At one point during the second half, it looked like the Buckeyes were going to pull away from the Tar Heels, but last year’s NCAA Tournament runners-up would not go away. They battled back and showed why it is so important to have veteran leadership in a game like this.
It really showed as the young Bucks struggled down the stretch and the older UNC squad took advantage of the situation. This will be a tough loss to swallow but there were still a few things that the Buckeyes did that will help them later in the year.
