When Big X needed a big shot, a Buckeye typically stepped up.
C.J. Jackson scored seven straight points to pull the team out of an early scoring drought and banked in the final layup to push Big X within one of the target score. His former teammate, Keyshawn Woods, added 17 points off the bench and was an incredible +27 while on the floor.
Big X, with Ohio State assistant Andrew Dakich as head coach, beat a streaky West Virginia Wildcats team 83-76.
The team struggled early, going down 13 in the first four minutes of the opening quarter.