Ohio State Buckeyes (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) vs. UCLA Bruins (5-3)
Atlanta; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The UCLA Bruins square off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Bruins have a 5-3 record against non-conference opponents. UCLA has a 1-3 record against opponents above .500.
The Buckeyes have a 7-1 record against non-conference opponents. Ohio State is sixth in the Big Ten with 15.7 assists per game led by Bruce Thornton averaging 4.3.
UCLA makes 44.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than Ohio State has allowed to its opponents (42.4%). Ohio State averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than UCLA gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Mack is shooting 38.4% and averaging 13.6 points for the Bruins. Will McClendon is averaging 5.0 points for UCLA.
Jamison Battle averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Buckeyes, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc. Thornton is averaging 18.5 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals for Ohio State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
