Now, this is what North Carolina fans are used to. The Tar Heels are all alone atop the ACC at 4-0 in conference play, 12-3 overall, and ranked 7th in the country. After last year's debacle, the Heels look like they are back on track.
MBB OBS: Chris Bell dropped a game-high 20 points against Boston College after scoring in single digits in each of his past five games. More observations on Syracuse's win.
“I thought we had probably one of our better defensive games that we had in conference play this year." Behind a strong defensive effort inside, Syracuse defeated BC to earn its second ACC win this season.
Naheem McLeod has been ruled out indefinitely due to a right foot injury, Syracuse Athletics announced on X. McLeod started all 14 games for Syracuse this season, averaging 3.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.