Ohio State went to Atlanta and won the war of attrition against the UCLA Bruins in the CBS Sports Classic Saturday. Both teams struggled mightily in the first half to find any offense, but both teams worked hard on the defensive end to try and make life miserable for each other. At the end of the clock, the Buckeyes came out with a 67-60 victory because of the ability to make more plays than UCLA with the sands of the hourglass running out.
Bruins’ head coach Mick Cronin met with the media after the game to provide his thoughts on what he saw from Ohio State and his team in the game, and to also field questions from reporters on site.
If you missed any of what he said, we’ve got the press conference in its entirety thanks to the UCLA Athletics YouTube channel. Cronin’s comments followed that of Bruin’s forward Adem Bona’s and revolved around his team’s inability to play defense as consistently in the second half, some missed layups and free throws, and some high praise for Buckeye guard Bruce Thornton.
UCLA has now lost on a neutral court to Marquette, Gonzaga, and Ohio State by a combined eleven points while the Buckeyes run their record to 9-2 and prepare to host Saint Louis on Thursday.
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