Ohio State used the circumstance that signaled trouble a year ago as the launch pad for its getaway to a 74-49 victory over No. 7 North Carolina on Wednesday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Leading by 14 with six minutes left, the Buckeyes offered a 9-0 burst upon the exit of leading scorer and rebounder Kaleb Wesson with his fourth foul. That sent a 62-48 margin to 41-48 and sent partisans at the Dean Smith Center scurrying for the exits. “We were able to have some things go our way for sure, but our players really performed,” OSU coach Chris Holtmann said. Sixth-ranked OSU (8-0) will seek to open Big Ten play with a victory when it hosts 7-1 Penn State at noon Saturday in Value City Arena. Kyle Young scored twice inside around a C.J. Walker 3-pointer and two E.J. Liddell free throws to power Ohio State’s decisive response to…
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