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North Carolina, Syracuse Are Matching Up Twice During 2023-2024 Regular Season! Their Inaugural Match Up Is Today In Chapel Hill

North Carolina, Syracuse are matching up twice during 2023-2024 regular season! Their inaugural match up is today in Chapel Hill.

Where?

On the hardwood!

North Carolina comes into the inaugural match up of 2023-2024 regular season with Syracuse ranked 7th in AP Top 25 Poll with record of 12-3 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they beat tobacco road rival NC State 67-54 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital as As Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis led the way offensively for North Carolina Elliot Cadeau was 4-8 on field goals to go along with 6 assists , 1 steal, 1 block , 11 points. RJ Davis was 6-19 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal.

Though, Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis weren’t the only players who scored for North Carolina as Harrison Ingram was 4-9 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 19 rebounds 1 assists, 1 steal, 9 points. Armando Bacot was 3-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal , 9 points. Cormac Ryan was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 8 points. Zayden High was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Jalen Washington was 1-4 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 2 points. Jae’lyn Withers was 0-1 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assist , 4 points. Seth Trimble was 2-4 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 6 points.

According to espn app

Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points Armando Bacot who was 3-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist had this to say about forward Harrison Ingram who was 4-9 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 19 rebounds, 1 assists, 9 points!

He’s just really a do-it-all guy. You never really know what you’re gonna get out of them,” graduate student

“Some games he might give us 20-6-6, and another game we might give us 10 and 20. Having a guy like that, that can just really just fit the mold of what’s going on and play like that is huge.”

Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!

We’re always talking about, this is not an Armando Bacot rebounding game, it’s a UNC basketball rebounding game,”

“For him to get 19 rebounds, that’s just off the chart.”

According to Jadyn Watson -Fisher news observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article283965483.html

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander commentating!

Cory Alexander was a point guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , 4.7 assists per game where he was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round of 1995 NBA Draft as the 29th overall, pick, selection!