The Postgame: UNC Question Marks After Syracuse Win

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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North Carolina's 32 point lead turned into a near nail biting finish as the Heels allowed Syracuse to battle back and cut the margin to just six points with 42 seconds remaining. For a team needing all of the positive vibes and, more importantly, positive metrics, the final 87-77 win left a lot questions resonating around the Smith Center on Monday night. Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley break down the win, the performance and what the last ten minutes of action mean for Hubert Davis's team as they head into the first Duke matchup of the season on Saturday. **Call to Action:** **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode! **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans! **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports. This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome in to an Inside Carolina post game.
0:23.3	I'm Tommy Ashley.
0:24.2	That's Rob Harrington.
0:25.2	We're sponsored by Johnny T-shirt.
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0:29.2	Go to Inside Carolina.
0:30.2	Sign up for your premium membership.
0:31.6	For one, you get a lot of Rob Harrington's work.
0:34.4	And we're going to try to get some Rob Harrington work on this one.
0:38.3	Carolina wins by 10 over Syracuse. I believe the final line was 10 and a half.
0:43.3	Vegas knows, I suppose. Rob Carolina up 32 points with nine minutes and 56 left. I tweeted out
0:51.0	they've done everything they needed to do up to this point to satisfy
0:56.9	all the metrics based folks.
0:59.6	And then they really, they just let it all go back and win by 10.
1:05.1	Your overall thoughts.
1:07.1	Yeah, I had a, I had a set of talking points at the 30 point margin. I was like, okay, we'll breathe
1:14.4	through these and then we'll go to Duke. And then you could see it happening. It's been a recurring
1:20.9	pattern, not just this season, but prior seasons, but just this season focusing on this one.
1:26.3	You can see the team start to lose focus.
1:28.9	They aren't engaged offensively anymore.
1:31.2	They sort of lose the plot offensively.
1:33.5	And I don't want to overstate it.
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