Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Brice Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds in the 24th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 82-74 victory over the 12th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at the United Center. Marcus Paige added 16 points for the Tar Heels (8-3), who have won two in a row since a loss at top-ranked Kentucky on Dec. 13. Justin Jackson tallied 11 points. Im extremely relieved, said North Carolina coach Roy Williams. Im not as happy as you can possibly be. I dont hear the happy song in my ears right now. We stunk it up down the stretch and I think we have to get better there. Marc Loving ended with 19 points for the Buckeyes (9-2), who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Sam Thompson contributed 17 points. North Carolina jumped out to a 17-8 lead and never looked back. Ahead 28-21, the Tar Heels went on a 15-6 run that Paige capped with a four-point play for a 43-27 advantage. Ohio State scored the final four points of the first half to get within 12. Trailing 64-46 midway through the second half, the Buckeyes put together a 16-6 run. Thompson tallied six points during the surge to help make it a 70-62 contest. However, Ohio State never got closer than seven the rest of the way. They made all the plays they needed to make when they needed to make them, said Ohio State coach Thad Matta. Game Notes North Carolina leads the all-time series by an 11-2 margin ... Ohio State shot 35.2 percent from the field and went 10-of-29 from beyond the arc ... The Tar Heels went 21-of-33 from the foul line. Logan Couture Jersey . - Robert Griffin III has a sprained throwing shoulder that limited him in practice Wednesday as the Washington Redskins prepared for their season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. Erik Karlsson Jersey . The 25-year-old native of Milford, Conn., has 18 points in 41 games this season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15 games with AHL Oklahoma City. http://www.sharkssale.com/authentic-bren...rks-jersey/.com) - Jeff Teague had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 90-85 on Saturday night. Evander Kane Jersey . Martin Reway and David Griger both recorded four points with a goal and three assists each. Mario Lunter, Daniel Gachulinec and Stanislav Horansky also scored for Slovakia (1-0). Dominik Kahun had both goals for Germany (0-2), who lost its opening match to Canada 7-2 on Thursday. Joe Thornton Jersey .com) - The Oakland Athletics needed to rely on a lot of young pitchers to win an American League West title this season. @SportsNation lance is not impressed #SNPhotoGame pic.twitter.com/G7YEJP7BbR — Jeremy Bingham (@JERBINGdesigns) May 21, 2014 @SportsNation hakuna matata. #SNPhotoGame pic.twitter.com/Ocn8dsC7BJ — Scott Cole (@TheScottCole) May 21, 2014 @SportsNation #SNPhotoGame Down goes Lance pic.ddddddddddddtwitter.com/Ia7teawiFk — TuanyeWEST™ (@TuanyeWEST) May 21, 2014 ' ' '