North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNC	34	37	71
OSU	31	39	70

Game Recap

Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70. Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	34	9-16	0-0	2-5	15	2	0	3	2	3	20
13Henri Veesaar	32	7-12	2-5	1-3	10	5	0	1	2	4	17
44Luka Bogavac	13	0-3	0-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
0Kyan Evans	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	3	0
7Seth Trimble	36	6-13	3-5	2-3	2	3	0	0	1	2	17
15Jarin Stevenson	27	3-7	0-4	0-0	5	2	2	1	0	2	6
3Derek Dixon	24	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	0	3
11Jonathan Powell	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
4Jaydon Young	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	8-2729.6%	7-1353.8%	37	22	4	5	7	19	71

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	27	5-11	0-2	1-1	6	1	1	0	2	5	11
21Devin Royal	36	6-12	2-2	4-6	8	2	1	1	0	1	18
13Christoph Tilly	28	4-9	0-3	4-4	10	3	0	0	1	3	12
2Bruce Thornton	37	7-16	0-4	2-3	4	4	2	2	0	2	16
0John Mobley Jr.	32	3-11	2-6	5-5	3	4	1	0	0	0	13
20Colin White	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
14Brandon Noel	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
7Ivan Njegovan	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
4Gabe Cupps	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
3Taison Chatman	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-6339.7%	4-2020.0%	16-1984.2%	35	17	5	3	6	16	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:36) Christoph Tilly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:25) Henri Veesaar makes 2-foot dunk (Seth Trimble assists).
20
(19:05) Amare Bynum misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(19:01) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Seth Trimble misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(18:49) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(18:36) Devin Royal misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(18:32) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(18:32) Christoph Tilly misses tip in layup.
(18:31) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Kyan Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:13) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) Devin Royal misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(18:00) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:00) Amare Bynum makes 0-foot tip in layup.
22
(17:47) Luka Bogavac misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:44) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:39) John Mobley Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
25
(17:17) Seth Trimble misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Foul on Seth Trimble.
(16:53) Bruce Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Caleb Wilson misses 20-foot jumper.
(16:43) Bruce Thornton Block.
(16:42) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Luka Bogavac misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:21) Henri Veesaar makes 3-foot tip in dunk.
45
(15:48) Bruce Thornton misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(15:43) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(15:43) Christoph Tilly misses tip in layup.
(15:42) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Caleb Wilson misses layup.
(15:40) Devin Royal Block.
(15:39) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(15:34) Henri Veesaar misses 8-foot hook shot.
(15:30) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) John Mobley Jr. misses driving layup.
(15:19) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(15:09) Bruce Thornton misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(15:06) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
(14:56) John Mobley Jr. misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:52) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:38) Jonathan Powell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists).
75
+2 (14:15) Amare Bynum makes 1-foot dunk (Devin Royal assists).
77
(13:56) Jarin Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Christoph Tilly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+3 (13:18) Henri Veesaar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
107
(12:47) Amare Bynum bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Jarin Stevenson Steal.
(12:36) Jonathan Powell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:32) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:12) Bruce Thornton makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
109
(11:42) Derek Dixon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:41) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:41) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
+2 (11:23) Christoph Tilly makes 6-foot hook shot (Bruce Thornton assists).
1011
(10:57) Foul on Colin White.
+1 (10:57) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2.
1111
+1 (10:57) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 2 of 2.
1211
(10:46) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(10:27) John Mobley Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:23) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:21) Jarin Stevenson makes 2-foot dunk (Caleb Wilson assists).
1411
(10:05) Brandon Noel misses driving layup.
(10:01) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Luka Bogavac misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) Colin White Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
+1 (9:34) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1412
+1 (9:34) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1413
(9:11) Kyan Evans bad pass turnover.
(9:11) Devin Royal Steal.
+3 (8:59) Devin Royal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amare Bynum assists).
1416
(8:48) Caleb Wilson misses driving layup.
(8:44) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
(8:44) Henri Veesaar misses tip in layup.
(8:44) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) John Mobley Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:35) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (8:32) Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2.
1516
(8:32) Seth Trimble misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:30) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Brandon Noel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:03) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
(8:03) Amare Bynum misses tip in layup.
(8:02) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
(8:02) Amare Bynum misses tip in layup.
(8:02) Caleb Wilson Block.
(8:01) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:59) Seth Trimble makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
1716
(7:43) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+1 (7:43) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
1717
(7:43) Devin Royal misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:41) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Henri Veesaar out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Gabe Cupps bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Kyan Evans Steal.
+2 (6:51) Seth Trimble makes layup (Jonathan Powell assists).
1917
(6:51) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (6:51) Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 1.
2017
+2 (6:36) Amare Bynum makes 5-foot hook shot.
2019
(6:23) Derek Dixon bad pass turnover.
(6:23) Amare Bynum Steal.
(6:12) John Mobley Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) John Mobley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Bruce Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:00) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+2 (5:53) Henri Veesaar makes 11-foot jumper (Jarin Stevenson assists).
2219
(5:37) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
(5:36) Bruce Thornton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:35) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Jaydon Young misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:04) Jarin Stevenson makes 8-foot hook shot.
2419
(4:45) Taison Chatman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:43) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:15) Jaydon Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
2719
(4:01) Foul on Jaydon Young.
+1 (4:01) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
2720
(4:01) Devin Royal misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:59) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Jaydon Young misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:37) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(3:37) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+2 (3:30) Caleb Wilson makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2920
+2 (3:00) Bruce Thornton makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Taison Chatman assists).
2922
(2:47) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(2:46) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:44) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
+1 (2:17) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
2923
+1 (2:17) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
2924
(1:59) Jarin Stevenson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:55) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:45) Devin Royal makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christoph Tilly assists).
2927
+2 (1:31) Caleb Wilson makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Derek Dixon assists).
3127
(1:31) Foul on Brandon Noel.
(1:30) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:28) Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:17) Bruce Thornton makes 3-foot floating jump shot.
3129
(0:58) Seth Trimble bad pass turnover.
(0:58) John Mobley Jr. Steal.
+2 (0:54) Devin Royal makes 2-foot dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists).
3131
+3 (0:38) Derek Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Bogavac assists).
3431
(0:02) Bruce Thornton misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

OSU

71Points70

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)25-63(39.7%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)4-20(20.0%)

7-13(53.8%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

22Assists17

4Steals5

5Blocks3

7Turnovers6

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

11Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 3:26 PM

State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA

attendance: 16,951 (80.7%)

tv: CBS

spread: UNC -2.5

over/under: 157.5