The UNC basketball program got a much-needed win to rinse the taste of the Clemson capitulation out of its mouth. Syracuse, an even more moribund ACC program than UNC, was punchy in defeat, repeatedly clawing back from double-digit deficits to put the Tar Heels in high-pressure, one-possession sequences.
UNC showed steel in a tough environment to keep their at-large tournament berth hopes alive. Let's look at some lessons learned from a well-earned win over Syracuse.