Ohio State basketball vs. North Carolina Central preview: TV info, key players, stats, prediction

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- -- Ohio State basketball plays its home opener on Monday night against North Carolina Central. Here's everything you need to know before tip-off.

GAME INFORMATION

Who: North Carolina Central (0-1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
When: Monday, 9 p.m.
Where: Value City Arena (19,049)
TV: ESPNU
Twitter: Follow cleveland.com's Bill Landis for updates from the game.
Latest line: Ohio State -23.5
Series record: This will be the first meeting ever between Ohio State and North Carolina Central.

PROJECTED STARTERS

North Carolina Central: G Dajuan Graf (6-0, Sr., 19 ppg); G Rashaun Madison (6-0, Sr., 6 ppg); G Patrick Cole (6-5, Sr., 18 ppg); F Will Ransom (6-8, Sr., 0 ppg); F Kyle Benton (6-7, Jr., 0 ppg).

Ohio State: G JaQuan Lyle (6-5, Soph., 3 ppg); F Keita Bates-Diop (6-7, Jr., 14 ppg); F Marc Loving (6-7, Jr., 13 ppg); F Jae'Sean Tate (6-4, Jr., 10 ppg); C Micah Potter (6-9, Fr., 0 ppg).

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