2016 Final Four

Gallery: Syracuse’s season ends with third straight loss to North Carolina

Vice President Joe Biden leans over the table to shake hands before Syracuse's loss to North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Tyler Roberson and Brice Johnson tip off at the start of Syracuse's Final Four matchup with North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Malachi Richardson looks on as Syracuse dropped its Final Four matchup to conference foe North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

UNC point guard Marcus Paige (5) drives to the hoop and SU forward Dajuan Coleman contests the shot. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

UNC's Justin Jackson gets a good shot at the rim. He tied for the lead in scoring for the Tar Heels with 16 points. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Coleman gets double teamed by North Carolina's Johnson (right) and another defender. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Jackson floats a shot over the outstretched arm of Coleman. The UNC big man found some success with his floater. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Trevor Cooney lays up a shot after beating Joel Berry II (2). Cooney scored 22 points and shot 9-of-18 from the floor. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

In his last game at Syracuse, Michael Gbinije fights through two North Carolina big men to attempt a layup. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney, Richardson and Frank Howard (1) walk off the court during Saturday's matchup against North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije, Cooney and Tyler Lydon (20) walk to the bench. Lydon and Gbinije went a combined 8-for-27 and scored 20 points for SU on Saturday. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney puts his hands on his hips and licks his lips. The senior shot 4-for-8 from 3 in his last game ever for Syracuse. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney chases down Kennedy Meeks (3), who passed from the ground. Cooney tallied three steals against UNC. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Syracuse students sing the alma mater on Saturday. Many students made a 32-hour bus trip from SU to Houston. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije comes off the court and talks to head coach Jim Boeheim. The Duke transfer averaged 17.5 points per game this season. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Lydon puts up a layup as Meeks and Johnson look on. Lydon shot just 3-of-9 from the field. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson and Jackson battle as the former moves to the basket. After the game, Richardson reportedly refused to talk about whether he'd head to the NBA. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

UNC forward Isaiah Hicks throws down a thunderous dunk on Saturday. Hicks accrued four fouls early and only scored six points. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Hicks hangs on the rim as Lydon and Roberson walk away from the play. Roberson grabbed nine rebounds on Saturday, but seven came in the first half. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Boeheim cups his hand around his face while watching his Syracuse team take on North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

UNC forward Theo Pinson drives to the rim against Lydon. Pinson made just one shot on Sunday, but it was a key 3-pointer. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson walks off the court with Syracuse's loss decided. He scored 17 points and shot 7-of-14 from the floor. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney unties his shoelaces after Syracuse's 83-66 loss to North Carolina. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney finished his Syracuse career with 1,392 points and started every game over the last three years. As a starter, he averaged 12.7 points per game. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer