| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Shanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Sauls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Simmons (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl McClure (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Michael Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Clinton | 28-24 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 18:49 | UCLA | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:28 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the floater near the basket | 31-24 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Carl McClure grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Sean Basham clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 31-26 |
| 17:33 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito lays it up and in set up by Michael Lewis | 33-26 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Lyon | 33-29 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Carl McClure pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Sean Basham throws it down set up by Bert Lyon and he's fouled by Derrick Sauls - foul #1 on Derrick Sauls, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), Michael Brewer (SG), David Kettner (SF), Jack Fox (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Michael Lewis, Ronald Shanks, Raymundo Esposito, Derrick Sauls, David Clinton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:27 | UCLA | Jack Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 16:02 | UCLA | Jack Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:45 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | David Kettner hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Brewer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Kettner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Fox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie McClurg (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl McClure (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Sean Basham connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Herman Simmons | 35-33 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | David Kettner drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Brewer | 37-33 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Basham | 37-35 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | David Kettner is hacked by Herman Simmons - foul #3 on Herman Simmons, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lewis (PG), Raymundo Esposito (SF), Derrick Sauls (PF), David Clinton (C) Michael Brewer, David Kettner, Jack Fox, Jessie McClurg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:24 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Herman Simmons, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG) Wesley Garduno | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:36 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Lewis | 40-35 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | UCLA | David Clinton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:02 | UCLA | Sean Basham picks off the pass by Derrick Sauls | 40-35 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 12:56 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:50 | UCLA | David Clinton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Carl McClure snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon loses the dribble to Derrick Sauls | 40-35 |
| 11:35 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Carl McClure - foul #2 on Carl McClure, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), Michael Brewer (SG), David Kettner (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Michael Lewis, Ronald Shanks, Derrick Sauls, David Clinton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:35 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:35 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Brewer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Kettner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie McClurg (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Lawrence (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Simmons (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl McClure (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Michael Brewer picks off the pass by Bert Lyon | 42-35 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Michael Brewer hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Herman Simmons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Herman Simmons, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jack Fox (PF) Raymundo Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (SF) Herman Simmons | |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Fox | 46-35 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Sean Basham comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 09:57 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Wesley Garduno | 46-35 |
| 09:39 | UCLA | David Kettner's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Basham | 46-35 |
| 09:38 | UCLA | David Kettner gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 09:32 | UCLA | David Kettner comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Rodney Sikes - foul #1 on Rodney Sikes, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lewis (PG), Derrick Sauls (PF), David Clinton (C) Michael Brewer, Jack Fox, Jessie McClurg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:32 | UCLA | David Kettner misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:32 | UCLA | David Kettner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wesley Garduno - foul #1 on Wesley Garduno, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:55 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 47-37 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Sean Basham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG), Raymundo Esposito (SF) Wesley Garduno, David Kettner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:18 | UCLA | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymundo Esposito | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Carl McClure can't connect on a shot near the basket | 50-37 |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:50 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 50-37 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 50-37 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymundo Esposito - foul #2 on Raymundo Esposito, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Charles (SF) Rodney Sikes | |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Carl McClure makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derrick Sauls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bert Lyon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Lawrence (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Charles (fresh) PF - Sean Basham (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl McClure (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 07:01 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Bert Lyon is called for the reach on Ronald Shanks - foul #2 on Bert Lyon, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Brewer (SG), David Kettner (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Ronald Shanks, Derrick Sauls, David Clinton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:34 | UCLA | David Kettner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-39 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Sean Basham pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-39 |
| 06:19 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Kettner | 50-39 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jessie McClurg, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lewis (PG) Raymundo Esposito | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Floyd Charles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Floyd Charles, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Derrick Sauls (PF) Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | UCLA | Michael Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wesley Garduno | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG), Raymundo Esposito (SF), David Clinton (C) Wesley Garduno, David Kettner, Jessie McClurg | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes (SF) Floyd Charles | |
| 04:45 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carl McClure | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Carl McClure hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-39 |
| 04:28 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:15 | UCLA | Michael Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon is fouled on the floor by David Clinton - foul #2 on David Clinton, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), David Kettner (PF) Michael Lewis, Derrick Sauls | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses badly on a floater from the left block | 53-39 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | UCLA | David Kettner misses the lay-in | 53-39 |
| 03:28 | UCLA | David Clinton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Shanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Kettner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Lawrence (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Lyon (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Sikes (fresh) PF - Sean Basham (tiring) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl McClure (tired) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UCLA | David Clinton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Carl McClure pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Kettner | 53-39 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Clinton | 55-39 |
| 02:13 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Sean Basham is blocked by David Kettner | 55-39 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Carl McClure snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Wesley Garduno steals the ball from Carl McClure | 55-39 |
| 02:01 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno can't throw it down | 55-39 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Sikes pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lewis (PG), Derrick Sauls (PF) Wesley Garduno, David Kettner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:40 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Lewis | 57-39 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Christian Lawrence connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Basham - foul #3 on Sean Basham, team foul #9 | 57-42 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Derrick Sauls makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Carl McClure drills a fadeaway from close range | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | UCLA | David Clinton travels with the ball | 58-44 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Sean Basham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Sauls - foul #2 on Derrick Sauls, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Michael Lewis runs out the clock | 58-46 |