 81-75 on Tuesday night.
The Tar Heels (8-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) became the first men’s basketball program to play 1,000 regular-season ACC games. The Tar Heels are 708-292 and have the most wins in ACC history.
Brooks scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds. Bacot had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Bacot has 14 double-doubles and 19 games with 10 or more rebounds. R.J. Davis added 12 points.
Quincy Guerrier had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Syracuse (7-3, 1-2). Buddy Boeheim added 18 points and Alan Griffin had 16.
Day’Ron Sharpe's two free throws gave the Tar Heels a 69-68 lead with 3:00 remaining. Consecutive layups from Bacot and another from Andrew Platek stretched their lead to 77-70 with 42 seconds left.
North Carolina is 14-5 against the Orange, winning 10 of the last 11. It was the Tar Heels’ first ACC game this season decided by more than five points.
UP NEXT
Syracuse: Is at Pittsburgh on Saturday.
North Carolina: Heads to Tallahassee, Florida to face Florida State on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 10-2 | - | 14-3 |
| Virginia | 11-4 | 0.5 | 15-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-4 | 2 | 14-5 |
| Louisville | 7-4 | 2.5 | 12-5 |
| Clemson | 8-5 | 2.5 | 14-5 |
| North Carolina | 8-5 | 2.5 | 14-8 |
| Duke | 9-6 | 2.5 | 11-8 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-6 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Syracuse | 7-6 | 3.5 | 13-7 |
| NC State | 7-8 | 4.5 | 11-9 |
| Notre Dame | 6-9 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-8 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
| Wake Forest | 3-12 | 8.5 | 6-12 |
| Miami | 3-13 | 9 | 7-14 |
| Boston College | 1-9 | 8 | 3-13 |