For the third time in as many games, an ACC squad looked completely helpless against a Syracuse team that has adjusted nicely to life after the Big East, as the Orange comfortably beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 57-45.

The final margin of victory didn't tell the whole story, but it rarely does.

With 12 minutes remaining in the first half, Syracuse trailed by four points. North Carolina forward James Michael Bleacher Report - College Basketball
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