| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Gross (fresh) SF - Clarence Avery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Gross - foul #2 on Randy Gross, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Michael Hart can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the tip | 33-30 |
| 19:32 | UCLA | Wayne Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:13 | UCLA | Robert Smith is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Crenshaw (C) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:58 | UCLA | Wayne Davis misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Clarence Avery pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | Clarence Avery connects on the fadeaway from close range | 33-32 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Don Richardson travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Benjamin Hoff (SG), Shane Rowland (SF), David Kelly (PF), Charles Shade (C) Robert Smith, Randy Gross, Clarence Avery, Wayne Davis, Patrick Andrews | |
| 18:07 | UCLA | William Chandler clanks a jump hook from the left block | 33-32 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers tips it home | 35-32 |
| 17:27 | UCLA | David Kelly scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Don Richardson | 37-34 |
| 16:55 | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 37-34 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Pat McElhany | 37-34 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Don Richardson | 39-34 |
| 16:14 | UCLA | David Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), John Fountain (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), Randy Gross (SG), Clarence Avery (SF), Wayne Davis (PF), Patrick Andrews (C) William Chandler, Benjamin Hoff, Shane Rowland, David Kelly, Charles Shade | |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-34 |
| 15:50 | UCLA | Clarence Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fresh) SG - John Fountain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Gross (fresh) SF - Clarence Avery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UCLA | Wayne Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Smith and he's fouled by Matthew Beyers - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF) Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:42 | UCLA | Wayne Davis makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses long on an open floater from the right side | 39-37 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Tom Ceron (SG), David Richard (PF), David Kelly (C) Randy Gross, Wayne Davis, Patrick Andrews | |
| 14:32 | UCLA | Robert Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hart connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Fountain | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Tom Ceron misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Clarence Avery misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Fountain | 43-37 |
| 12:58 | UCLA | Robert Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Avery | 43-40 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | David Richard takes the ball from George Crenshaw | 43-40 |
| 12:21 | UCLA | Robert Smith knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Richard and he's hacked by Kevin Fowler - foul #1 on Kevin Fowler, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Kevin Fowler, John Fountain, Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | UCLA | Randy Gross (SG), Shane Rowland (SF), Wayne Davis (PF), Patrick Andrews (C) Tom Ceron, Clarence Avery, David Richard, David Kelly | |
| 12:21 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randy Gross - foul #3 on Randy Gross, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews jams it set up by William Chandler | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Gross (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shane Rowland (fresh) PF - Wayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Don Richardson | 46-45 |
| 11:05 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews buries a jumper from the right block set up by Randy Gross | 46-47 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Wayne Davis takes the ball from Patrick Jones | 46-47 |
| 10:33 | UCLA | Matthew Beyers swats the shot by Patrick Andrews | 46-47 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 10:09 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William Chandler | 46-47 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG), Michael Hart (C) Patrick Jones, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), Benjamin Hoff (SG), Clarence Avery (SF), Charles Shade (C) William Chandler, Randy Gross, Shane Rowland, Patrick Andrews | |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Pat McElhany, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Tom Ceron (PG), David Kelly (PF) Robert Smith, Wayne Davis | |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Tom Ceron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Tom Ceron - foul #2 on Tom Ceron, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:53 | UCLA | Clarence Avery scores on a shot in the paint | 48-49 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Beyers | 51-49 |
| 08:21 | UCLA | David Kelly buries a turnaround in the paint | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Michael Hart loses the dribble to Benjamin Hoff in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 08:18 | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff lays it up and in | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | UCLA | Charles Shade grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 07:47 | UCLA | David Kelly banks in the layup | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beyers (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Tom Ceron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Hoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Avery (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Charles Shade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is fouled on the floor by David Kelly - foul #1 on David Kelly, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), John Fountain (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Randy Gross (SG), Shane Rowland (SF), David Richard (PF), Patrick Andrews (C) Tom Ceron, Benjamin Hoff, Clarence Avery, David Kelly, Charles Shade | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is fouled on the floor by Shane Rowland - foul #2 on Shane Rowland, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), Wayne Davis (PF) Randy Gross, David Richard | |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from George Crenshaw | 53-55 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Crenshaw - foul #4 on George Crenshaw, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 53-56 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | William Chandler is called for the reach on Patrick Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Chandler, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Clarence Avery (SF) Shane Rowland | |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Avery - foul #1 on Clarence Avery, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Richard (PF) Wayne Davis | |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:04 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Clarence Avery | 54-56 |
| 05:44 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Jones | 54-56 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Michael Hart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | UCLA | Clarence Avery gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:12 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Smith and the foul's on Patrick Jones - foul #3 on Patrick Jones, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), Matthew Beyers (PF) John Fountain, George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | UCLA | Randy Gross (SG), Shane Rowland (SF) William Chandler, Clarence Avery | |
| 05:12 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers blows the wide open dunk but he's hacked by David Richard - foul #1 on David Richard, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff (SG), Wayne Davis (PF), David Kelly (C) Randy Gross, David Richard, Patrick Andrews | |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:27 | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 04:04 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 56-61 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Fowler - foul #2 on Kevin Fowler, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Patrick Jones, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | UCLA | Tom Ceron (SF), Charles Shade (C) Shane Rowland, Wayne Davis | |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fresh) SG - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beyers (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Hoff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Ceron (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. C - Charles Shade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Shade - foul #1 on Charles Shade, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) Kevin Fowler | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Randy Gross (SG), David Richard (PF) Robert Smith, Benjamin Hoff, David Kelly | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Charles Shade | 57-63 |
| 03:19 | UCLA | Tom Ceron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Michael Hart (PF) Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tom Ceron - foul #3 on Tom Ceron, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:51 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wayne Davis (PF), David Kelly (C) David Richard, Charles Shade | |
| 02:34 | UCLA | David Kelly comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff (SG) Randy Gross | |
| 02:34 | UCLA | David Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | David Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by William Chandler - foul #2 on William Chandler, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:18 | UCLA | David Kelly's floater is tipped away by Michael Hart | 61-65 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Crenshaw | 61-65 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Tom Ceron gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) John Fountain, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), Randy Gross (SG), Clarence Avery (SF), Patrick Andrews (C) William Chandler, Benjamin Hoff, Tom Ceron, David Kelly | |
| 01:36 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews buries a fadeaway in the lane | 61-67 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Clarence Avery picks off the pass by Pat McElhany in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 01:32 | UCLA | Clarence Avery dunks the ball | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 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) | |
| 01:09 | UCLA | Clarence Avery banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Davis | 61-71 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Don Richardson is called for the reach on Patrick Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benjamin Hoff (SG) Randy Gross | |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #5 on George Crenshaw, team foul #11 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (C) George Crenshaw | |
| Subs | UCLA | Randy Gross (SG) Benjamin Hoff | |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Patrick Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers's floater is tipped away by Patrick Andrews | 61-74 |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Clarence Avery gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 61-74 |