A Henri Veesaar dunk gave UNC the lead with seven seconds left and Ohio State missed a possible game-winning three-pointer because the Tar Heels beat the Buckeyes 71-70 at the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta Saturday.
Seth Trimble offered the help to Veesaar in his first recreation again from harm, spinning into the lane and slipping earlier than bouncing the ball to Veesaar. The dunk helped Veesaar finish the sport with 17 factors and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Caleb Wilson, enjoying in his hometown, led all scorers with 20 factors and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for his eight double-double. Trimble scored 17 factors and tied a profession excessive with three made three-pointers.
The Tar Heels led for a lot of the sport, turning a 16-14 Buckeye benefit early on right into a 29-20 lead within the ultimate minutes of the primary half. Ohio State closed that deficit to a few factors at halftime, however UNC appeared prepared to interrupt the sport open halfway by the second when it took a 58-47 lead with 10:38 remaining.
That was as giant because the Carolina lead would get, because the Buckeyes bought crucial baskets from main scorer Bruce Thornton and took benefit of a flagrant foul towards Veesaar to trim the lead right down to 62-57 by the 6:00 mark, then 64-62 with 3:50 to go. UNC managed to maintain its nostril in entrance till the ultimate minute, when Ohio State’s John Mobley made a 3 – the Buckeyes’ first of the second half – whereas drawing a foul on Wilson. Mobley made the following free throw to present Ohio State a 70-67 edge.
Trimble answered with a layup on UNC’s subsequent possession, and head coach Hubert Davis referred to as a timeout. Carolina then compelled a Buckeye turnover with a full-court press, giving the ball again to the Tar Heels. After one other UNC timeout, Trimble minimize into the lane and stumbled earlier than miraculously discovering Veesaar for the game-winning dunk.
Ohio State referred to as its ultimate timeout with 4 seconds remaining. The Buckeyes gave the ball to Mobley, whose lengthy three missed off the again rim. Ohio State’s Devin Royal corralled the rebound and tried a game-winning putback, however noticed it blocked by each Veesaar and Wilson as time expired.
UNC completed the sport 28-63 (44.4 %) as a workforce and simply 7-13 (53.8 %) from the free throw line. Thornton, the Buckeyes’ main scorer averaging greater than 21 factors per recreation, completed with 16 factors, although he wanted 16 shot makes an attempt whereas working by protection by Trimble to take action. Notably, UNC held a 15-0 benefit in bench factors. Jarin Stevenson, who went to the bench with Trimble’s return to the beginning lineup, led all Tar Heel reserves with six factors and made the crucial steal which led to Veesaar’s dunk within the ultimate seconds.
Saturday’s win improves UNC to 11-1 this season, which is this system’s greatest begin by 12 video games because the 2008-09 season. The Tar Heels will probably be again in motion after they host East Carolina at the Smith Center Monday night time at 8 p.m.
Featured picture through Associated Press/Mike Stewart
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