The North Carolina Tar Heels visit the Ohio State Buckeyes
Two powerhouse teams will square it off in the 2007-2008 NCAA College Basketball Season as the Tar Heels (5-0) visit the Buckeyes (4-1).
Both teams are coming of victorious in their previous games, North Carolina winning against Brigham Young 73-63, while Ohio State dismantled the Virginia Military 90-57.
North Carolina Tar Heels remain number 1 in AP Top 25 Poll mainly because of North Carolina Tar Heel Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough. Tar Heel Hansbrough averaged 24.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, shot 60.5 percent from the field and 84.8 percent from the free throw line as the top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels won three games.
North Carolina Tar Heels star Tyler Hansbrough was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 26 after leading North Carolina to three wins last week. Hansbrough was also named the MVP of the Las Vegas Invitational, Tar Heel Hansbrough had 27 points and six rebounds in Friday’s 99-82 win over Old Dominion and 21 points and eight rebounds in a title-clinching 73-63 victory over BYU Saturday.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are ready to battle the unscathed Tar Heels. As the sweet shooting guard Jamar Butler leading the pack for the home team Ohio State Buckeyes. Buckeye Jamar Butler set the Ohio State career record for 3-pointers made, Ohio State Jamar Butler has now made 157 3-pointers after making four of eight Sunday against Virginia Military.
Ohio State forward/center Kosta Koufis leads his Ohio State Buckeyes in points and rebounds with 18.6 points per game and 8.2 rebounds respectively. With the help of Ohio State guard/forward Evan Turner, Buckeye forward/center Matt Terwilliger and Ohio State Buckeye David Lighty in the lineup this will be and exciting game to watch.
As a team, Ohio State Buckeyes averages 75 points per game while the North Carolina Tar Heels averages with an astounding 92.2 points. The last time these two teams met the North Carolina Tar Heels prevailed over the Ohio State Buckeyes 98-89.
This will be an intense ballgame with so much pride at stake, but the North Carolina Tar Heels will continue their dominating performance as they will beat Ohio State Buckeyes. Tyler Hansbrough will be key in this game, if Tar Heel Hansbrough will dominate both in scoring and rebounding and the shooting of the Ohio State will not be present this will be a long and tiresome night for the home team.
