UNC vs Syracuse 3/11/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The North Carolina Tar Heels travel to Greensboro, NC on Wednesday for a matchup against the Syracuse Orange in second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.  In their last game, North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech by the score of 78-56.  Garrison Brooks led the Tar Heels in points in the game with 20 while shooting 6 of 11 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line.  Armando Bacot led North Carolina in rebounds on the night with 11 including 4 coming offensively.  Cole Anthony led the Tar Heels in assists on the day with 4 while playing a total of 34 minutes against Virginia Tech. 

With the win against Virginia Tech, North Carolina is now 14-18 on the season and 6-14 in conference play as they advance into the second round of their conference tournament.  Garrison Brooks is the leading scorer for North Carolina on the season as he has averaged 16.7 points per game, while shooting 53.6% from the field and 63.1% from the free throw line.  The leading rebounder for the Tar Heels this year is also Brooks who has averaged 8.8 rebounds per game so far this season, including an average of 3.3 coming offensively.  Leaky Black leads North Carolina in assists so far this season with an average of 2.6 per game. 

The Syracuse Orange will meet the North Carolina Tar Heels in Greensboro after receiving a buy in the first round of the ACC Tournament.  In their last game, Syracuse was defeated by Miami in overtime by the score of 69-65.  Marek Dolezaj led the Orange in scoring on the night as he recorded 17 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free throw line.  Bourama Sidibe was the rebounding leader for Syracuse as he recorded 10 rebounds in the game, including 5 offensively.  Joseph Girard III led the Orange in assists with 4 while playing a total of 41 minutes in the game against Miami.

After the win against Miami, Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 17-14 and 10-10 in conference play, placing the Orange in 6th place in the ACC.  Elijah Hughes has been the leading scorer for Syracuse this season as he has averaged 18.8 points per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 80.7% from the free throw line.  Hughes also leads the Orange in assists per game with an average of 3.5.  Bourama Sidibe is the leading rebounder for Syracuse on the season as he has averaged 7.4 rebounds per game, including an average of 2.7 coming offensively.