North Carolina Tar Heels vs Ohio State Buckeyes, CBS Sports Classic

College Basketball

North Carolina

11-1

71-70

Final

Ohio State

8-3

State Farm Arena

Lead tracker

UNC leadsBiggest lead UNC 11, OSU 3

OSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
UNC	34	37	71
OSU	31	39	70

Who won: North Carolina 71-70

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 71-70 in CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at State Farm Arena. Caleb Wilson led the North Carolina in points (20). Devin Royal led the Ohio State in points (18).

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCOSU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:01
Caleb Wilson Block.
H2 0:01
Devin Royal misses tip in layup
H2 0:01
Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:02
John Mobley Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
H2 0:04
Ohio State Timeout
SLAMH2 0:07
Dunk, 1 ft
Henri Veesaar
Henri Veesaar makes 1-foot dunk (Seth Trimble assists)
UNC 71 - 70 OSU
H2 0:18
North Carolina Timeout
H2 0:23
Jarin Stevenson Steal.
H2 0:23
TO
Colin White bad pass turnover
H2 0:33
North Carolina Timeout
H2 0:34
+2
Seth Trimble makes driving layup (Henri Veesaar assists)
UNC 69 - 70 OSU
H2 0:48
+1
John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
UNC 67 - 70 OSU
H2 0:48
Foul on Caleb Wilson.
THREEH2 0:48
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
John Mobley Jr.
John Mobley Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Royal assists)
UNC 67 - 69 OSU
H2 1:12
Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:16
Caleb Wilson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
H2 1:39
North Carolina Timeout
H2 1:43
Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:44
Bruce Thornton misses 7-foot floating jump shot
H2 1:58
Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:01
Seth Trimble misses 24-foot three point jumper
H2 2:23
+2
Bruce Thornton makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
UNC 67 - 66 OSU