CHICAGO — UCLA’s brutal last eight days got a little worse Saturday, as the Bruins fell 80-66 to No. 15 Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic to extend their losing streak to three. UCLA led for just more than 12 minutes of game action and remained competitive, until the final minutes, but it was all-around tough sledding to keep pace with the all-over-the-place Buckeyes. Ohio State was simply too much. It forced 15 turnovers, owned a final 41-34 rebounding advantage, and made double the 3-pointers (eight) than the Bruins did, while putting up 10 more shots. Perhaps most telling was its 26 team assists to UCLA’s 14. The Bruins lacked ball movement and its unimaginative, no-motion offense sunk into sand in the second half as the Buckeyes exploded for 47 points in the final frame while grinding the Bruins to the ground. UCLA couldn’t keep pace as Ohio State…
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