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Chapel Hill, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Marcus Paige scored 16 of his 22 points during a strong second half that lifted 13th-ranked North Carolina to a 93-83 victory over Syracuse in a key ACC battle. The Tar Heels overcame a season-high 20 turnovers, as well as big performances from the Oranges duo of Trevor Cooney and Rakeem Christmas, to earn their season-high sixth straight win and 11th triumph in their last 12 games. Those miscues had North Carolina (17-4, 7-1 ACC) down 56-50 with 13 minutes left before Paige, Nate Britt and Kennedy Meeks led an 18-6 run that reversed momentum. Paige added eight assists and Britt, Meeks and Brice Johnson all finished with 17 points, with Johnson netting all but two after halftime and pulling down 11 rebounds for the game. I challenged them with toughness in the second half, said Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams. We still turned it over a couple of times, but I did think we were much tougher physically and mentally, probably more so mentally. And I think that it just helps when the ball goes in the basket. Cooney matched a season high with 28 points for Syracuse (14-7, 5-3), which has now dropped three of four following a 4-0 start in ACC play. Christmas grabbed 12 rebounds in addition to tallying 22 points. The Oranges patented 2-3 zone frustrated the Tar Heels for much of the evening, and Syracuse owned a six-point lead seven minutes into the second half when Christmas sank a jump hook before hitting Cooney for a cutting layup that turned into a 3-point play. North Carolina then began to hit its stride, with Paige igniting the game- changing spurt with consecutive treys and Meeks later drawing a foul while making a tough turnaround shot. The sophomore converted the ensuing free throw for a 61-60 edge with 8:40 to go. Tyler Roberson put the Orange back on top with a jumper on the ensuing possession, but Britt knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers and Justin Jackson went 1-of-2 from the line to extend UNCs margin to 68-62 with seven minutes left. Hes been struggling, Williams said of Britt. But the little rascal was a big time player for us tonight. Syracuse got within two on several occasions, including on Robersons tip-in with 3:47 remaining that cut the lead to 74-72. The Orange were held without a field goal over the next two-plus minutes, however, as the Tar Heels went on an 12-3 spurt to put the game out of reach. I thought we played well, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim remarked. I thought North Carolina just had a great second half, and that was it. North Carolina missed eight of its first 11 shots and had six turnovers through the first eight minutes of a sloppy opening half. The Orange capitalized, building an early 16-9 lead after Cooney put up seven of his 15 first-half points during a 9-0 run. The Tar Heels did respond with a 7-0 flurry and later battled back to claim a 35-34 edge on a Britt 3-pointer with 58 seconds to go in the period. However, the Orange recorded the final six points of the half as the Tar Heels continued to make mistakes. UNCs 13th giveaway of the stanza, an errant inbounds pass from Britt, led to Kaleb Josephs run-out layup that just beat the buzzer and sent Syracuse into the break owning a 40-35 advantage. Game Notes North Carolina committed 19 turnovers twice previously this season, both coming in games against Butler and Florida in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament ... The Tar Heels earned their first win over Syracuse since a 96-93 overtime decision in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Nov. 21, 1987 ... UNC shot 62.1 percent (18-of-29) in the second half and outrebounded the Orange by an overall 42-27 margin ... 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Despite the plethora of postseason games, six bowl-eligible programs were not given a bid, the most notable of which was UAB. UAB was eligible for a bowl for the first time since 2004 and was hoping to play one more time before its football program disbanded. But the Blazers, along with Ohio, Temple, Texas State, Middle Tennessee State and Old Dominion, were not among the 64 teams that accepted bids Sunday. Bowl season kicks off with five games on Dec. 20. Nevada and Louisiana- Lafayette get things started in the New Orleans Bowl, Utah State and UTEP will meet in the New Mexico Bowl, while Utah matches up with Colorado State in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Idaho Potato Bowl features Western Michigan going up against Air Force, and the opening nightcap pits South Alabama against Bowling Green. BYU and Memphis will oppose one another in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 22, and two games the next night has Marshall and Northern Illinois battling in the Boca Raton Bowl, and San Diego State essentially hosting Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl. Two games will be played on Christmas Eve in tropical locations, as Central Michigan and Western Kentucky take part in the inaugural Bahamas Bowl, while Fresno State and Rice travel west for the Hawaii Bowl. Illinois snuck into the Heart of Dallas Bowl and will play Louisiana Tech. Also playing on Dec. 26 are Rutgers-North Carolina and NCC State-UCF in the Quick Lane Bowl and St.dddddddddddd Petersburg Bowl, respectively. The next day features five games, including Cincinnati and Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl, Arizona State and Duke in the Sun Bowl and Miami and South Carolina in the Independence Bowl. Boston College and Penn State visit Yankee Stadium in a Pinstripe Bowl matchup, while a pair of storied programs -- Nebraska and USC -- duel in the Holiday Bowl. Texas A&M will be opposite West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 29, a day that will also have Oklahoma taking on Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl, and Arkansas and Texas heading to Houston for the Texas Bowl. A Music City Bowl featuring Notre Dame and LSU highlights a three-game slate on Dec. 30. Georgia and Louisville will play in the Belk Bowl, while Maryland and Stanford meet in the Foster Farms Bowl. Two non-New Years Six games take place on Jan. 1, as Auburn and Wisconsin comprise the Outback Bowl, and Missouri and Minnesota clash in the Citrus Bowl. The games still continue after New Years Day. Houston and Pittsburgh will compete in the Armed Forces Bowl, Iowa and Tennessee play in the TaxSlayer Bowl, Kansas State and UCLA fight for Alamo Bowl bragging rights, and Washington and Oklahoma State quarrel in the Cactus Bowl -- all on Jan. 2. The Birmingham Bowl pits East Carolina against Florida on Jan. 3, and the next night features the penultimate bowl contest between Toledo and Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl. The national title game will be played on Jan. 12. ' ' '

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