On Saturday, the No. 15 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1, 2-0) traveled to the Second City to open up the 2018 CBS Sports Classic, and they left Chicago with a 80-66 victory over the UCLA Bruins (7-5). Chris Holtmann made a slight change in OSU’s starting lineup with Keyshawn Woods replacing Kyle Young, but the story early was not the new rotation, but the sloppy play by the Buckeyes in the first half.
Thanks in part to UCLA’s zone, the Buckeyes were plagued by poor shooting and turnovers in the first 20 minutes, keeping the game tight into the second half.