NEW YORK CITY – For two acts, Ohio State wrote itself a Broadway ending. Then North Carolina stole the encore. After Brice Sensabaugh and Pete Nance traded baskets in the final two seconds of regulation, the Tar Heels (8-4) used overtime to withstand the No. 23 Buckeyes (7-3), 89-84, in a thriller in front of a raucous crowd inside Madison Square Garden. Tied at 77 with less than 20 seconds to play, the Ohio State freshman forward got separation, elevated and sunk what looked to be a game-winning jumper with 2.0 seconds left in the CBS Sports Classic. But the Tar Heels would have one more chance, and they would make the most of it. After inbounding the ball across midcourt, they called timeout with 1.2 seconds left and drew up a final play: a cross-court pass to Northwestern transfer Pete Nance, who got it off just before the whistle…
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