[College Sports News]

Ohio State will be participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the fifth-consecutive year. Ohio State first participated in the event during the 2002-03 season against Duke in Greensboro, N.C., a 91-75 Blue Devils' victory. Georgia Tech traveled to Ohio State in 2004 and won 73-53. The Buckeyes traveled to Clemson in 2004-05 and fell to the Tigers, 80-73. Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech in Columbus a year ago, 69-59, for its first victory in the event.

No. 1/3 Buckeyes Travel To Chapel Hill For Big Ten/ACC Challenge

[College Sports News]

-Tyler Hansbrough started and ended North Carolina's game-breaking 17-2 run in the second half and the seventh-ranked Tar Heels went on to a 98-89 victory over No. 3 Ohio State on Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. In a game featuring two of the country's top freshman classes - with Greg Oden, the best of the bunch, sitting on the Ohio State bench in street clothes with a towel around his neck - Hansbrough, a preseason All-America as a sophomore took over down low. The 6-foot-9 forward was the key inside as the Tar Heels (5-1) were able to overcome an incredible 3-point shooting performance by the Buckeyes (6-1), who were playing outside the Columbus city limits for the first time this season.

Buckeyes Fall To UNC In ACC-Big Ten Challenge