Ohio State’s 15-0 run too much for UCLA to overcome

John Mobley Jr. scored a career-high 28 points as Ohio State pulled away from UCLA for an 86-74 victory in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.

Mobley keyed a 15-0 run with 3-pointers that bracketed the end of the first half and the start of the second to put the Buckeyes (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten) ahead 54-36.

He popped a 30-foot 3-pointer with two seconds left for a 42-36 halftime lead. It was his fourth make in eight tries from beyond the arc, and he came out firing after the break as the Buckeyes...