For the first time all season, Buckeye fans got to see their team at full strength (well, sort of) as No. 23 Ohio State (6-1, 0-1) fought back to earn a 77-70 victory over UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday afternoon. E.J. Liddell returned after missing two games with mononucleosis and Seth Towns made his Ohio State debut, albeit only for two minutes and some change.
While Duane Washington Jr. did lead Ohio State with 14 points on a less than efficient 4-of-12 shooting night, the Buckeyes were carried to victory behind the late efforts of their freshmen, Zed Key and Eugene Brown.