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No. 13 Ohio State’s Comeback Falls Short Against No. 2 UCLA
12/18/2023 10:33:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball
The Buckeyes fell 77-71 to the Bruins on Monday evening.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2, 1-0 B1G) fell to No. 2/2 UCLA (10-0) on Monday evening inside Value City Arena by a 77-71 margin.
Ohio State got off to a quick start, but UCLA fought back to tie the game at 17 after 10 minutes and took a 37-31 lead into the half. The Bruins extended their lead to 63-45 after the third quarter. The Buckeyes' comeback fell short after a 26-14 fourth quarter.
Jacy Sheldon was the first in the game to double figures and finished with 30 points, her fifth 20-point game of the season and second with 30+ points. Taylor Thierry totaled a season-high 20 points, reaching double figures for the ninth time this season.
How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first seven points of the game, but UCLA responded with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 10 with 4:27 to play in the quarter. The Buckeyes led by a 17-13 margin with 1:35 remaining but the Bruins tied the game at 17 after the first 10 minutes.
Sheldon scored the first five points of the second quarter as OSU held a 22-17 lead. UCLA used a 6-0 run leading into the media timeout to take its first lead of the game at 25-24 midway through the quarter. The Bruins extended their lead to 29-24 to force a Buckeye timeout. Thierry ended the half with a layup as OSU trailed 37-31.
UCLA opened the second half with the first four points and built a 48-35 lead with 6:28 remaining in the quarter following a 5-0 run. Back-to-back Bruins layups gave UCLA its biggest lead of the game at 57-39 with three minutes remaining in the third, prompting an OSU timeout. Sheldon had the final six Buckeye points of the quarter as OSU trailed 63-45 going into the fourth.
The Bruins scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, forcing a Buckeye timeout down 67-45 with 8:39 to play. Ohio State used a 14-2 run to get within 10 at 69-59 with 4:41 remaining, prompting a UCLA timeout. The Bruins made a triple out of the timeout before a 10-3 Buckeye run cut OSU's deficit to 75-69 with 22 seconds to play. UCLA closed the game at the free throw line, winning 77-71.
Highlights
Ohio State wraps up its 2023 home stand against Belmont on Friday with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday is girl dad day. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
Ticket links: Holideals are back! Enjoy buy one, get one free tickets for select games (listed below). This offer runs through December 31st at midnight. Use promo code: TMN241
Upcoming games included in Holideals:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2, 1-0 B1G) fell to No. 2/2 UCLA (10-0) on Monday evening inside Value City Arena by a 77-71 margin.
Ohio State got off to a quick start, but UCLA fought back to tie the game at 17 after 10 minutes and took a 37-31 lead into the half. The Bruins extended their lead to 63-45 after the third quarter. The Buckeyes' comeback fell short after a 26-14 fourth quarter.
Jacy Sheldon was the first in the game to double figures and finished with 30 points, her fifth 20-point game of the season and second with 30+ points. Taylor Thierry totaled a season-high 20 points, reaching double figures for the ninth time this season.
How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first seven points of the game, but UCLA responded with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 10 with 4:27 to play in the quarter. The Buckeyes led by a 17-13 margin with 1:35 remaining but the Bruins tied the game at 17 after the first 10 minutes.
Sheldon scored the first five points of the second quarter as OSU held a 22-17 lead. UCLA used a 6-0 run leading into the media timeout to take its first lead of the game at 25-24 midway through the quarter. The Bruins extended their lead to 29-24 to force a Buckeye timeout. Thierry ended the half with a layup as OSU trailed 37-31.
UCLA opened the second half with the first four points and built a 48-35 lead with 6:28 remaining in the quarter following a 5-0 run. Back-to-back Bruins layups gave UCLA its biggest lead of the game at 57-39 with three minutes remaining in the third, prompting an OSU timeout. Sheldon had the final six Buckeye points of the quarter as OSU trailed 63-45 going into the fourth.
The Bruins scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, forcing a Buckeye timeout down 67-45 with 8:39 to play. Ohio State used a 14-2 run to get within 10 at 69-59 with 4:41 remaining, prompting a UCLA timeout. The Bruins made a triple out of the timeout before a 10-3 Buckeye run cut OSU's deficit to 75-69 with 22 seconds to play. UCLA closed the game at the free throw line, winning 77-71.
Highlights
- Q1: Thierry three-pointer, steal
- Q2: Sheldon through defenders
- Q2: Harris through contact
- Q3: Taylor driving layup
- Q4: Thierry three-pointer
- Jacy Sheldon was the first in the game to double figures, doing so for the 10th time this season. She finished with 30 points, surpassing 20 points for the fifth time this season and 30 points for the second time this season.
- Sheldon moved up to 13th in Ohio State history in scoring as she now totals 1,651 points in her career. Rebeka Mikulášiková moved up to 33rd among OSU scorers as she now has 1,041 career points.
- Taylor Thierry reached double figures for the ninth time this season, totaling a season-high 20 points. Thierry also grabbed her 400th career rebound.
- Q1: The Buckeye defense forced six turnovers in the first quarter.
- H1: Ohio State's defense did not allow a three-pointer in the first half as UCLA was 0-of-10 from deep.
- Q4: Ohio State outscored UCLA 26-14 in the fourth quarter.
- Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
- "Jacy Sheldon and Taylor Thierry played aggressively and played really well. I thought the problem tonight was we had too many possessions where the ball just kind of stuck and quit moving. For us to be at our best on offense is when we get into what I like to call the 'next level of the offense' and we just didn't get there enough tonight."
- Graduate guard Jacy Sheldon:
- "[Being down] is a position we've been in many times so we never stopped believing and we always fight until the end. Unfortunately we put ourselves in that position, but we never feel like we're out of a game. We just have to make sure to compete until the end."
- Junior guard/forward Taylor Thierry:
- "It's an issue when we wait for something to happen and build off of that. We don't ever want to be in that big of a hole but it helps when we get a steal or a block or a big play and can build off of that. I think that helped."
Ohio State wraps up its 2023 home stand against Belmont on Friday with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday is girl dad day. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
Ticket links: Holideals are back! Enjoy buy one, get one free tickets for select games (listed below). This offer runs through December 31st at midnight. Use promo code: TMN241
Upcoming games included in Holideals:
- Friday, December 22nd vs. Belmont
- Thursday, January 11th vs. Rutgers
- Thursday, February 1st vs. Wisconsin
- Wednesday, February 14th vs. Nebraska
- Wednesday, February 28th vs. Michigan
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Team Stats
UCLA
OSU
FG%
.483
.385
3FG%
.200
.375
FT%
.750
.800
RB
40
30
TO
17
16
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
30
FGM
12
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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