Men’s college basketball: Ohio State handles North Carolina A&T, turns its attention to another North Carolina team

COLUMBUS — In its first game against a North Carolina school, No. 12 Ohio State did all right. The next one will be a truer test. D’Angelo Russell scored 21 points and Marc Loving had 15, leading the Buckeyes to a 97-55 victory over North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night. The win set the stage for a showdown with No. 24 North Carolina on Saturday. “Obviously, (North Carolina is) a tremendous team,” coach Thad Matta said. “A lot like a Louisville, they’re going to really try to pound the ball inside on us and rebound it. We’ve got to do a great job with that.” The Buckeyes (9-1) hope this matchup with a ranked team turns out better than the last one. They were down by 19 at the half at No. 5 Louisville on Dec. …

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