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Ohio State Buckeyes at UCLA Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-13, 3-6 Away
Final
61 - 69
20-8, 14-2 Home

UCLA's Mick Cronin picks up 500th career win as his Bruins defeat Ohio State 69-61

UCLA's Eric Dailey Jr. drains a trey

Cronin, in his sixth season at UCLA, has won 135 games with the Bruins. Previously, he won 296 games at his alma mater, Cincinnati, and 69 games at Murray State. Overall, he is 500-232 in 22 seasons.

After UCLA led by four points at halftime, Dailey scored the Bruins' first nine points of the second half, leading to a 39-30 lead in the first four minutes. The Buckeyes got within 39-37 but two 3-pointers by Skyy Clark helped UCLA to a nine-point lead.

The Bruins extended their lead to 13 points with three minutes left before Ohio State made a late push, getting within 67-61 when John Mobley Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds to go. Clark then made two free throws to finish off the win.

Clark scored 13 points, Sebastian Mack 11 and Aday Mara 10 for UCLA (20-8, 11-6 Big Ten), which has won nine of its last 11.

Bruce Thornton scored 21 points and Micah Parrish 12 for Ohio State (15-13, 7-10). The Buckeyes have dropped four of their last five.

A layup by Dailey put UCLA ahead 17-15 with seven minutes left in the first half and his 3-pointer a couple of minutes later made it 20-15. The Bruins led 28-24 at halftime.

UCLA honored the late Bill Walton throughout the game. Walton passed away in May of 2024 after battling cancer. Another UCLA legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, spoke highly of Walton during an interview with CBS TV.

Ohio State stays in Los Angeles and will play at USC on Wednesday.

UCLA visits No. 13 Purdue on Friday.

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Matchup Prediction

UCLA: 67.5%
Ohio State: 32.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 69
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 69
2nd 0:02 Kobe Johnson Defensive Rebound. 61 - 69
2nd 0:06 William Kyle III Block. 61 - 69
2nd 0:06 Micah Parrish missed Jumper. 61 - 69

Statistics

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20-63 FG 23-57
31.7 Field Goal % 40.4
6-27 3PT 8-20
22.2 Three Point % 40.0
15-16 FT 15-20
93.8 Free Throw % 75.0
34 Rebounds 45
13 Offensive Rebounds 15
21 Defensive Rebounds 30
10 Assists 17
8 Steals 7
4 Blocks 7
9 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 9
4 Fast Break Points 2
24 Points in Paint 24
16 Fouls 16
2 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Pauley Pavilion

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,015 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 14-3 - 23-5
Michigan 14-3 - 22-6
Wisconsin 12-5 2 22-6
Maryland 11-6 3 21-7
UCLA 11-6 3 20-8
Purdue 11-6 3 19-9
Illinois 10-8 4.5 18-11
Oregon 9-8 5 20-8
Indiana 8-9 6 17-11
Ohio State 8-10 6.5 16-13
Nebraska 7-10 7 17-11
Rutgers 7-11 7.5 14-15
Northwestern 6-11 8 15-13
Iowa 6-11 8 15-13
Minnesota 6-11 8 14-14
USC 6-11 8 14-14
Penn State 5-13 9.5 15-14
Washington 4-13 10 13-15
Full Standings