sports.espn.go.com - 11/21/2009
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Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over North Carolina (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.
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California, North Carolina Struggle
Basketball Predictions —
#24 Syracuse 87, #4 North Carolina 71 Roy Williams has been telling anybody who will listen that his team isn't ready for that #4 ranking, that they're too young and inexperienced, and boy did he look right tonight. While the team showed flashes of top talent, at times they looked downright awful. The Tar Heels do have a lot of shooting guard talent, as Marcus Ginyard was the one bright spot for UNC, and Dexter Strickland also looks good. But they have no point guard, and the team is averaging 20 turnovers per game. They'll be better later on in the year, but ...
Game 5: UNC Loses to Syracuse 87-71
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In their first loss of the season, UNC got bitch-slapped in the 2nd half of the Coaches vs. Cancer final by Syracuse. In the first half, UNC played strong defense and were able to convert on the inside. In the second half, UNC couldn't execute and Syracuse just drained everything. It is fine to lose a game to a good team but that was more of a blowout than expected. Below is the recap: Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina ...
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tarheelfanblog.com 11/21/2009 — First half was good. 2nd half? Not so much.
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tarheelfanblog.com 11/20/2009 — I think UNC is listed as the home team for this one but this is essentially a road game. Syracuse will have plenty of backing in the crowd seeing they are from New York plus they play fairly well at Madison Square Garden, especially in 6OT games or when they sucked all regular season long and ...