SYRACUSE, N.Y. — North Carolina stayed composed and deliberate for much of the 36 minutes it led Syracuse on Tuesday night. Yet in the closing minutes, the Tar Heels needed a little luck to come away with a 72-68 win.
UNC’s Leaky Black had locked up Syracuse guard Joe Girard III for most of the game. But with 1:27 left, Black left his feet on a pump fake allowing Girard possibly the cleanest look he’d had all game while the 6-foot-9 defender chased him.
Girard made the 3-pointer that put the Orange ahead just for the third time in the game.
