| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cobos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Durrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Conrad Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stamey | 28-42 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski misses the dunk attempt | 28-42 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Benny Roper scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Zack Sloan | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is fouled on the floor by Richard Kitchen - foul #1 on Richard Kitchen, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Gordon Keller swats the short shot by James Stamey | 28-44 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | Zack Sloan snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:38 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski loses the ball out of bounds | 28-44 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-44 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 28-44 |
| 18:14 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Zack Sloan | 28-44 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | James Stamey snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Benny Roper is called for the reach on Ryan Cobos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny Roper, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), James Brown (SG), Sean Bliss (SF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Richard Kitchen, Sidney Devanski | |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Sean Bliss grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 17:20 | UCLA | Conrad Heideman is called for the reach on Gordon Keller - foul #1 on Conrad Heideman, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 16:59 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benny Roper (SG), Richard Kitchen (SF) William Connor, Sean Bliss | |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ryan Cobos | 31-44 |
| 16:26 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-44 |
| 16:24 | UCLA | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Durrett - foul #2 on Gerald Durrett, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), Robert Gardner (PF) Gerald Durrett, Conrad Heideman | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Sidney Devanski (C) James Brown, Michael Wellborn | |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Stamey | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cobos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Keller (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Benny Roper gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:40 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski misses the lay-in | 34-46 |
| 14:39 | UCLA | Benny Roper tips it back up and in | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | James Stamey clanks a jump hook from the left block | 34-48 |
| 14:09 | UCLA | Benny Roper snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:46 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 13:36 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Zack Sloan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ira Casson | 37-48 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Richard Kitchen | 37-50 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Gordon Keller is called for the reach on Robert Gardner - foul #1 on Gordon Keller, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), John Boysen (SG), Gerald Durrett (SF), Conrad Heideman (PF), George Predmore (C) Michael Anderson, Ryan Cobos, Ira Casson, Robert Gardner, James Stamey | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), James Brown (SG), Sean Bliss (SF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Richard Kitchen, Sidney Devanski | |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman is fouled on the floor by Gordon Keller - foul #2 on Gordon Keller, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Greve (PF) Gordon Keller | |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | George Predmore misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 11:32 | UCLA | Sean Bliss is fouled on the floor by Gerald Durrett - foul #3 on Gerald Durrett, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fresh) SG - John Boysen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Durrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Predmore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Bliss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Greve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn misses the lay-in | 37-50 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | George Predmore misses short on a jumper near the basket | 37-50 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Conrad Heideman snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Michael Greve steals the ball from John Boysen | 37-50 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | William Connor is hacked by Karl Robidoux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Robidoux, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (PG), Ryan Cobos (SG), James Stamey (C) Karl Robidoux, John Boysen, George Predmore | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Gordon Keller (PF) William Connor, James Brown, Sean Bliss | |
| 10:11 | UCLA | Ryan Cobos is called for the reach on Benny Roper - foul #1 on Ryan Cobos, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Ryan Cobos | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Kitchen (SF), Jon Gurule (C) Michael Greve, Michael Wellborn | |
| 09:51 | UCLA | Zack Sloan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Keller | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 09:40 | UCLA | Jon Gurule grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Benny Roper hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-56 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | James Stamey is hacked by Jon Gurule - foul #1 on Jon Gurule, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), John Boysen (SG), George Predmore (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Michael Anderson, Gerald Durrett, Conrad Heideman, James Stamey | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), James Brown (SG), Sean Bliss (SF), Michael Greve (PF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Richard Kitchen, Gordon Keller, Jon Gurule | |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-56 |
| 08:22 | UCLA | Michael Greve is whistled for a carry | 39-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bobby Moore (SF) Ira Casson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sidney Devanski (C) Michael Wellborn | |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Bobby Moore misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 08:09 | UCLA | Michael Greve gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 08:06 | UCLA | William Connor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benny Roper (SG) James Brown | |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-56 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux's pass is intercepted by Sidney Devanski | 39-56 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Bobby Moore is called for the reach on William Connor - foul #1 on Bobby Moore, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Anderson (PG), Ryan Cobos (SG), Conrad Heideman (PF), James Stamey (C) Karl Robidoux, John Boysen, George Predmore, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Richard Kitchen (SF), Gordon Keller (PF), Michael Wellborn (C) William Connor, Sean Bliss, Michael Greve, Sidney Devanski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cobos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Moore (fresh) PF - Conrad Heideman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stamey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Keller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Michael Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benny Roper and he's fouled by Bobby Moore - foul #2 on Bobby Moore, team foul #7 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brown (SG) Benny Roper | |
| 06:51 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett (SF) Conrad Heideman | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | James Stamey hits the follow up shot | 41-59 |
| 06:09 | UCLA | James Brown misses the lay-in | 41-59 |
| 06:07 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen hits the follow up shot | 41-61 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson travels in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) Ira Casson | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), Sidney Devanski (C) Zack Sloan, Michael Wellborn | |
| 05:40 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 41-63 |
| 05:20 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 05:18 | Ohio State | Michael Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Anderson | 44-63 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 04:41 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski tips it back up and in | 44-65 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Gerald Durrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-65 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Stamey | 44-65 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | James Stamey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Ryan Cobos hits the follow up shot | 46-65 |
| 03:44 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski jams it against the doubleteam on a great pass from Richard Kitchen and the foul's on Ryan Cobos - foul #2 on Ryan Cobos, team foul #8 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Robidoux (PG), John Boysen (SG), Bobby Moore (SF), Ira Casson (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Michael Anderson, Ryan Cobos, Gerald Durrett, George Predmore, James Stamey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Sean Bliss (SF), Michael Greve (PF) William Connor, James Brown, Richard Kitchen, Gordon Keller | |
| 03:44 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski makes the free throw | 46-68 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | John Boysen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Zack Sloan grabs the board | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:07 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski's pass is intercepted by Ira Casson | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Karl Robidoux (fresh) SG - John Boysen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Moore (fresh) PF - Ira Casson (fresh) C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Bliss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Greve (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Devanski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Ira Casson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-68 |
| 02:56 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:30 | UCLA | Robert Gardner steps in front of the Benny Roper pass | 46-68 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Ira Casson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Sean Bliss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (PF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Kitchen (SF), Gordon Keller (PF) Sean Bliss, Michael Greve | |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Ira Casson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gordon Keller - foul #3 on Gordon Keller, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:08 | UCLA | Zack Sloan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-68 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Robert Gardner is whistled for traveling | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UCLA | Ira Casson picks off the pass by Gordon Keller | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Benny Roper steps in front of the John Boysen pass in the backcourt | 50-68 |
| 00:26 | UCLA | Zack Sloan lays it in on a great pass from Benny Roper | 50-70 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | George Predmore hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Boysen | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Zack Sloan runs out the clock | 52-70 |