North Carolina To Host Ohio State For The ACC/ Big Ten Challenge
Last season North Carolina hosted Michigan for the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge.
This season they will host a different opponent from the Big Ten Conference as North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will host Ohio State on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill.
The last time North Carolina and Ohio State met on the hardwood was during the 2009-2010 season in New York when they played at Madison Square Garden.
-Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
The Buckeyes finally started hitting from the outside at the same time the Tar Heels starting missing free throws, and Ohio State was within 75-73 on a 3 by Jon Diebler with 11 seconds left. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Larry Drew II, who missed four of his previous six free throws in the final minute, then made two from the line with 11 seconds left for the final margin. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Evan Turner, who had a triple-double in Ohio State's opening win over Alcorn State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, matched that feat against the Tar Heels but it was a lot different as he finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 turnovers. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
The 6-foot-7 junior swingman, who had 17 rebounds in each of the first two games, couldn't go anywhere on the court without Marcus Ginyard, North Carolina's defensive specialist who missed most of last season with a stress fracture in his left foot. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Turner's time was limited as well by foul trouble, and his second personal was an offensive drawn by Ginyard. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Ohio State chipped away at the lead and were finally within single digits when David Lighty scored on a drive that made it 68-60 with 2:09 to go. Ginyard hit a 3 with the shot clock winding down to make it 71-60 with 1:36 to go, but the Buckeyes finally hit from the outside as William Buford and Lighty hit 3s as Drew struggled at the line. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Will Graves had 14 points for North Carolina, and Drew finished with 11 points and eight assists and was 6 of 10 from the line. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Diebler had 17 points for Ohio State, which finished 6 of 21 from 3-point range after going 1 of 10 in the first half. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
The Tar Heels had the lead to 10 points within the first 6 minutes, and it reached 16 points three times, the first at 29-13 on a 3-pointer by Ginyard with 5:40 left in the half. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
Ohio State missed its first nine 3-point attempts, and the Buckeyes finished 1 of 10 from beyond the arc and shot just 29 percent (9 for 31) overall in falling behind 38-24 at the half. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2009/11/19/205489872.aspx
This time around North Carolina will be looking for more of the same result while Ohio State will be looking for a different result when they visit Chapel Hill.
As for North Carolina’s previous game,
They topped Oregon in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Armando Bacot controlled the paint. Cole Anthony turned in big late-game plays.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-tar-heels-face-oregon-in-battle-4-atlantis.aspx
Anthony hit a driving layup and four key free throws in the final 64 seconds to help the Tar Heels hold off No. 11 Oregon 78-74 in Friday's third-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-tar-heels-face-oregon-in-battle-4-atlantis.aspx
Anthony had a baseline drive past Will Richardson with the Tar Heels up 70-69. He then hit four straight free throws to protect the lead in a game that went down to the final seconds. The freshman point guard finished with 19 points despite sitting for a chunk of the second half after picking up his fourth foul.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-tar-heels-face-oregon-in-battle-4-atlantis.aspx
Bacot had 23 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high six blocks for UNC, strongly patrolling the paint after struggling against Michigan's size a day earlier in a game that he said left him feeling "like I got my butt whipped." “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-tar-heels-face-oregon-in-battle-4-atlantis.aspx
Like North Carolina, Ohio State won their previous game but unlike North Carolina they won by a bigger margin.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 10 Ohio State men’s basketball team topped Morgan State, 90-57, Friday night at Value City Arena. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 7-0 on the year while the Bears drop to 3-6. “according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
Andre Wesson led Ohio State with 19 points and seven rebounds while Kaleb Wesson totaled 13 points and eight boards. Stanley Davis Jr. paced Morgan State with 13 points.”according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
Morgan State scored the first four points of the contest and held a 6-5 lead a little over two minutes into the game but Ohio State responded with a 14-2 run over 6:25 to take a 19-8 advantage with 11:31 remaining after three free throws from Andre Wesson. The Buckeyes then outscored the Bears 26-10 the remainder of the half, holding a 14-0 lead in points off turnovers, to take a 45-18 lead into the break. “according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
Andre Wesson led all scorers with 11 points over the first 20 minutes while Kaleb Wesson totaled nine points and eight boards. Malik Miller paced the Bears with six points as the Buckeyes limited Morgan State to 7-for-27 (25.9 percent) from the field in the opening half. “according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
Ohio State held Morgan State at a distance after the break, with the Bears getting no closer than 24 at 55-31 with 15:50 left to play. Eleven different Buckeyes scored in the final 20 minutes as Ohio State came away with the 33-point win. “according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
For the game, the Buckeyes held a 43-31 advantage on the boards, a 22-1 lead in points off turnovers and a 46-18 edge in bench points.”according to https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-10-buckeyes-roll-to-90-57-win-over-morgan-state/
Tip-off is set for 9:30pm from the Dean E. Smith Center. The game will be televised on ESPN.