UNC Basketball To Face Ohio State In CBS Sports Classic On December 17

Posted May 21, 2022
UNC will face Ohio State on Dec. 17 in Madison Square Garden in the 2022 CBS Sports Classic, per Jeff Goodman of CBS. Kentucky will meet UCLA in the other game in the event’s ninth season. The Tar Heels and Buckeyes haven’t played in the event since No. 5 UNC beat Ohio State 86-72 in 2017. The teams also met at the inaugural event in 2014. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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