The No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2, 1-0 Big 10) are on the road to face the North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4, 1-1 ACC), who will be looking to add to their home winning streak, on Saturday.
Ohio State edged past the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 67-66 at Value City Arena on December 8. Zed Key had a standout performance with 22 points and 14 rebounds.
North Carolina won their sixth in a row at home in impressive fashion on Tuesday at Dean E. Smith Center, beating the Citadel Bulldogs 100-67. Caleb Love had 17 points and six assists, carrying the team. The Buckeyes won the last meeting between the teams 74-49 at Dean E. Smith Center in December 2019.
Duane Washington Jr. led the Buckeyes with 18 points, while E.J. Liddell added 12 points. Cole Anthony had 15 points in the losing effort. Key (14.3 ppg), Brice Sensabaugh (14.1), and Justice Sueing (12.7) have led the Buckeyes in scoring this season. Key also has grabbed 8.7 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Bruce Thornton is dishing 2.8 assists per game. Love has supplied much of the Tar Heels’ offense, averaging 18.0 points per game. Love also has tallied 3.4 assists per game.
Armando Bacot has pulled down 10.3 rebounds per game. North Carolina has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 82.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 75.3 (+6.8 margin).
TAR HEELS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tyler Nickel: 6.6 | 4.2 | +2.4
Leaky Black: 8.6 | 13.1 | -4.5
Points per game:
Leaky Black: 3.6 | 6.3 | -2.7
Rebounds per game:
Pete Nance: 8.4 | 6.4 | +2.0
Leaky Black: 4.0 | 5.6 | -1.6
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
UNC ML
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