Ohio State Buckeyes at UCLA Bruins
· Big Ten Tournament - Semifinal
Rice leads No. 2 UCLA past No. 11 Ohio State 72-62 in Big Ten tourney semis
Conference Player of the Year Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic each scored 14 points for the Bruins (30-1), who led the entire way. Gianna Kneepkens scored 13 points and Gabriela Jaquez added 10 points.
The Bruins will meet No. 9 Iowa in Sunday’s championship.
Chance Gray led the fifth-seeded Buckeyes (26-7) with 23 points, hitting 6 of 11 shots and seven free throws. Jaloni Cambridge added 12 points and Elsa Lemmila had 10 points for the Buckeyes.
UCLA hit 44% from the field while Ohio State made 37%. Each team had 34 rebounds. Betts led UCLA with nine rebounds.
Trailing 32-21 at halftime, the closest Ohio State got in the third quarter was seven points at 45-38 with 4:15 left. UCLA led 52-40 after three quarters.
The Buckeyes cut the deficit to seven points again at 69-62 with 1:24 left on two free throws by Cambridge.
The Bruins shot 44% in the first half while limiting the Buckeyes to 28% en route to a 32-21 halftime lead. The lone negative for UCLA was making just 1 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half. The Bruins made of 5 of 10 3-pointers in the second half.
The Bruins jumped out to a 14-3 lead before the Buckeyes scored the final seven points of the first quarter to trim the deficit to 14-10.
UCLA: The Bruins will meet No. 9 Iowa in Sunday’s championship.
How can I watch Buckeyes vs. Bruins?
- TV Channel: Buckeyes vs Bruins 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 72 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 62 - 72 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Gianna Kneepkens Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 72 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Jaloni Cambridge misses 26-foot three point jumper | 62 - 72 |
| 4th 0:24 | |
Angela Dugalic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 62 - 72 |
Statistics
 OSU |
UCLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 28-62 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-15 | FT | 10-12 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,387 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 31-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 26-7 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 23-8 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-8 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-10 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 21-11 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-12 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 14-17 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |