Men's Basketball

Gallery: Syracuse drops 75-70 decision to No. 8 North Carolina

Trevor Cooney dribbles near the top of the arc. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Tyler Roberson holds the ball with a defender closing down on him. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim calls out directions to the Orange. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse center Dajuan Coleman attacks the basket in the first half. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Players on both teams go for a rebound. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Michael Gbinije pushes the ball across the court. In Syracuse's last game, he had a career-high 34 points. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Roberson unleashes a right-handed shot over UNC's Kennedy Meeks. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Cooney drives past a defender and into the paint. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Roberson rises up near the hoop as the ball soars through the air. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Gbinije attempts a lefty layup in the first half. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Coleman looks to grab a rebound at the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Malachi Richardson leaps toward the rim during Monday's matchup with North Carolina. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Gbinije drives into the lane against Joel Berry II and UNC point guard Marcus Paige. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Boeheim motions toward the court during SU's matchup with UNC. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Cooney and Gbinije slap hands during Syracuse's matchup with the Tar Heels. Together they scored 31 points and assisted on eight buckets. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

UNC forward Isaiah Hicks blocks a shot by Cooney. It was Hicks' lone blocked shot during the game. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Frank Howard and Nate Britt chase down a loose ball near the sideline. Howard turned the ball over twice and assisted on one bucket. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Richardson slips past UNC wing Theo Pinson. Richardson scored just 10 points against the Tar Heels and hit 3-of-9 shots. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Howard dribbles through the paint. Howard played just 12 minutes and hit both of his field goals. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Cooney lines up a 3-pointer over North Carolina guard Berry. He finished with 14 points and hit 3-of-11 shots from the field. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Tyler Lydon attempts a dunk during SU's 75-70 loss to the Tar Heels. Lydon finished the game with 12 points and six rebounds. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Cooney and Roberson slap hands. The two combined for 23 points. Cooney finished the game 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Lydon ducks under UNC forward Luke Maye, who tallied more rebounds (three) than points (one). Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Gbinije dishes a pass beyond the outstretched arm of a North Carolina player. He had seven assists against the Tar Heels. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Cooney leaps to challenge UNC guard Britt's shot in Syracuse's 75-70 loss. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Berry drills a free throw that helped North Carolina put away Syracuse. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor

Boeheim rubs his chin at the postgame press conference. The Syracuse head coach is winless against Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams in the last two seasons. Liam Sheehan | Asst. Photo Editor