I considered writing this post-game before the game even started. It would have been so easy, too, but alas, I’m dumb and decided to wait. To be fair, the UCLA Bruins came out and had a competitive first half with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The problem, as always, is that basketball is a game of two halves, and in the second half Ohio State made adjustments, cleaned up their problems (7 turnovers in the first half compared to 4 in the second, to go with an increase in shooting percentage from 36.1% to 48.