GAME RECAP

Impact player

Joel Berry, North Carolina

Was the only Tar Heels starter who didn't score in double figures, but he had eight points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and just one turnover.

By the numbers

0-for-10 First-half three-point shooting by North Carolina.

3 Second-half three-pointers made by the Tar Heels' Marcus Paige.

16 Second-chance points for North Carolina. The Tar Heels had 16 offensive rebounds, including five by Kennedy Meeks, four by Brice Johnson.

11-for-13 Meeks' shooting from the field in the past two games.

4-for-13 Syracuse's shooting from the free-throw line.

0-4 Record of the four double-digit seeds to make the national semis. The others were LSU (1986), George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011).

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