Syracuse Orange vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Feb 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SYR	32	45	77
UNC	46	41	87

Game Recap

Caleb Wilson scores 22 points to lead No. 14 North Carolina past Syracuse, 87-77. Caleb Wilson had 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 14 North Carolina held off Syracuse 87-77 on Monday night after building a 32-point lead midway through the second half.

Player Stats

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	24	1-4	0-0	0-2	6	0	0	2	2	5	2
1Donnie Freeman	35	8-14	2-4	5-6	8	0	2	2	1	2	23
4Nate Kingz	30	3-6	2-3	0-1	4	2	1	1	2	5	8
11Naithan George	30	6-12	2-5	1-2	1	4	1	0	2	4	15
2J.J. Starling	30	5-13	0-1	3-3	3	1	0	0	2	0	13
10Ibrahim Souare	10	3-3	0-0	0-1	1	0	1	1	0	3	6
0Sadiq White Jr.	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0
5Tyler Betsey	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Kiyan Anthony	16	3-10	0-3	4-4	2	0	1	0	0	0	10

TOTAL	-	29-6544.6%	6-1833.3%	13-1968.4%	28	7	6	8	9	24	77

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	32	6-14	0-1	10-13	9	1	1	0	4	2	22
13Henri Veesaar	30	7-11	1-2	2-4	11	4	2	1	1	2	17
3Derek Dixon	31	2-4	1-3	3-3	2	3	0	0	3	3	8
7Seth Trimble	32	2-7	1-2	4-6	5	1	0	0	1	0	9
4Jaydon Young	9	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
1Zayden High	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Jarin Stevenson	21	2-6	1-3	2-4	4	1	0	0	0	2	7
44Luka Bogavac	23	4-6	1-1	1-1	1	2	0	0	2	2	10
11Jonathan Powell	13	4-5	3-4	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	5	12
0Kyan Evans	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	8-1844.4%	25-3571.4%	37	16	3	1	11	19	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSYRUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Syracuse.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:42) Naithan George misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:38) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(19:21) Seth Trimble misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(19:17) Seth Trimble Offensive Rebound.
(19:14) Jaydon Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:11) Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:47) J.J. Starling makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
20
+2 (18:31) Caleb Wilson makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Henri Veesaar assists).
22
(18:06) Nate Kingz misses 4-foot jumper.
(18:04) Nate Kingz Offensive Rebound.
(18:03) Nate Kingz misses layup.
(18:03) Henri Veesaar Block.
(17:59) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:51) Caleb Wilson makes layup (Henri Veesaar assists).
24
(17:31) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
(17:29) Nate Kingz bad pass turnover.
(17:29) Henri Veesaar Steal.
(17:18) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
(17:18) Caleb Wilson turnover.
(16:54) Donnie Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Derek Dixon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) J.J. Starling traveling turnover.
(16:13) Jarin Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) J.J. Starling Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) J.J. Starling misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:55) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Foul on Naithan George.
+2 (15:46) Caleb Wilson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
26
(15:24) Nate Kingz bad pass turnover.
(15:24) Caleb Wilson Steal.
(15:13) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(15:00) Naithan George misses layup.
(14:58) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:53) Derek Dixon makes 24-foot three pointer.
29
(14:37) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(14:37) William Kyle III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:37) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:37) William Kyle III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:35) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Henri Veesaar misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:20) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Donnie Freeman makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
49
+2 (13:42) Luka Bogavac makes driving layup.
411
(13:19) Donnie Freeman misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:16) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(13:10) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(13:10) Donnie Freeman Block.
(13:05) Luka Bogavac bad pass turnover.
(13:05) Naithan George Steal.
(13:05) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
+2 (12:43) Donnie Freeman makes 9-foot jumper.
611
(12:30) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
+1 (12:30) Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2.
612
(12:30) Seth Trimble misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:29) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Foul on Kyan Evans.
+1 (12:12) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2.
712
+1 (12:12) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2.
812
(11:47) Henri Veesaar misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:47) Sadiq White Jr. Block.
(11:42) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Donnie Freeman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:29) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(11:27) Foul on Kyan Evans.
+1 (11:27) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 1 of 2.
912
+1 (11:27) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
+2 (11:14) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Caleb Wilson assists).
1014
(10:54) Kiyan Anthony misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:51) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
(10:41) Foul on William Kyle III.
+1 (10:41) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1015
(10:41) Henri Veesaar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:39) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Kiyan Anthony misses layup.
(10:28) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
(10:26) William Kyle III misses tip in layup.
(10:24) Kyan Evans Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Donnie Freeman.
+1 (10:08) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
+1 (10:08) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1017
(9:58) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(9:44) Caleb Wilson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:40) Jonathan Powell Offensive Rebound.
(9:37) Jarin Stevenson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+1 (9:34) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 1 of 2.
1117
+1 (9:34) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1217
+3 (9:18) Henri Veesaar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyan Evans assists).
1220
(8:59) Kiyan Anthony misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:53) Jonathan Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyan Evans assists).
1223
(8:49) Naithan George traveling turnover.
+2 (8:41) Jonathan Powell makes 6-foot dunk.
1225
+2 (8:16) Donnie Freeman makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
1425
(8:01) Derek Dixon bad pass turnover.
(8:01) Donnie Freeman Steal.
(7:57) Foul on William Kyle III.
(7:57) William Kyle III turnover.
(7:34) Henri Veesaar misses 7-foot hook shot.
(7:31) Ibrahim Souare Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:25) Naithan George makes 10-foot jumper.
1625
+2 (7:08) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
1627
+3 (6:51) Naithan George makes 25-foot three pointer.
1927
(6:23) Seth Trimble misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:23) Nate Kingz Block.
(6:20) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Foul on Derek Dixon.
+1 (6:07) Naithan George makes free throw 1 of 2.
2027
(6:07) Naithan George misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:04) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Caleb Wilson misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:45) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
(5:43) Jarin Stevenson misses 8-foot hook shot.
(5:40) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(5:09) Foul on Ibrahim Souare.
+1 (5:09) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2028
+1 (5:09) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2029
+3 (4:52) Donnie Freeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
2329
+3 (4:34) Jarin Stevenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
2332
+2 (4:16) Donnie Freeman makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
2532
(4:06) Caleb Wilson misses layup.
(4:03) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Nate Kingz makes layup.
2732
+2 (3:26) Jarin Stevenson makes 8-foot jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
2734
+2 (3:05) Ibrahim Souare makes layup (Naithan George assists).
2934
(2:42) Foul on Ibrahim Souare.
(2:42) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:42) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:42) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2935
(2:32) Sadiq White Jr. misses layup.
(2:29) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:20) Seth Trimble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Bogavac assists).
2938
(1:45) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (1:24) Derek Dixon makes layup.
2940
(1:24) Foul on Nate Kingz.
+1 (1:24) Derek Dixon makes free throw 1 of 1.
2941
(1:13) Donnie Freeman bad pass turnover.
(1:13) Henri Veesaar Steal.
+2 (1:08) Caleb Wilson makes layup.
2943
(0:37) William Kyle III misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(0:33) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:06) Jonathan Powell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Henri Veesaar assists).
2946
+3 (0:00) Donnie Freeman makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3246

2nd half

Team Stats

SYR

UNC

77Points87

29-65(44.6%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-18(44.4%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)25-35(71.4%)

31(11)Rebounds(Offensive)41(12)

7Assists16

6Steals3

8Blocks1

10Turnovers11

24(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead32

Game Details

Monday, February 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 20,152 (92.7%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UNC -11.5

over/under: 158.5