Syracuse vs North Carolina
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1987 NCAA Elite Eight @ Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ  
March 21st, 1987  
Syracuse
79
Pos Player Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Reb Asst TO Stl Blk Fls Pts
G
Sherman Douglas
38
6
13
0
1
2
5
3
9
5
2
0
3
14
G
Greg Monroe
29
3
8
2
5
4
4
1
2
2
0
0
4
12
C
Rony Seikaly
37
11
15
0
0
4
7
11
0
3
1
2
2
26
F
Derrick Coleman
38
2
10
0
0
4
6
14
3
1
2
3
2
8
F
Howard Triche
37
5
9
0
0
0
1
6
3
1
2
0
2
10
-
Stephen Thompson
13
3
3
0
0
1
5
2
0
1
0
0
1
7
-
Derek Brower
6
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
-
Herman Harried
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
Syracuse Total
200
31
60
2
6
15
29
42
17
13
7
5
16
79
North Carolina
75
Pos Player Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Reb Asst TO Stl Blk Fls Pts
G
Kenny Smith
38
10
19
4
11
1
1
2
7
6
2
0
3
25
G
Jeff Lebo
28
0
5
0
5
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
3
2
C
J.R. Reid
38
7
14
0
0
1
2
6
1
1
0
3
4
15
F
Joe Wolf
37
5
7
1
1
1
2
10
4
4
0
0
4
12
F
Dave Popson
20
5
9
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
1
0
4
10
-
Ranzino Smith
17
4
5
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
11
-
Scott Williams
12
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
-
Steve Bucknall
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
 
North Carolina Total
200
31
64
8
20
5
8
32
18
14
4
3
23
75
Attendence 19,552

Comments:

Syracuse would meet the #2 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Elite Eight.

Syracuse would dominate North Carolina on the boards, beating them 42 to 32 on rebounds. The Orangemen would lead 41-30 at the end of the first half. Carolina would battle back in the second half with the Orangemen winning 79-75.

Syracuse's Rony Seikaly would have a big game with 26 points and 11 rebounds, making 11 of his 15 shots attempts. Freshman Derrick Coleman would have 14 rebounds, including 7 offensive boards.

Dean Smith was the coach for the Tar Heels.

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