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Manek, Love lead North Carolina past Syracuse 88-79 in OT

AP
Feb 28, 2022

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Brady Manek scored 22 points, Caleb Love hit three clutch 3-pointers and North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Syracuse Orange 88-79 in overtime on Monday night.

North Carolina's win came despite a season-high 36 points from Cole Swider of Syracuse. He made 14 of 21 shots, including 7 of 11 from 3-point distance, before fouling out late in overtime.

Love's 3-pointer gave North Carolina a 70-69 lead with 2:20 remaining in regulation. His 3-pointer with 8 seconds left gave UNC a 73-71 lead before Joe Girard III tied it with a tough 15-footer from the baseline.

Love struck again early in overtime, his 3-pointer giving the Tar Heels a 78-73 lead with 3:54 to go. RJ Davis hit a 3-pointer on North Carolina's next possession and the Tar Heels were in control with an eight-point lead.

The win assures North Carolina (22-8, 14-5 ACC) of a top-four finish in the ACC and a double-bye in the conference tournament. North Carolina finishes the regular season at Duke on Saturday. A win over Duke or a loss by Miami (12-6 ACC), which has two games remaining, would give the Tar Heels third place outright.

Syracuse (15-15, 9-10) faces the prospect of the first losing season in Jim Boeheim's 46 years as coach. The Orange finish the regular season at home against Miami on Saturday.

North Carolina's Armando Bacot had 17 points and 18 rebounds for his 23rd double-double of the season, tying the North Carolina record set by Bryce Johnson in 2015-16. Love finished with 21 points, Davis had 17 and Leaky Black added eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Manek had five rebounds and three assists.

Buddy Boeheim scored 14 points and Jimmy Boeheim had 10 for Syracuse.

Swider scored 21 points in the first half for Syracuse, shooting 8 for 10 overall and 5 for 6 from 3-point distance. Swider's fifth 3-pointer of the half drew Syracuse within 35-34 with 2:08 remaining before North Carolina closed it out with a 6-2 run for a 41-36 halftime lead.

Carolina is 15-6 against the Orange, including 11-3 since Syracuse joined the ACC, and has never lost to Syracuse at the Smith Center (6-0).

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
36
UNC
Tar Heels
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Frank Anselem vs. Armando Bacot (Cole Swider gains possession)
19:52	+3	Cole Swider makes three point pullup jump shot	3-0
19:36		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
19:34		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point layup	5-0
19:09		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
18:53	+2	Cole Swider makes two point pullup jump shot	7-0
18:24		Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
18:22		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	9-0
17:48	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot	9-3
17:35	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	12-3
17:06	+3	Caleb Love makes three point step back jump shot	12-6
16:46	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Boeheim assists)	15-6
16:27		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
16:25		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
16:23		Frank Anselem shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-7
16:23	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-8
16:04		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
16:02		Frank Anselem offensive rebound
16:00		Frank Anselem turnover (traveling)
16:00		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes three point jump shot (Brady Manek assists)	15-11
15:09		Jimmy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
15:07		RJ Davis defensive rebound
14:48		Caleb Love misses three point step back jump shot
14:46		Cole Swider defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Frank Anselem makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists)	17-11
14:21	+3	Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	17-14
14:03		Joseph Girard III offensive foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:03		Joseph Girard III turnover
13:46		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
13:44		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
13:39		Buddy Boeheim blocks Armando Bacot's two point putback layup
13:37		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
13:27	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Boeheim assists)	20-14
13:04		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
13:02		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
12:56		Joseph Girard III turnover (lost ball)
12:42		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
12:40		Frank Anselem defensive rebound
12:29		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (bad pass) (Rechon 'Leaky' Black steals)
12:25		Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (bad pass)
12:05		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
12:03		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
11:54	+3	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	20-17
11:33	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point fadeaway jump shot	22-17
11:16	+3	Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	22-20
11:06		RJ Davis personal foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
11:06		TV timeout
10:45		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
10:43		Brady Manek defensive rebound
10:31		Benny Williams shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
10:31		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:31	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-21
10:25	+2	Bourama Sidibe makes two point layup	24-21
9:55	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point dunk (Brady Manek assists)	24-23
9:36		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
9:34		Brady Manek defensive rebound
9:29		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
9:27		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
9:25		Benny Williams shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
9:25		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:25	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
9:06		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (5-second violation)
8:48		Jump ball. Armando Bacot vs. Bourama Sidibe (Armando Bacot gains possession)
8:39		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
8:37		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
8:24		Jimmy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
8:22		Caleb Love defensive rebound
8:17		Caleb Love misses two point driving layup
8:15		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
7:51		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:49		Brady Manek defensive rebound
7:35		Brady Manek misses two point layup
7:33		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:27		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (traveling)
7:00		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
6:54		Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation)
6:39	+2	Cole Swider makes two point jump shot	26-24
6:13		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:11		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
6:07	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot	26-26
5:39	+2	Cole Swider makes two point layup	28-26
5:38		Official timeout
5:12	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Puff Johnson assists)	28-29
4:43		Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks Buddy Boeheim's two point fadeaway jump shot
4:41		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
4:39		Buddy Boeheim personal foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
4:25	+2	Brady Manek makes two point driving dunk (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	28-31
4:03		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
3:56	+2	Brady Manek makes two point dunk (Caleb Love assists)	28-33
3:54		Orange 30 second timeout
3:54		TV timeout
3:33		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
3:31		Tar Heels defensive rebound
3:06		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
3:04		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
3:02	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point tip shot	28-35
2:41	+3	Cole Swider makes three point pullup jump shot (Frank Anselem assists)	31-35
2:24		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
2:22		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot	34-35
1:51	+2	RJ Davis makes two point turnaround jump shot	34-37
1:36		Cole Swider misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:34		Orange offensive rebound
1:18		Jimmy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
1:16		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point dunk (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	34-39
0:48	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot	36-39
0:40	+2	Caleb Love makes two point pullup jump shot	36-41
0:09		Joseph Girard III misses three point pullup jump shot
0:07		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
0:01		Caleb Love misses two point floating jump shot
0:00		Tar Heels offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
37
UNC
Tar Heels
32

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
19:43		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
19:23		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
19:21		Frank Anselem defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Frank Anselem assists)	39-41
18:46		Cole Swider shooting foul (Brady Manek draws the foul)
18:46		Brady Manek misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:46	+1	Brady Manek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-42
18:34	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Boeheim assists)	42-42
18:05		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:02		Orange defensive rebound
17:43		Joseph Girard III misses three point pullup jump shot
17:41		Brady Manek defensive rebound
17:31		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
17:29		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
17:13		Joseph Girard III misses two point driving layup
17:11		Caleb Love defensive rebound
17:06		Cole Swider personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
16:58		Armando Bacot misses two point layup
16:56		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Cole Swider makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists)	44-42
16:31		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
16:29		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
16:24		Cole Swider misses three point pullup jump shot
16:22		Bourama Sidibe offensive rebound
16:20	+2	Bourama Sidibe makes two point putback layup	46-42
16:20		TV timeout
15:54		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:52		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
15:48		Armando Bacot misses two point putback layup
15:46		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
15:34		Puff Johnson personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
15:34		Puff Johnson personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
15:19		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
15:17		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
15:07	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists)	46-45
14:49		Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks Buddy Boeheim's two point layup
14:47		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:46		Joseph Girard III personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:39		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
14:37		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
14:31		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:29		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
14:23		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass)
14:05	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point driving layup	48-45
13:44		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Bourama Sidibe steals)
13:16		Cole Swider misses two point fadeaway jump shot
13:14		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point putback layup	50-45
12:52	+3	Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	50-48
12:33		Joseph Girard III misses two point pullup jump shot
12:31		Tar Heels defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	50-50
11:54		TV timeout
11:45		Brady Manek shooting foul (Bourama Sidibe draws the foul)
11:45	+1	Bourama Sidibe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-50
11:45	+1	Bourama Sidibe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
11:25	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Brady Manek assists)	52-53
10:56	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point driving layup	54-53
10:31		Armando Bacot misses two point jump shot
10:27		Orange defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Cole Swider makes two point pullup jump shot	56-53
9:54		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
9:52		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
9:45		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:43		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
9:39		Armando Bacot misses two point putback layup
9:38		Cole Swider defensive rebound
9:37		Cole Swider turnover (lost ball) (Puff Johnson steals)
9:33		Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
9:25		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
9:23		Caleb Love defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	56-55
9:26		Cole Swider shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-56
9:09		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (back court violation)
9:09		Orange 30 second timeout
9:09		TV timeout
8:52		Caleb Love misses two point floating jump shot
8:50		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
8:49		Frank Anselem shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
8:49	+1	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
8:34	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	58-58
8:17		Cole Swider shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
8:17		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:17		Bourama Sidibe defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Cole Swider makes two point pullup jump shot	60-59
7:37		Brady Manek misses two point hook shot
7:35		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
7:30	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point putback layup	60-61
7:13		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
7:11		RJ Davis defensive rebound
7:02		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:00		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
6:45		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
6:43		Caleb Love defensive rebound
6:43		Bourama Sidibe personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
6:43		TV timeout
6:43	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
6:43	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
6:31	+2	Cole Swider makes two point jump shot	62-63
5:59		Caleb Love misses three point step back jump shot
5:57		Tar Heels offensive rebound
5:57		Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation)
5:46	+3	Cole Swider makes three point pullup jump shot	65-63
5:24		Brady Manek misses two point floating jump shot
5:22		Brady Manek offensive rebound
5:19		Brady Manek misses two point turnaround jump shot
5:17		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
5:00		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
4:58		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
4:56		RJ Davis misses two point layup
4:52		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
4:50		Bourama Sidibe shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-64
4:50	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-65
4:37		Caleb Love personal foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
4:24		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point layup
4:22		Caleb Love defensive rebound
4:06		Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
4:02		Orange defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	67-65
3:14	+2	Brady Manek makes two point reverse layup (RJ Davis assists)	67-67
3:01		Brady Manek shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
3:01		TV timeout
3:01	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
3:01	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
2:40		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
2:38		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
2:29		Bourama Sidibe blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
2:27		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
2:22	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	69-70
2:10		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
2:08		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
1:40		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
1:38		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
1:17		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
1:15		Bourama Sidibe offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Bourama Sidibe makes two point tip shot	71-70
0:44		Brady Manek misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:42		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
0:13		Tar Heels 60 second timeout
0:15		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass)
0:01	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point pullup jump shot	73-73
0:08	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	71-73
0:02	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point pullup jump shot	73-73

OT
SYR
Orange
6
UNC
Tar Heels
15

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Bourama Sidibe vs. Armando Bacot (Joseph Girard III gains possession)
4:39		Cole Swider misses two point jump shot
4:37		Caleb Love defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Brady Manek makes two point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists)	73-75
4:10		Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks Buddy Boeheim's three point jump shot
4:08		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	73-78
3:33		Caleb Love personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
3:20		Joseph Girard III misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:18		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
2:59	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	73-81
2:55		Orange 30 second timeout
2:46		Caleb Love personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-81
2:46		Cole Swider misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
2:35	+2	Brady Manek makes two point dunk (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	74-83
2:25	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	77-83
2:22		Orange 30 second timeout
1:57		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:55		Cole Swider defensive rebound
1:38		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
1:34		Tar Heels defensive rebound
1:34		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
1:33		Cole Swider personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-84
1:33	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-85
1:21		Brady Manek shooting foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-85
1:21	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-85
0:54	+2	Caleb Love makes two point driving layup	79-87
0:54		Frank Anselem shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	79-88
0:43		Jimmy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
0:41		Tar Heels defensive rebound
0:15		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Bourama Sidibe steals)
0:10		Bourama Sidibe turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Bourama Sidibe turnover (bad pass)