Syracuse beat North Carolina 57-45 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference marquee matchup as forwards C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant combined for 32 points and 20 rebounds.
Remarkably, the Orange shot a season-low 35 percent and won handily, leading by as many as 19 late in the second half.
Syracuse (16-0, 3-0 ACC) evened its all-time record against the North Carolina (10-6, 0-3) to 4-4.
Marcus Paige led North Carolina with 17 points and James McAdoo had 15 points and nine rebounds.