The UCLA Bruins continue to prove how defense wins games. The Ohio State Buckeyes, going into their clash with the Bruins, averaged 78.8 points per game and were held to a mere 61 against UCLA. The No.

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points to lead UCLA to a 69-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Los Angeles to give coach Mick Cronin his 500th career win.

There is still time to correct course, but it seems the wheels have quickly come off the Ohio State men’s basketball team’s bid for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Buckeyes have lost five of their last seven games over a stretch that included a key road win over Purdue and a closer-than-the-score-indicated road loss at Illinois.

Ohio State laid an egg against Northwestern and in the process put its NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy. The Buckeyes must finish strong, or else.