Syracuse basketball's final statement to selection committee is loss to North Carolina Posted Mar 8, 2018 Syracuse refused to bow out quietly. The North Carolina Tar Heels were dominating Syracuse in the ACC Tournament's second round on Wednesday at the Barclays Center. UNC led by as many as 21 points and it looked like the Orange was about to getting blown out on the way to NCAA Tournament limbo. Incredibly, improbably, Syracuse came back. (Syracuse.com)