NEW YORK: The lead kept shrinking. It probably seemed like the clock wasn’t moving. Ohio State was playing No. 4 Kentucky at a neutral site but it sure didn’t sound that way.
The Buckeyes, who led by 16 points with 11:26 to play, appeared destined to be another opponent unable to hold a lead against the talented and deep Wildcats.
Not these Buckeyes.
Ohio State, with all eight of its players scoring between six and 14 points, held off the furious rally — Kentucky got within three points — for a 74-67 victory Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic at Barclays Center.